India is out of the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament.
The Indian team captained by Robin Uthappa is out of the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. India, part of C Pool, could not win a single match in this tournament. The Indian team lost three consecutive matches in this tournament. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) pulled off an upset against India, winning by one run. Apart from UAE, India had to face defeats against arch-rivals Pakistan and England.
Let us tell you that a total of 12 teams are participating in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament, which is being played after seven years. The final of the tournament will be played on Sunday. Now it will be interesting to see which two teams can secure their place in the final of this tournament.
India lost three consecutive matches in Hong Kong Sixes tournament
On Saturday, UAE scored 130/5 in the match against India. Khalid Shah scored 42 runs in 10 balls and Zahoor Khan scored 37 runs in 11 balls. In reply, India could score only 129 runs after losing 4 wickets. Stuart Binny was the top scorer from India. His bat yielded 44 unbeaten runs in 11 balls. Captain Uthappa added 43 runs in 10 balls. India needed 31 runs in the last over but only 29 were scored. Binny hit four sixes and a four in the sixth over but could not cross the threshold of victory.
At the same time, India had to face defeat by 15 runs at the hands of England in the second match on Saturday. England had scored 120 runs at the loss of one wicket in this match. England captain Ravi Bopara scored 53 runs in 14 balls and Samit Patel scored 51 runs in 18 balls. Whereas India could only make 105/3 in 6 overs. Kedar Jadhav contributed 48 runs in 15 balls and Shrivats Goswami contributed 27 runs in 10 balls. Uthappa’s account was not opened. Binny could score only 5 runs.
Talking about India’s first match, it was played against Pakistan. In this match, India had to face defeat by six wickets. India scored 119 runs on the basis of Bharat Chipli’s innings (53 in 16 balls). In reply, Pakistan won the match by scoring 120 runs in five overs without losing any wicket. Asif Ali retired after playing an inning of 55 runs in 14 balls.
Mohammad Akhlaq scored unbeaten 40 runs in 12 balls and Faheem Ashraf scored unbeaten 22 runs in five balls. Let us tell you that each team in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament consists of six players. The teams are divided into four pools.