Despite Uthappa’s hopes of redeeming himself with the bat, he unfortunately departed on a first-ball golden duck.
Ravi Bopara brought his A game to the fore against India in the Hong Kong Sixes match on Saturday, November 2 as he smacked six sixes in an over. Bopara took apart India skipper Robin Uthappa in the fourth over of the match, whacking him to all corners of the ground in Mong Kok.
Bopara bludgeoned Uthappa for five consecutive sixes before the India skipper bowled a wide on the last ball to delay the ignominy inflicted on him. The England captain further smashed the last ball as well for a gigantic maximum, getting 37 runs from Uthappa’s over.
Bopara continued his impressive performance by hitting a seventh consecutive six off Shahbaz Nadeem in the next over, reaching his half-century in just 14 balls. He retired after scoring a quick 53 off 14 balls, including eight sixes. Samit Patel also made a significant contribution with 51 off 18 balls, featuring four fours and five sixes.
Despite Uthappa’s hopes of redeeming himself with the bat, he unfortunately departed on a first-ball golden duck.
England’s aggressive batting proved too much for India, who fell short by 15 runs. Bopara also excelled with the ball, finishing with figures of 2/11. India has been eliminated from the tournament after suffering three consecutive losses to Pakistan, England, and UAE.
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