Ravi Bopara hit 6 consecutive sixes towards Robin Uthappa© YouTube
Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara broke the web as he did the unthinkable by hitting 6 consecutive sixes in an over. Taking up Robin Uthappa’s India within the Hong Kong Sixes event, Bopara went hammer and tongs towards none aside from the opponent staff’s skipper. Uthappa went on to concede a whopping 37 runs in an over, conceding 6 sixes and a large within the 6 authorized deliveries that he bowled. Within the course of, Bopara went on to finish his half-century in simply 14 balls.
Bopara hit sixes to Uthappa on the primary 5 deliveries of the over earlier than the Indian delivered a large on the sixth. On the seventh supply of the over, Bopara hit one other most to fetch a complete of 37 runs from the over.
The subsequent time Bopara confronted a supply, it was from Shahbaz Nadeem. Dealing with the primary supply from the bowler, the previous England star hit one other six, making it 7 consecutive maximums.
Bopara, who was additionally captaining the England facet, retired after scoring 53 runs off simply 14 balls with the assistance of eight sixes in his innings. Samit Patel gave Bopara wonderful firm within the center, scoring 51 runs off simply 18 balls with the assistance of 4 fours and 5 sixes in his innings.
The skipper of England, Ravi Bopara is raining sixes in Hong Kong!#HongKong #AsiasWorldCity #Cricket #ItsRainingSixes pic.twitter.com/mDckwXkeEP
— Hong Kong Sixes (@HongKongSixes) November 2, 2024
On account of Bopara and Patel’s pyrotechniques, England put a complete of 120/1 on the board in 6 overs. Regardless of advantageous cameos from the likes of Bharat Chipli (21 off 7), Shreevats Goswami (27 off 10) and Kedar Jadhav (48 not out for 15), India could not overhaul England’s whole. India solely managed to succeed in a rating of 105/6 in 6 overs, shedding the match by 15 runs.
India are but to win a single contest within the event, shedding to Pakistan, UAE, and England already.
Subjects talked about on this article