The Robin Uthappa-led Indian contingent fell to arch-rivals Pakistan by 6 wickets in the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament on Friday.
In the match which took place in at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground in Hong Kong, the Men in Blue scored 119 runs in their six overs with Bharat Chipli raking up 53 runs off 16 deliveries while Uthappa chipped in with 31 from 8 balls.
Chasing, Asif Ali scored 55 from just 14 balls before Muhammad Akhlaq who posted 40 from 12 and Faheem Ashraf finished the job with an over to spare.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞!🤌
No one does it like Robin Uthappa! 🫡#HongKong #AsiasWorldCity #Cricket #ItsRainingSixes pic.twitter.com/elZLwkCsbV
— Hong Kong Sixes (@HongKongSixes) November 1, 2024
About Hong Kong Sixes rules
The HK6 is a six-a-side cricket tournament which is organized by Cricket Hong Kong with this year’s edition hosting 12 teams including India’s arch-rivals Pakistan. The other teams set to compete in the 3-day tournament are Australia, Bangladesh, England, Hong Kong, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.
The rules are as follows:
* The matches are played between two teams of six players with each game consisting of a maximum of five overs for each side. The final match, however, will have each team bowl 5 overs which will consist of 8 balls, up from the 6 in normal matches.
* Except the wicket-keeper, every member of the fielding side will have to bowl one over while wides and no-balls count as two runs.
* If 5 wickets fall before the stipulated 5 overs have ended, the last batter will bat with the fifth batter acting as a runner. The batter who is not out will have to be on strike at all times and the innings will conclude once he falls.
* If five wickets fall before 5 overs are completed, the last remaining batsman bats on with the fifth batsman acting as a runner. He always takes strike. The innings is complete when the sixth wicket falls.
* Batsmen are forced to retire at 31, but can come back in once all other batsmen have been dismissed or have retired.
