The coveted cricket extravaganza Hong Kong Sixes 2024 is back after a hiatus of seven years. The Indian team also joined the six-over-per-side tournament along with 11 other teams.
India were placed in Pool C along with countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan. The team had an underwhelming start to the tournament as Pakistan beat them by six wickets.
India faced UAE in the second game and Stuart Binny found himself in a position where the team needed to chase 31 runs off the last six balls. The former India cricketer smashed a boundary off the first Asif Khan’s first balls and the next ball was a wide. He then smoked four consecutive sixes to bring the equation to three runs off one ball.
The right-handed batter missed the final ball and wanted to sneak a double. However, his attempt went in vain as he eventually fell short of the crease. Consequently, the Men in Blue lost the game by just one run margin.
Here’s the viral video of Stuart Binny’s batting heroics:
India bow out of Hong Kong Sixes 2024 in group stage
On the back of Khalid Shah’s 42 off 10 and Zahoor Khan’s unbeaten 37 off 11, UAE posted 130/5 after being put to bat first by India. In response, Bharat Chipli scored 20 runs off the six balls and Manoj Tiwary chipped in with 10 off three balls. India captain, Robin Uthappa scored a brilliant 43 off 10. India needed 44 runs off the last two overs with Kedar Jadhav and Binny in the middle.
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However, India fell short of one run despite Binny’s last-ball heroics. For Hong Kong, Akif Raja, Sanchit Sharma and Muhammad Zuhaib claimed one wicket each. With this loss, India are out of the tournament after losing two games in as many fixtures.
