India beat Pakistan for fifth time in 2 months:Uthappa scores 28 runs in Hong Kong Sixes fixture, Karthik-led side registers 2-run win

India have started with a win in the Hong Kong Sixes. The team defeated Pakistan by 2 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method (DLS) method in the first match. In this 6-over match at Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, India scored 86 runs for 4 wickets. In reply, when Pakistan had scored 41 runs for 1 wicket in 3 overs, rain interrupted the play. Following this, India was declared the winner. This is India’s fifth victory over Pakistan in the last 2 months in the cricketing arena. India first defeated Pakistan 3 times in the Asia Cup. After that, the Indian women’s team defeated Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup. Now, India have achieved its fifth victory by defeating Pakistan in the Hong Kong Sixes. Uthappa-Karthik’s fast batting Robin Uthappa and Bharat Chipli, who opened for India, gave the team a strong start. Both formed a partnership of 42 runs in 15 balls. Chipli was out after scoring 24 runs off 13 balls. He also hit two fours and two sixes. Stuart Binny, who came to bat after Chipley, was out after scoring just 4 runs off 2 balls. From here, Uthappa was joined by captain Dinesh Karthik. Both added 27 runs off 12 balls. Uthappa was out after scoring 28 runs off 11 balls. He hit 2 fours and 3 sixes. During this, his strike rate was 254.55. Karthik scored an unbeaten 17 runs off 6 balls. Binny gave away only 7 runs in one over Chasing a target of 87 runs, Pakistani openers got off to a quick start. The team scored 41 runs for 1 wicket in 3 overs. Khawaja Nafay was unbeaten on 18 runs off 9 balls and Abdul Samad on 16 runs off 6 balls when rain interrupted the match. After this, the game could not resume. Maaz Sadaqat was out after scoring 7 runs off 3 balls. He was caught by Dinesh Karthik off Stuart Binny. Binny conceded only 7 runs in 1 over. Now, India’s second match will be against Kuwait on November 8th, starting at 6:40 AM. Players from both teams did not shake hands Even in the Hong Kong Sixes, Indian players did not shake hands with Pakistani players. Prior to this, India had boycotted the Pakistani team throughout the Asia Cup. Following this, Harmanpreet Kaur’s Indian team also did not shake hands after the match against Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup. Tournament Format According to Hong Kong Sixes rules, each team will have 6 players and they will get 6 overs to play. Thus, the total match will be of 12 overs. Out of 6 players in a team, 5 players can bowl, excluding the wicketkeeper. Out of these, 4 players can bowl 1 over each. 1 player will bowl 2 overs, but both his overs cannot be consecutive. Regarding batting, if a batsman scores 50 runs, he will have to retire not out, meaning he cannot play beyond 50 runs. If all the players of his team get out, then the not-out batter can come in. Last batter can bat If 5 wickets of the team fall and overs are still remaining, the last batter will continue to play alone. His partner (the 5th player out) will only run as a runner. The last batsman must always remain on strike. If his partner is run out, he will also be considered out. Both teams for Hong Kong Sixes India – Dinesh Karthik (Captain), Stuart Binny, Robin Uthappa, Shahbaz Nadeem, Priyank Panchal and Bharat Chipli. Pakistan – Abbas Afridi (Captain), Muhammad Shahzad, Khawaja Nafay, Maaz Sadaqat, Shahid Aziz, Abdul Samad, Saad Masood.