New Zealand: The Hong Kong Sixes Tournament is back again. This tournament is very fun because it is played only for 5 overs. This tournament is returning after 7 years, in which teams from 12 countries will be seen playing. It will start from November 1, which will continue till November 3. Let us tell you that according to the rules only 6 players can take the field.

Apart from India and Pakistan, teams from England, Australia, Hong Kong, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka and UAE will also play in it. In this, legends like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni have also played for India. In such a situation, today we will tell you about a team associated with this tournament, which had blown away Australia.

New Zealand's chaos in Hong Kong Sixes

The match we are talking about was played in the year 2017. In this match, the New Zealand team batted furiously. The Kiwi team batted first and scored 124 runs on the score board in just 5 overs. Three batsmen from this team batted at a strike rate of more than 300.

Graeme Beghin, who came to open, scored 33 runs in 9 balls with the help of 5 sixes while Ronnie Hira scored 34 runs in 9 balls with the help of 5 sixes-1 four. At the same time, L Herd faced 10 balls and scored 25 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 1 four while Brad Cachopa played an inning of 14 runs. Not even a single wicket fell for the New Zealand team.

Australia could score only 118 runs

When New Zealand put 124 runs on the board, the New Zealand team came on the field to chase the target. Captain John Hastings returned to the pavilion without opening his account. After this Nathan Reardon and Matthew Short took over the innings.

Reardon scored 32 runs in 8 balls with the help of 5 sixes, while Short scored 32 runs in 10 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 1 four. Reardon batted at a strike rate of 400. At the same time, Alex Gregory scored 23 runs while Arjun Nair scored 26 runs with the help of 4 sixes in 6 balls. Ronnie Hira took 1 wicket for New Zealand.