Martin Guptill’s unbeaten knock of 126 not out helped Southern Superstars to register their fifth win in Legends League Cricket 2024, defeating Konark Suryas Odisha by 8 wickets with 24 balls to spare at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium here on Wednesday.
Rohit, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is
Guptill, who scored a 20-ball 17 against Pakistan on Tuesday, suffered a bruised toe after being struck by a Haris Rauf delivery in the Powerplay's penultimate over. With eight balls remaining in Sharjah, New Zealand succumbed by five wickets in a low-scoring match.
Stokes led England to one of the finest Test wins ever in the history of the game.
Guptill added that the Kiwis will come out with a positive mindset against the Men in Blue in the second ODI which is to be played at the Eden Park on Saturday.
Post the match, the Sri Lankan umpire accepted his mistake but didn't regret the decision. Had Dharmasena given the right decision, the match could have gone either way as the match and the resulting Super Over ended in a tie with England being the eventual winners on boundary count.
Ben Stokes advocated for Kane Williamson as he said that if he were to vote, he would vote for Kane Williamson.
Notably, the final between England and New Zealand at the Lord's Cricket Ground on 14 July witnessed a thrilling encounter in which the teams went head to head even after the super over concluded.
Had Dharmasana given the right decision that is 5 runs on the overthrow instead of 6, the match could have gone either way.
On 14 July, the rule came under the spotlight when New Zealand's Martin Guptill's throw took a deflection off England's Ben Stokes and went to the boundary ropes after which, umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus gave England six runs - 4 overthrows and 2 runs ran by the batsmen.
