The masterclass shot came in the 12th over Otago’s spinner Michael Rippon. The 30-year-old, who already took three wickets of Knights, was left completely surprised with Bocock’s reverse-sweep.
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In the match, Otago won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Knights scored 106/6 runs before the rain began and continued. For the Knights, opener Jeet Raval scored the highest runs (33 off 18) before getting dismissed by Rippon. He smashed 2 maximums and 4 fours at a strike rate of 183.33.
Along with Raval, only Joe Carter (20 off 18) and Henry Cooper (19 off 14) chipped in with valuable contributions and took a total of 106 till the game was suspended due to rain.
Rippon was the leading wicket-taker for Otago, who took 3 wickets of Knights. On the other hand, Anaru Kitchen, Jake Gibson and Matthew Bacon shared one wicket each, respectively.
The most exciting T20 event of New Zealand witnessed some of the best performances, innings and shots till date. Only three matches have been played in the Super Smash 2021-22. On that note, let’s have a look at the performances of players so far.
Stats:
Most runs:
1) Dean Cleaver- 114 (1 match)
2) Hamish Rutherford- 82 (2 matches)
3) Finn Allen- 57 (1 match)
Most wickets:
1) Michael Bracewell- 3 wickets (1 match)
2) Ed Nuttall- 3 wickets (1 match)
3) Matthew Bacon- 3 wickets ( 2 matches)
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