Even at the age of 40, this batsman was a century. (Photo- Alex Davidson – ECB/ECB Via Getty Images)
In the first quarter -finals of T20 Blast 2025 played at Kennington Oval, London, Northamptanshar defeated Surre by 7 runs to secure her place in the Finals Day. Due to rain, this match was played between the two teams for 14-14 overs and a 40-year-old batsman won the hearts of everyone with his explosive innings. Due to the strong batting of this player, Northamptanshar’s team managed to win in this match and also finished a long wait for 8 years.
This batsman was scoring a century even at the age of 40
Former England all -rounder Ravi Bopara was the hero of Northamptanshar’s victory in this match played against Surrey. Let me tell you, in this match, Surre’s captain Sam Karan won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be correct in the beginning. Northamptanshar lost the first two wickets quickly, but Bopara handled the innings with her experienced batting. His 46 balls consisted of several great shots in the innings of 105 runs, which helped Northamptanshar score a strong score of 154 runs in 14 overs.
Ravi Bopara hit 12 fours and 5 sixes in this innings. During this time his strike rate was also 228.26. Due to his strong innings, Northamptanshar has made his place in the semi -finals. This is Northamptanshar’s return to the first finals day after 2016. Let me tell you, the semi -final match and finals of the whiteness blast tournament are played on the same day, which is called Finals Day. That is, after 8 years, the team of Northamptanshar will be part of the semi -final match of this tournament.
Sam Karan’s innings went waste
In response to this target of Northamptanshar, Surrey did not have a good start. Ryan Patel was dismissed on the first ball, and Jason Roy also had to return to the pavilion early. Oli Pope (41 runs, 23 balls) and Sam Karan (69 not out, 38 balls) shared 74 runs in 38 balls and maintained Surrey in the match. The Pope batted aggressively, but his wicket fell off the ball of George Scrimshaw. After this, Dan Lawrence and Lauries could reach 147 runs only after 14 overs due to early dismissal and she left 7 runs behind the target.
