The 2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes will be the twentieth edition of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes that is scheduled to take place at Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The tournament will host 12 nations that will be competing across three days from 1 to 3 November 2024. This will mark a 7-year hiatus since the tournament was last played.[1][2]
| Dates | 1 – 3 November 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Hong Kong, China |
| Cricket format |
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| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Hong Kong |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches | 29 |
| Official website | Official website |
Background
editThe Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is a six-a-side international cricket tournament held at the Kowloon Cricket Club. It is organised by the Cricket Hong Kong and sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The first edition was played in 1993 and was last played in 2017.[3][4] The tournament is set to return in 2024 after a 7-year hiatus and will expand to 12 nations from 8 in previous editions.[5][6][7][8] South Africa are the defending champions, having defeated Pakistan in the previous cup final.[9][10][11]
Rules and regulations
editAll standard laws of the game as laid down by the MCC applied with the following significant differences:[12]
- Games are played between two teams of six players, and consist of five overs of six balls, with the exception of the final which consists of five overs of eight balls.
- Each member of the fielding side, with the exception of the wicket-keeper shall bowl one over.
- Wides and no-balls count as two runs to the batting side, plus an extra ball.
- If five wickets fall (not including batsmen retiring not out) before the allocated overs have been completed, the remaining batsman continues, with the last batsman out remaining as a runner. The not out batsman shall always face strike and shall be declared out if his partner is declared out.
- A batsman must retire not out on reaching 31 runs, but not before. He may complete all runs scored on the ball on which he reaches his 31 and retire immediately after. If one of the last pair of batsmen is out, any remaining not out batsman may resume his innings. In the case where there is more than one, they must return in the order they retired.
Teams and squads
edit| Pool A | Pool B | ||||
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| Hong Kong[13]
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 New Zealand
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 South Africa[14]
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 Australia
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 England
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 Nepal
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| Pool C | Pool D | ||||
 India[15][16]
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 Pakistan[17]
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 United Arab Emirates
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 Bangladesh
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 Oman
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 Sri Lanka
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Group stage
edit| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | South Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
editPool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | England
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Nepal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
editPool C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Pakistan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
editPool D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Oman
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Sri Lanka
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
editQuarter-finals
edit 2 November 2024
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B1
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v
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A2
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2 November 2024
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A1
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v
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C2
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2 November 2024
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D1
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v
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B2
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2 November 2024
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C1
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v
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D2
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Bowl finals
editBowl League
edit 2 November 2024
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A3
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v
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D3
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2 November 2024
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B3
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v
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C3
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2 November 2024
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A3
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v
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C3
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2 November 2024
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B3
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v
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D3
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3 November 2024
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A3
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v
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B3
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3 November 2024
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C3
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v
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D3
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Final
edit 3 November 2024
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TBD
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v
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TBD
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Plate finals
editPlate Semi-finals
edit 3 November 2024
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Loser of Quarter-final 1
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v
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Loser of Quarter-final 2
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3 November 2024
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Loser of Quarter-final 3
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v
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Loser of Quarter-final 4
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Final
edit 3 November 2024
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TBD
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v
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TBD
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Women's Exhibition Match
editA Women’s Exhibition match will also be held on the final day of the tournament to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. [18]
Cup finals
editSemi-finals
edit 3 November 2024
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Winner of Quarter-final 1
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v
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Winner of Quarter-final 2
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3 November 2024
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Winner of Quarter-final 3
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v
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Winner of Quarter-final 4
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Final
edit 3 November 2024
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TBD
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v
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TBD
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References
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- ^ "The Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes Set to Make a Comeback". The Week. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "HKG Sixes | 2017/18 HKG Sixes | Live Score, Schedule, News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong World Sixes, 2017/18 - Stats and Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "The Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes Set To Make A Comeback". Cricket Hong Kong, China. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Sixes set to return after 7-year absence". www.cricket.com. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ OneCricket; Sharma, Sakshi (6 August 2024). "Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes All Set To Return After Seven-Year Hiatus". OneCricket. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes set to Make a Comeback - News18". www.news18.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Cricket World | Latest cricket news, live scores and video". Cricket World. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Results | Global | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "South Africa beat Pakistan, South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)". ESPNcricinfo. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Sixes: Everything You Need To Know About The Rules And Time Limit To Complete The Match". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong, China Announces Strong Squad for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024". Cricket Hong Kong. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Here's Team South Africa's Squad for the upcoming Hong Kong Sixes!". Cricket Hong Kong. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (12 October 2024). "Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament: Robin Uthappa to lead Indian team". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Robin Uthappa to captain India's seven-member squad". Firstpost. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Faheem Ashraf to lead Pakistan in Hong Kong Cricket Sixes". Pakistan Cricket Board. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (9 October 2024). "Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament schedule: Full list of matches, fixtures, dates, venues, timings". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 October 2024.