Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Schedule, Participating Teams and All You Need to Know About HK6 Cricket Tournament

The Hong Kong Sixes tournament is back after a seven-year gap! The exciting tournament which is unique as only six players-a-side, was first held way back in 1992 and it has been missing from the cricket calendar since 2017. The 2024 edition will feature a total of 12 teams which include India, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh, Nepal, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Oman, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Oman and South Africa. India will also make a return to the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament after a gap of seven years after the Men in Blue's participation was confirmed a day ago. India Cricket Team Set to Participate in Hong Kong Sixes 2024 Tournament, Competition to Take Place from November 1.

The Hong Kong Sixes tournament will be played between November 1 to November 3. Several legendary players, the likes of which include Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, MS Dhoni, Shane Warne and Wasim Akram are among those who have previously competed in the Hong Kong Sixes tournament. Pakistan have already announced their Hong Kong Sixes 2024 squad with Faheem Ashraf named captain. 

Hong Kong Sixes 2024 Pools

Format and Rules

Deemed as the 'fastest format' of the game with every match finishing in just 45 minutes, the format for the Hong Kong Sixes tournament is a pretty unique one. Going by the name, the Hong Kong Sixes tournament features six players per team. Every team will bat and bowl for five overs each.

And these overs would need to be bowled by every player of the side, excluding the wicketkeeper. Also, if a team loses its fifth wicket before five overs, the last batsman who remained not out, will be on strike always with the fifth batter playing as a runner. If the last batsman is out, the innings ends. Wides and no-balls would result in the batting team getting two runs instead of one. The final match of Hong Kong Sixes will however have overs with eight balls instead of the traditional six. Did You Know Sachin Tendulkar Competed in Hong Kong Sixes Cricket Tournament? Video of Master Blaster Hitting Sixes Goes Viral Ahead of 2024 Edition.

A total of 12 teams will be in action in the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament and they have been put in four pools. The pool matches will be played in a round-robin format. The two top teams from each pool will qualify for the quarterfinals. While the winners of the quarterfinals will advance to the Cup semifinals, the losing teams will still have something to play for, as they would be featuring in the Plate Semifinals. Also, there will be a Bowl competition which will have teams that finish in the last spot in every pool.

Schedule

There will be a total of 29 matches played at the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 cricket tournament. As mentioned before, the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 cricket tournament starts from November 1 and will continue till November 3.

Venue

The Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground in Hong Kong will host the matches of the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament. PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi Express Confidence in India Cricket Team Travelling to Pakistan to ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Says 'Mujhe Puri Umeed Hai’.

Squads:

India: Robin Uthappa (c), Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Stuart Binny, Shreevats Goswami, Bharat Chipli, Shahbaz Nadeem.

Pakistan:  Faheem Ashraf (captain), Aamer Yamin, Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Hussain Talat, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk) and Shahab Khan

England: Ravi Bopara (c), Ethan Brookes, James Coles, Jordan Thompson, Samit Patel, Alex Davies, Ed Barnard

Sri Lanka:  Lahiru Madushanka (c), Thanuka Dabare, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nimesh Vimukthi, Sandun Weerakkody, Tharindu Ratnayake

Bangladesh: Jishan Alam, Yasir Ali, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Hider, Sohag Gazi

Australia: Dan Christian (c), Alex Ross, Andrew Fekete, Fawad Ahmed, Jack Wood, James Pattinson, Sam Heazlett

UAE: Asif Khan (c), Ansh Tandon, Khalid Shah, Mohammad Zuhaib, Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Zahoor Khan

Oman: Shuaib Al Balushi, Zikriya Islam, Wasim Ali, Hammad Mirza, Hassnain Shah, Mujibur Ali, Sufyan Mehmood

South Africa: JJ Smuts (c), Matthew Boast, Evan Jones, Luthando Midiri, Don Radebe, Jacques Snyman, Aubrey Swanepoel

New Zealand: Todd Astle (c), Harmeet Singh, Henry Mcintyre, Raunaq Kapur, Sam Cassidy, Siddesh Dixit, Xavier Bell

Nepal: Bipin Khatri, Rashid Khan, Sundeep Jora, Bibek Yadav, Dipendra Rawat, Narayan Joshi, Rupesh Singh, Kamal Singh, Lokesh Bam, Pratis GC

Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (c), Zeeshan Ali, Imran Arif, Ehsan Khan, Jason Lui, Sahal Malvernkar, Benny Singh Paras

Live Streaming and Telecast

Star Sports Network is the global broadcast partner of the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 cricket tournament. Fans in India can watch the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 live telecast on the Star Sports Network. There's an online viewing option as well. Fans looking for Hong Kong Sixes 2024 live streaming online, can do so on the FanCode app and website, but would require a tournament pass. With T20 cricket encouraging an aggressive style of play, something that has been reflected among batters across formats, the Hong Sixes 2024 tournament is set to be no less than an exciting one.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Oct 08, 2024 04:25 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).