Dates | 1 – 3 November 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Hong Kong, China |
Cricket format | Six-a-side 6 overs Match |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockouts |
Host(s) | Hong Kong |
Champions | Sri Lanka (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Pakistan |
Participants | 12 |
Matches | 30 |
Player of the series | Tharindu Rathnayake |
Most runs | Vinayak Shukla (275) |
Most wickets | Tharindu Rathnayake (8) |
Official website | Official website |
The 2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes was the 20th edition of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes that took place at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The tournament consisted of 12 nations that competed across three days from 1 to 3 November 2024. This marked a return of the tournament after a 7-year hiatus. [1] [2]
Sri Lanka won the tournament after defeating Pakistan in the final. [3]
The 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 1992 and was last played in 2017. [4] [5] The tournament returned in 2024 after a 7-year hiatus and the number of competitiors was increased to 12 from 8 in previous editions. [6] [7] [8] [9] South Africa are the defending champions, having defeated Pakistan in the previous cup final. [10] [11] [12]
All standard laws of the game as laid down by the MCC applied with the following significant differences: [13]
The tournament featured 12 teams divided into four pools, each containing three teams. After the round-robin stage, the top two teams from each group competed in the Cup finals round, while all third-placed teams participated in the Bowl League finals.
Cup Finals: The top two teams from each group played in the quarter-final round of the Cup finals, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The losing teams of the four quarter-finals competed in the Plate semi-finals.
Plate Finals: The losing teams of the four quarter-finals played in the Plate semi-finals. The winners of these semi-finals advanced to the Plate finals.
Bowl League Finals: All four third-placed teams competed in the Bowl League in a round-robin format, with the top two teams qualifying for the Bowl final. [14]
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Hong Kong [15] | New Zealand | South Africa [16] | Australia | England | Nepal |
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India [17] [18] | Pakistan [19] | United Arab Emirates | Bangladesh | Oman [20] | Sri Lanka [21] |
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Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.467 | Advanced to Quarter-finals |
2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.063 | |
3 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −9.500 | Advanced to Bowl finals |
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Nizakat Khan 45* (18) | Jacques Snyman 27 (10) Benny Paras 2/25 (1 over) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.906 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.917 | |
3 | England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −6.306 | Advance to Bowl finals |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.136 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.000 | |
3 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2.152 | Advance to Bowl finals |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.507 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.333 | |
3 | Oman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −6.441 | Advance to Bowl finals |
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Sandun Weerakkody 28 (7) Jiten Ramanandi 1/10 (1 over) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.388 | Advanced to Bowl Final |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −2.444 | |
3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.556 | |
4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −5.522 |
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Sahal Malvernkar 25 (6) JJ Smuts 1/8 (1 over) | Modiri Litheko 41* (15) Sahal Malvernkar 1/8 (0.3 over) |
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Asif Khan 26 (9) Matthew Boast 2/23 (2 overs) |
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Position | Team | Result |
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1st | Sri Lanka | Cup Champions |
2nd | Pakistan | Runners-up |
Semi-finalists | Australia | |
Bangladesh | ||
5th | South Africa | Plate Champions |
6th | United Arab Emirates | |
Plate Semi-finalists | Nepal | |
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9th | Oman | Bowl Champions |
10th | England | |
11th | New Zealand | |
12th | India |
A women’s exhibition match was held on the final day of the tournament to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. [22]
China | Hong Kong |
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