2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

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2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes
2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes logo.jpg
Dates1 – 3 November 2024
Administrator(s) Cricket Hong Kong, China
Cricket formatSix-a-side
6 overs Match
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockouts
Host(s)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
ChampionsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Participants12
Matches30
Player of the series Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Tharindu Rathnayake
Most runs Flag of Oman.svg Vinayak Shukla (275)
Most wickets Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Tharindu Rathnayake (8)
Official website Official website
2017

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]

Contents

Sri Lanka won the tournament after defeating Pakistan in the final. [3]

Background

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]

Rules and regulations

All standard laws of the game as laid down by the MCC applied with the following significant differences: [13]

Format

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]

Teams and squads

Pool A Pool B
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [15] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [16] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
  • Todd Astle (c)
  • Xavier Bell
  • Sam Cassidy
  • Siddhesh Dixit
  • Raunaq Kapur
  • Henry McIntyre
  • Harmeet Singh
Pool C Pool D
Flag of India.svg  India [17] [18] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [19] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [20] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [21]
  • Sandeep Goud (c)
  • Mujibur Ali
  • Shoaib Al Balushi
  • Zikria Islam
  • Asif Khan
  • Hassnain Shah
  • Vinayak Shukla

Group stage

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 220049.467Advanced to Quarter-finals
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 211020.063
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20200−9.500Advanced to Bowl finals
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

1 November 2024
08:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
92/0 (6 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
94/3 (4.4 overs)
Nizakat Khan 45* (18)
Jacques Snyman 27 (10)
Benny Paras 2/25 (1 over)
South Africa won by 3 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: JJ Smuts (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

1 November 2024
12:10
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
127/4 (6 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
100/4 (6 overs)
Nizakat Khan 62* (16)
Henry McIntyre 1/49 (2 overs)
Siddhesh Dixit (10)
Nizakat Khan 1/7 (1 over)
Hong Kong won by 27 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Nizakat Khan (HK)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

1 November 2024
15:45
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
41 (4.1 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
43/1 (2 overs)
Todd Astle 22 (8)
Matthew Boast 3/3 (1.1 overs)
Modiri Litheko 30* (6)
Siddhesh Dixit 1/22 (1 over)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Matthew Boast (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 220043.906Advance to Quarter-finals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211021.917
3Flag of England.svg  England 20200−6.306Advance to Bowl finals
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

1 November 2024
09:25
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
97 (5.5 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
99/0 (4.2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 49 (12)
Pratis GC 3/18 (2 overs)
Sundeep Jora 50* (12)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Sundeep Jora (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

1 November 2024
14:55
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
147/1 (6 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
113/5 (6 overs)
Dan Christian 51* (13)
Jordan Thompson 1/31 (1 over)
Ethan Brookes 35* (8)
Jack Wood 2/31 (2 overs)
Australia won by 34 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

2 November 2024
08:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
111/2 (6 Overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
100/5 (6 overs)
Sundeep Jora 51*(16)
Jack Wood 2/37 (2 overs)
Jack Wood 55* (16)
Pratis GC 3/24 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 11 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Pratis GC (Nep)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 220043.136Advance to Quarter-finals
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 21102−1.000
3Flag of India.svg  India 20200−2.152Advance to Bowl finals
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

1 November 2024
10:20
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
128/0 (6 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
115/5 (6 overs)
Zuhaib Zubair 53 (14)
Asif Ali 2/6 (1 over)
Pakistan won by 13 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Asif Ali (Pak)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

1 November 2024
14:00
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
119/2 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
121/0 (5 overs)
Bharat Chipli 53* (16)
Faheem Ashraf 2/50 (2 overs)
Asif Ali 55* (14)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Asif Ali (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

2 November 2024
09:25
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
130/5 (6 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
129/4 (6 overs)
Khalid Shah 42 (10)
Stuart Binny 3/31 (2 overs)
Stuart Binny 44 (11)
Akif Raja 1/21 (1 over)
United Arab Emirates won by 1 run
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Khalid Shah (UAE)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 220044.507Advance to Quarter-finals
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 211021.333
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 20200−6.441Advance to Bowl finals
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

1 November 2024
11:15
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
80/2 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
82/2 (4.1 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 50* (18)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 1/4 (1 over)
Sandun Weerakkody 28 (7)
Jiten Ramanandi 1/10 (1 over)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

1 November 2024
13:05
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
147/0 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
113/5 (6 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 29 (8)
Jishan Alam 2/12 (1 over)
Bangladesh won by 34 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Mohammad Saifuddin (Ban)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

1 November 2024
16:40
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
107/3 (6)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
89/3 (6 overs)
Lahiru Madushanka 48* (17)
Jishan Alam 2/6 (1 over)
Mohammad Saifuddin 42* (17)
Lahiru Samarakoon 2/26 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Lahiru Madushanka (SL)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final 1

2 November 2024
12:10
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
129/3 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
116/0 (6 overs)
Dan Christian 53* (15)
Imran Arif 1/14 (1 over)
Nizakat Khan 51* (12)
Australia won by 13 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Aus)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

Quarter-final 2

2 November 2024
13:05
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
105/3 (6 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
88/4 (6 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 53* (16)
Evan Jones 2/14 (1 over)
Evan Jones 41 (13)
Hussain Talat 2/17 (1 over)
Pakistan won by 17 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

Quarter-final 3

2 November 2024
15:45
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
123/2 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
83 (5 overs)
Sandun Weerakkody 50* (14)
Narayan Joshi 1/28 (1 over)
Rashid Khan 55 (18)
Lahiru Samarakoon 2/6 (1 over)
Sri Lanka won by 40 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Lahiru Samarakoon (SL)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

Quarter-final 4

2 November 2024
16:40
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
111/1 (6 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
43/3 (3.2 overs)
Mohammad Saifuddin 36* (9)
Zuhaib Zubair 1/13 (1 over)
Sanchit Sharma 25 (6)
Mohammad Saifuddin 2/7 (1.2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 18 runs (DLS method)
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Mohammad Saifuddin (Ban)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to bad light.

Bowl finals

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 330066.388Advanced to Bowl Final
2Flag of England.svg  England 32104−2.444
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 312021.556
4Flag of India.svg  India 30300−5.522

Fixtures

2 November 2024
10:20
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
103/3 (6 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
95/2 (6 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 53* (14)
Sam Cassidy 1/9 (1 over)
Raunaq Kapur 50* (17)
Mujibur Ali 1/9 (1 over)
Oman won by 8 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Vinayak Shukla (Oma)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

2 November 2024
11:15
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
120/1 (6 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
105/3 (6 overs)
Ravi Bopara 53* (14)
Kedar Jadhav 48* (15)
Ravi Bopara 2/11 (1 over)
England won by 15 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

2 November 2024
14:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
146/3 (6 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
102/2 (6 overs)
Siddhesh Dixit 55* (12)
Stuart Binny 1/14 (1 over)
Shreevats Goswami 42* (16)
Sam Cassidy 1/13 (1 over)
New Zealand won by 44 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Siddhesh Dixit (NZ)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

2 November 2024
14:55
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
159/0 (6 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
92/4 (6 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 51* (10)
Hassnain Shah 51* (10)
Ed Barnard 57* (16)
Zikria Islam 1/8 (1 over)
Oman won by 67 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Vinayak Shukla (Oma)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

3 November 2024
08:30
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
116/4 (6 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
108/2 (6 overs)
Ravi Bopara 62* (15)
Raunaq Kapur 3/13 (1 over)
Siddhesh Dixit 45 (18)
Ethan Brookes 1/26 (1 over)
England won by 8 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

3 November 2024
11:15
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
119/3 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
120/0 (4.2 overs)
Robin Uthappa 52* (13)
Asif Khan 1/17 (1 over)
Vinayak Shukla 54* (11)
Oman won by 6 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Vinayak Shukla (Oma)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

Bowl Final

3 November 2024
14:35
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
123/1 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
124/2 (5.5 overs)
Jordan Thompson 55* (18)
Mujibur Ali 1/7 (1 over)
Asif Khan 47* (17)
James Coles 1/15 (1 over)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Asif Khan (Oma)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Plate finals

Plate Semi-finals

3 November 2024
09:25
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
92/4 (6 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
93/2 (5.3 overs)
Sahal Malvernkar 25 (6)
JJ Smuts 1/8 (1 over)
Modiri Litheko 41* (15)
Sahal Malvernkar 1/8 (0.3 over)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Modiri Litheko (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

3 November 2024
10:20
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
94/3 (6 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
96/1 (5.2 overs)
Bibek Yadav 49* (16)
Akif Raja 2/30 (2 overs)
Asif Khan 55* (15)
Rashid Khan 1/25 (2 overs)
UAE won by 5 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: John Prakash (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: Sanchit Sharma (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

Plate Final

3 November 2024
15:25
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
96/4 (6 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
95/4 (6 overs)
JJ Smuts 67* (18)
Asif Khan 1/10 (1 over)
Asif Khan 26 (9)
Matthew Boast 2/23 (2 overs)
South Africa won by 1 run
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)
Player of the match: JJ Smuts (SA)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

Cup finals

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

3 November 2024
12:50
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
107/1 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
109/2 (5.5 overs)
Dan Christian 42* (10)
Faheem Ashraf 1/12 (1 over)
Asif Ali 32 (8)
Fawad Ahmed 1/18 (1 over)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-final 2

3 November 2024
13:40
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
103/5 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
104/3 (5.5 overs)
Jishan Alam 36 (11)
Tharindu Rathnayake 4/33 (2 overs)
Sandun Weerakkody 50* (16)
Jishan Alam 2/4 (1 over)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Shelton D'Cruz (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Tharindu Rathnayake (SL)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

3 November 2024
16:25
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
72 (5.2 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
76/3 (5 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 48 (20)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/6 (1 over)
Sandun Weerakkody 34 (13)
Hussain Talat 1/18 (1 over)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Final standings

PositionTeamResult
1stFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Cup Champions
2ndFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Runners-up
Semi-finalistsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
5thFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Plate Champions
6thFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Plate Semi-finalistsFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
9thFlag of Oman.svg  Oman Bowl Champions
10thFlag of England.svg  England
11thFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
12thFlag of India.svg  India

Women's exhibition match

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]

Squads

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
  • Shan Limin
  • Cai Yuanyuan
  • Yin Wenjing
  • Lyu Zhongyuan
  • Zhu Mingyue
  • Chen Xinyu
3 November 2024
12:10
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
61/0 (5 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
36/3 (5 overs)
Natasha Miles 31* (15)
Cai Yuanyuan 7* (6)
Kary Chan 2/3 (1 over)
Hong Kong won by 25 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Player of the match: Kary Chan (HK)
  • China won the toss and elected to field.

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The 2012 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes was the eighteenth edition of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, took place at Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong. Eight teams competing in the tournament which lasted over two days from 27 to 28 October 2012. The tournament also featured China cricket team playing an exhibition match with a Hong Kong development team. The previous tournament was won by Pakistan who defeated England in the final.

The 2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the fifth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup and the first edition played in the Women's Twenty20 cricket format as all four previous editions were contested in the Women's One Day International cricket format. It was organized by the Asian Cricket Council and the tournament took place at Guangzhou, China. All the matches were played at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium, the venue for the cricket tournament in 2010 Asian Games. Eight teams competed in the tournament which was played from 24 to 31 October 2012.

The 2016 Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20, the world championship of women's Twenty20 International cricket. India hosted the event for the first time, with matches played from 15 March to 3 April 2016. The tournament was run simultaneously with the men's World Twenty20, with the final of each tournament played on the same day at the same venue. In the tournament final, the West Indies defeated defending champions Australia by eight wickets, claiming their first title. West Indian captain Stafanie Taylor was named Player of the Tournament, having scored more runs than any other player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Men's T20 World Cup</span> Seventh edition of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The tournament was formally hosted by India, with matches played in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It was scheduled to be hosted by Australia in 2020 but later postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Asia Cup</span> Cricket tournament in the United Arab Emirates

The 2018 Asia Cup was a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in the United Arab Emirates in September 2018. It was the 14th edition of the Asia Cup and the third time the tournament was played in the United Arab Emirates, after the 1984 and 1995 tournaments. India were the defending champions, and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final.

The 2017 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes was the nineteenth edition of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes. It took place at Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong. Eight teams competing in the tournament which lasted over two days from 28 to 29 October 2017. The previous tournament was won by South Africa who defeated Pakistan in the final.

The Bangladesh national cricket team has appeared in each Cricket World Cup since their first appearance at the 1999 Cricket World Cup as an associate team which was mainly held in England. Bangladesh's highest achievements in World Cup are reaching the Super Eight stage in the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the quarter-final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Cricket World Cup group stage</span>

The 2023 Cricket World Cup group stage was played in a round-robin league format, with all ten teams playing each other once in a single group, resulting in a total of 45 matches being played. The top four teams from the group progressed to the knockout stage. This format was the same as the preceding 2019 Cricket World Cup and was also used in the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Asia Cup</span> Cricket tournament in Pakistan and Sri Lanka

The 2023 Asia Cup was the 16th edition of the men's Asia Cup cricket tournament. The matches were played as One Day Internationals (ODIs) with Pakistan as the official host. It was held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, between 30 August to 17 September 2023. It was the first Asia Cup to be held in multiple countries, with four matches played in Pakistan and the remaining nine matches played in Sri Lanka. The tournament was contested by 6 teams. Sri Lanka were the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup</span> Cricket tournament

The 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup that was played in October 2024 in Muscat, Oman. Eight teams competed in the tournament, including 'A' teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh as well as 3 qualifiers from the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup. The tournament was organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

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