2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

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2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes
Dates1 – 3 November 2024
Administrator(s) Cricket Hong Kong, China
Cricket formatSix-a-side
5 overs Match
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockouts
Host(s)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Participants12
Matches29
Official website Official website
2017

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]

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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 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

All standard laws of the game as laid down by the MCC applied with the following significant differences: [12]

Format

Teams and squads

Pool A Pool B
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [13] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [14] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
  • Todd Astle (c)
  • Xavier Bell
  • Sam Cassidy
  • Siddesh Dixit
  • Raunaq Kapur
  • Henry McIntyre
  • Harmeet Singh
Pool C Pool D
Flag of India.svg  India [15] [16] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [17] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

Group stage

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 00000
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures



Pool B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000
2Flag of England.svg  England 00000
3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 00000
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

1 November 2024
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal


2 November 2024
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of India.svg  India 00000
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00000
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 00000
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures


1 November 2024
India  Flag of India.svg
v

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 00000
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 00000
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

1 November 2024
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman

1 November 2024
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman

Quarter-finals

2 November 2024
B1
v
A2

2 November 2024
A1
v
C2

2 November 2024
D1
v
B2

2 November 2024
C1
v
D2

Bowl finals

League

2 November 2024
A3
v
D3

2 November 2024
B3
v
C3

2 November 2024
A3
v
C3

2 November 2024
B3
v
D3

3 November 2024
A3
v
B3

3 November 2024
C3
v
D3

Final

3 November 2024
TBD
v
TBD

Plate finals

Semi-finals

3 November 2024
Loser of Quarter-final 1
v
Loser of Quarter-final 2

3 November 2024
Loser of Quarter-final 3
v
Loser of Quarter-final 4

Final

3 November 2024
TBD
v
TBD

Women's Exhibition Match

A 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]

3 November 2024
v

Cup finals

Semi-finals

3 November 2024
Winner of Quarter-final 1
v
Winner of Quarter-final 2

3 November 2024
Winner of Quarter-final 3
v
Winner of Quarter-final 4

Final

3 November 2024
TBD
v
TBD

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