2024 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes Explained
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]
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]
- Games are played between two teams of six players.
- Games consist of six overs of six balls.
- Each member of the fielding side, except for the wicket-keeper, shall bowl one over with only one member bowling two overs non consecutively.
- Wides and no-balls count as the usual extra run to the batting side, plus an extra ball, with no free hit for no-balls.
- A batter must retire 'not out' on reaching a personal score of 50 runs but may not retire before reaching 50 runs. If one of the last pair of batters is out, any retired 'not out' batter may resume his innings.
- If five wickets fall before 6 overs are completed, the last remaining batter shall bat on with the 5th out batter acting as a runner. The last remaining batter must always be the striker, and is declared out if his partner gets out (run out or obstructing the field). The innings is completed at the fall of the sixth wicket.
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
Group stage
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Quarter-finals
Quarter-final 4
Bowl finals
Points table
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Bowl Final
Plate finals
Plate Semi-finals
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Plate Final
Cup finals
Semi-finals
Semi-final 2
Final
Final standings
| Position | Team | Result |
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| 1st | | Cup Champions |
| 2nd | | Runners-up |
| Semi-finalists | |
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| 5th | | |
| 6th | |
| Plate | |
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| 9th | | Bowl Champions |
| 10th | |
| 11th | |
| 12th | | |
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes set to make return in November this year . Hindustan Times . 5 August 2024.
- Web site: The Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes Set to Make a Comeback . The Week . 8 August 2024.
- Web site: Sri Lanka pocket Hong Kong Sixes title in style by 3-wicket thrashing of Pakistan. Sri Lanka Cricket. 3 November 2024.
- Web site: HKG Sixes 2017/18 HKG Sixes Live Score, Schedule, News . 2024-10-01 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
- Web site: Hong Kong World Sixes, 2017/18 - Stats and Records . 2024-10-01 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
- Web site: The Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes Set To Make A Comeback . . 1 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.
- Web site: 2024-08-01 . Hong Kong Sixes set to return after 7-year absence . 2024-10-01 . www.cricket.com . en.
- Web site: OneCricket . Sharma . Sakshi . 2024-08-06 . Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes All Set To Return After Seven-Year Hiatus . 2024-10-01 . OneCricket . en.
- Web site: Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes set to Make a Comeback - News18 . 2024-10-01 . www.news18.com . en.
- Web site: Cricket World Latest cricket news, live scores and video . 2024-10-01 . Cricket World.
- Web site: Results Global ESPNcricinfo.com . 2024-10-01 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
- Web site: 2017-10-29 . South Africa beat Pakistan, South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) . 2024-10-01 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
- Web site: Hong Kong Sixes: Everything You Need To Know About The Rules And Time Limit To Complete The Match. 2024-10-08. Free Press Journal. en.
- Web site: 2024-10-26 . Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Schedule, Groups, Format and Squads . 2024-10-31 . Indic Sports.
- Web site: Hong Kong, China Announces Strong Squad for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 . Cricket Hong Kong. 9 October 2024. 9 October 2024.
- Web site: Here's Team South Africa's Squad for the upcoming Hong Kong Sixes! . Cricket Hong Kong. Facebook . 11 October 2024. 11 October 2024.
- Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2024-10-12 . Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament: Robin Uthappa to lead Indian team . 2024-10-12 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-10-12 . Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Robin Uthappa to captain India's seven-member squad . 2024-10-12 . Firstpost . en-us.
- Web site: Faheem Ashraf to lead Pakistan in Hong Kong Cricket Sixes . Pakistan Cricket Board. 3 October 2024. 3 October 2024.
- Web site: Oman Aims to Impress Against Top Teams in HK Sixes 2024. Cricket Hong Kong. 28 October 2024. 9 October 2024.
- News: Sri Lanka squad for HK International Cricket Sixes announced . 24 October 2024 . . 23 October 2024 . en.
- Web site: 2024-10-09 . Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament schedule: Full list of matches, fixtures, dates, venues, timings . 12 October 2024 . Sportstar . en.
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