All You Need to Know About Hong Kong Sixes 2024

The Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament is set to take place from November 1 to November 3 at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground. This highly anticipated event marks the return of the tournament after a seven-year hiatus, featuring thrilling six-a-side matches among 12 teams. The atmosphere promises to be festive, with captivating performances, great music, and delicious food to enhance the spectator experience.

The participating teams have been organized into four pools of three. In Pool C, India, captained by Robin Uthappa, will compete alongside arch-rivals Pakistan and the UAE. Hosts Hong Kong find themselves in Pool A, facing tough competition from South Africa and New Zealand. Pool B includes Australia, England, and Nepal, while Pool D features Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Oman.

The tournament kicks off with an opening match between South Africa and Hong Kong. Notably, the first day will also showcase the much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan. Following the round-robin format, the top two teams from each pool will advance to the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners will proceed to the semi-finals, while the losing teams will enter the Plate semifinals. The last-place team in each pool will compete in the Bowl competition, leading to a total of 29 matches over the three days.

An exciting addition this year is a Women's Exhibition Match scheduled for the final day, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Team Squads

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

Pakistan: Faheem Ashraf (C), Muhammad Akhlaq, Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Hussain Talat, Amir Yamin, Shahab Khan.

South Africa: JJ Smuts (C), Matthew Boast, Evan Jones, Modiri Litheko, Don Radebe, Jacques Snyman, Aubrey Swanepoel.

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

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

New Zealand: Todd Astle (C), Harmeet Singh, Henry McIntyre, Raunaq Kapur, Sam Cassidy, Siddesh Dixit, Xavier Bell.

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

Bangladesh: Yasir Ali Chowdhury Rabbi (C), Abdullah AL Mamun, Abu Haider Rony, Jishan Alam, Mohammad Saifuddi, Nahidul Islam, Shohagh Gazi.

Sri Lanka: Lahiru Madusanka (C), Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nimesh Vimukthi, Sadun Weerakkody, Thanuka Dabare, Tharindu Rathnayake.

Nepal: Sundeep Jora (C), Bibek Kumar Yadav, Dipendra Rawat, Lokesh Bahadur Ram, Narayan Joshi, Pratish GC, Rashid Khan.

Oman: Sandeep Goud Shreematula (C), Vinayak Shukla, Asif Khan, Hassnain Ali Shah, Shoaib Al Balushi, Zikria Islam, Mujibur Ali.

England: Ravi Bopara (C), Sumit Patel, Ed Barnard, Ethan Brookes, James Coles, Jordan Thompson, Alex Davies.

With the return of the Hong Kong Sixes, cricket fans can look forward to an action-packed tournament filled with excitement and entertainment.