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Hong Kong Sixes 2024 Guide: Date, Time, Fixtures, Squads, and Live Streaming

Team India, captained by Robin Uthappa, will compete in the next Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, a competition that has previously featured players like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.

Pakistan, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, and Bangladesh are the other teams that will compete in the tournament. Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground in Hong Kong, China, will host all of the matches.

Format for the Hong Kong Sixes:

With only six players per team competing in a five-innings-a-side contest, the Hong Kong Sixes tournament will have a completely different format than the traditional one. After a specific score, batters will not be permitted to bat again, while wides and no-balls will provide two runs.

Additionally, if all five wickets fall, the left-alone batter may continue to bat with the assistance of a non-striker to aid them run between the wickets.

Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Groups

  • Pool A – South Africa (A1), New Zealand (A2), Hong Kong, China (A3)
  • Pool B – Australia (B1), England (B2), Nepal (B3)
  • Pool C – India (C1), Pakistan (C2), UAE (C3)
  • Pool D – Sri Lanka (D1), Bangladesh (D2), Oman (D3)

Schedule for the 2024 Hong Kong Sixes

NOVEMBER 1

  • South Africa vs Hong Kong (6 AM IST-6:55 AM IST)
  • England vs Nepal (6:55 AM IST-7:50 AM IST)
  • Pakistan vs UAE (7:50 AM IST-8:45 AM IST)
  • Sri Lanka vs Oman (8:45 AM IST-9:40 AM IST)
  • New Zealand vs Hong Kong (9:40 AM IST-10:35 AM IST)
  • Bangladesh vs Oman (10:35 AM IST-11:30 AM IST)
  • India vs Pakistan (11:30 AM IST-12:25 PM IST)
  • England vs Australia (12:25 PM IST-1:15 PM IST)
  • South Africa vs New Zealand (1:15 PM IST-2:10 PM IST)
  • Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (2:10 PM IST-3:05 PM IST)

NOVEMBER 2

  • Australia vs Nepal (6 AM IST-6:55 AM IST)
  • India vs UAE (6:55 AM IST-7:50 AM IST)
  • Bowl Match 1: A3 vs D3 (7:50 AM IST-8:45 AM IST)
  • Bowl Match 2: B3 vs C3 (8:45 AM IST-9:40 AM IST)
  • Quarterfinal 1: B1 vs A2 (9:40 AM IST-10:35 AM IST)
  • Quarterfinal 2: A1 vs C2 (10:35 AM IST-11:30 AM IST)
  • Bowl Match 3: A3 vs C3 (11:30 AM IST-12:25 PM IST)
  • Bowl Match 4: B3 vs D4 (12:25 PM IST-1:15 PM IST)
  • Quarterfinal 3: D1 vs B2 (1:15 PM IST-2:10 PM IST)
  • Quarterfinal 4: C1 vs D2 (2:10 PM IST-3:05 PM IST)

NOVEMBER 3

  • Bowl Match 5: A3 vs B3 (6 AM IST-6:55 AM IST)
  • Plate Semi-final 1: LQ1 vs LQ2 (6:55 AM IST-7:50 AM IST)
  • Plate Semi-final 2: LQ3 vs LQ4 (7:50 AM IST-8:45 AM IST)
  • Bowl Match 6: C3 vs D3 (8:45 AM IST-9:40 AM IST)
  • Semifinal 1: WQ1 vs WQ2 (10:20 AM IST-11:10 AM IST)
  • Semifinal 2: WQ3 vs WQ4 (11:10 AM IST-12:05 PM IST)
  • Bowl final (12:05 PM IST-12:55 PM IST)
  • Plate Final (12:55 PM IST-1:45 PM IST)
  • Cup Final (1:55 PM IST-2:45 PM IST)

Complete Squads for the 2024 Hong Kong Sixes

India: Stuart Binny, Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Shreevats Goswami, Bharat Chipli, Shahbaz Nadeem, and captain Robin Uthappa

Pakistan: Danish Aziz, Hussain Talat, Aamer Yamin, Shahab Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Asif Ali, and captain Faheem Ashraf

Australia: James Pattinson, Sam Heazlett, Jack Wood, Andrew Fekete, Fawad Ahmed, Alex Ross, and captain Dan Christian

Hong Kong: Jason Lui, Sahal Malvernkar, Zeeshan Ali, Imran Arif, Ehsan Khan, Benny Singh Paras, and captain Nizakat Khan

South Africa: Jacques Snyman, Aubrey Swanepoel, Luthando Midiri, Don Radebe, Matthew Boast, Evan Jones, and captain JJ Smuts

Nepal: Rashid Khan, Bibek Kumar Yadav, Lokesh Bahadur Bam, Narayan Joshi, Dipendra Rawat, Sundeep Jora (captain), and Pratish GC

Sri Lanka: Nimesh Vimukthi, Sadun Weerakkody, Thanuka Dabare, Tharindu Rathnayake, Dhanajay Lakshan, Lahiru Madusanka (captain), and Lahiru Samarkoon

Bangladesh: Shohagh Gazi, Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Haider Rony, Jishan Alam, Mohammad Saifuddi, Nahidul Islam, and captain Yasir Ali Chowdhury Rabbi

UAE: Mohammad Zuhaib, Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Zahoor Khan, Ansh Tandon, Khalid Shah, and captain Asif Khan.

New Zealand: Captain Todd Astle, Harmeet Singh, Henry McIntrye, Raunaq Kapur, Sam Cassidy, Siddesh Dixit, and Xavier Bell

Hong Kong Sixes 2024: Live Streaming

While Star Sports will show the Hong Kong Sixes 2024, the event will also be live streamed via the FanCode app and website. The transmission starts at 5:45 AM (IST) and 8:15 AM (Hong Kong Time).

Venue of the 2024 Hong Kong Sixes

Hong Kong, China’s Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground will host the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 games.