The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 began on November 1 and will continue till November 3 in Hong Kong.
Organised by Cricket Hong Kong, the six-a-side tournament returned after seven years with South Africa beating Pakistan by two wickets in the last edition in 2017.
The 20th edition of the tournament has 12 teams, divided into four groups, competing for the title in a total of 29 matches with the final scheduled to happen at 1:55 PM IST on November 3.
Pool A has South Africa, New Zealand and Hong Kong while Australia, England and Nepal are in Pool B. Pool C features arch-rivals India, Pakistan and UAE with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Oman in Pool D rounding off the 12-team list.
Each team will play one match against the other two sides in the group in a single round-robin format during the league phase. The top two sides from each group after the league phase will proceed to play the quarter-finals starting on November 2.
The third-placed teams from all four groups will play in the Bowl competition. The Bowl competition will also feature a single-match league format among the four teams with the first and second-placed teams after the league playing the Bowl final.
The sides winning the quarter-finals will advance to the semi-finals and the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 Cup final will be played between the sides that come on top in the last-four stage.
The sides losing their respective last-eight matches will play in the Plate semi-finals with the victorious sides meeting in the Plate final.
All the matches in the five-over-a-side competition will be played at the Mission Road Ground in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 points table format
Teams will receive a maximum of two points for a win and none in case of a defeat.
The Net Run Rate (NRR) will decide the fate of the teams that are tied on the same points, placing them higher.
Know the latest Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 points table and standings.
Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 points table and standings
Pool A
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
South Africa |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7.468 |
|
2 |
Hong Kong |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.063 |
|
3 |
New Zealand |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-7.381 |
Pool B
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Nepal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6.218 |
|
2 |
Australia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5.667 |
|
3 |
England |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-6.060 |
Pool C
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Pakistan |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3.136 |
|
2 |
UAE |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-2.167 |
|
3 |
India |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-4.367 |
Pool D
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4.507 |
|
2 |
Bangladesh |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.333 |
|
3 |
Oman |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-6.441 |
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