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]
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 shall be declared out if his partner gets out (run out or obstructing the field). The innings shall be 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]
South Africa won by 4 wickets Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK) Player of the match: Modiri Litheko (SA)
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]