Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will come face to face on the opening day of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, scheduled to run from November 1 to 3, 2024, at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground.
A total of 12 teams will participate in the highly-anticipated tournament, making its return after a six-year hiatus. The teams are divided into four groups of four.
Hosts Hong Kong alongside New Zealand and former champions South Africa are placed in Group A while Group B features Australia, England and Nepal.
Fierce rivals Pakistan and India are drawn in Group C, accompanied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whereas, Group D is comprised of Bangladesh, Oman and Sri Lanka.
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South Africa and England lead with the most Hong Kong Sixes titles, each winning five. Sri Lanka, Australia, India, and the West Indies have each won one title.
Pakistan since the inception of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes in 1993 have won the tournament four times, while it has remained runners-up of the event five times, which includes qualifying for the final of the last edition held in 2017.
Schedule of Hong Kong Cricket 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 Semifinal 1: LQ1 vs LQ2 (6:55 AM IST-7:50 AM IST)
- Plate Semifinal 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)
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