In 1992, Hong Kong Cricket launched the fast-paced Hong Kong Cricket Sixes cricket format, which Hong Kong Cricket hosts. The competition immediately became well-known for its distinctive power hitting offerings; however, organizers canceled it in 2017.
Compared to regular international cricket, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes format is shorter. Teams of just six players compete in the thrilling six-over format of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes event, in contrast to regular cricket, when each team fields eleven players.
The competition is more well-liked as fans can see fluid power striking on the smaller field. A single bowler may bowl a maximum of two overs.
On November 1, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024 will begin.
Twelve teams will compete in the renowned Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024. Pakistan, India, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, and Bangladesh are the 12 teams in question. The organizers will play the competition from November 1-3 at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
These teams are divided into four pools as follows:
Pool A: South Africa, New Zealand and Hong Kong
Pool B: Australia, England and Nepal
Pool C: India, Pakistan and UAE
Pool D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Oman.
These teams will play each other in a round-robin format during the event, with a knockout stage to determine the champions.
Rules for Hong Kong Cricket Sixes:
General: Two teams of six players each compete in each match, and each side bowls up to six overs of six balls. Four bowlers each deliver one over, with only one player permitted to bowl two overs (although not consecutively). Wides and no-balls result in an extra delivery and increase the batting side’s score by one run.
Last Man Stands: If the umpire pronounces the runner out (due to obstruction or run out), the final batter must always take a strike and is out automatically. When the sixth wicket falls, the inning is over.
hitter Retiring: A hitter may not resign before reaching 50 runs, but they must retire “not out” after reaching that total. Any retiring “not out” batsman may continue his innings if the final two batters are out.
In the event that many batters retire, they must come back in the same sequence.
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