Hong Kong Sixes 2026 schedule, start times, results, squads and points table
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The new edition of Hong Kong Sixes begins on Friday, October 30 and will run till November 1 at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok.
Twelve teams have been split into four groups of three, and the draw has put India and Pakistan together in Group C alongside the UAE.
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Pakistan arrive as defending champions, having beaten Kuwait by 43 runs in last year's final for a record sixth title, with Abbas Afridi leading again after hitting 52 off 11 balls in that decider.
India have handed the captaincy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and have won the competition only once, back in 2005.
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Hong Kong Sixes 2026 schedule and results
DateMatchTime (IST) / ResultOct. 30Australia vs Hong Kong, China (Group A)6:15 AMOct. 30Bangladesh vs Scotland (Group B)7:10 AMOct. 30Pakistan vs UAE (Group C)8:05 AMOct. 30South Africa vs Oman (Group D)9:00 AMOct. 30Hong Kong, China vs England (Group A)9:55 AMOct. 30Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Group B)10:50 AMOct. 30India vs Pakistan (Group C)11:45 AMOct. 30South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D)12:40 PMOct. 30England vs Australia (Group A)1:35 PMOct. 31Oman vs Afghanistan (Group D)6:15 AMOct. 31Scotland vs Sri Lanka (Group B)7:10 AMOct. 31UAE vs India (Group C)8:05 AMOct. 31Bowl Semi-Final 1: B3 vs D39:00 AMOct. 31Bowl Semi-Final 2: A3 vs C39:55 AMOct. 31Plate Semi-Final 1: B2 vs D210:50 AMOct. 31Plate Semi-Final 2: A2 vs C211:45 AMOct. 31Cup Semi-Final 1: A1 vs C112:40 PMOct. 31Cup Semi-Final 2: B1 vs D11:35 PMNov. 111th Place Play-off7:10 AMNov. 17th Place Play-off8:05 AMNov. 13rd Place Play-off9:00 AMNov. 1Play-off9:55 AMNov. 1Bowl Final10:50 AMNov. 1Plate Final11:45 AMNov. 1Cup Final12:40 PMHong Kong Sixes 2026 points table
Group A
TeamPldWLNRPtsNRRAustralia00000—England00000—Hong Kong, China00000—Group B
TeamPldWLNRPtsNRRBangladesh00000—Scotland00000—Sri Lanka00000—Group C
TeamPldWLNRPtsNRRIndia00000—Pakistan00000—UAE00000—Group D
TeamPldWLNRPtsNRRAfghanistan00000—Oman00000—South Africa00000—Hong Kong Sixes 2026 squads
Each nation names seven players for a format that puts six on the field, and every member of the fielding side other than the wicketkeeper has to bowl an over.
TeamSquadAfghanistanGulbadin Naib (c), Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharoti, Imran Mir, Sediqullah Pacha, Abdul Rahman, Farmanullah SafiAustraliaChris Green (c), Max Bryant, Nick Hobson, Matthew Kelly, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Jack WoodBangladeshAbu Hider (c), Ahrar Amin, Samiun Basir, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Sabbir Rahman, Chowdhury Rizwan, Habibur Rahman SohanEnglandJohn Simpson (c, wk), Martin Andersson, Ed Barnard, Jack Carson, Nathan Gilchrist, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Dan MousleyHong Kong, ChinaYasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Anshuman RathIndiaBhuvneshwar Kumar (c), Krunal Pandya, Shashank Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, T NatarajanOmanAamir Kaleem (c), Zohaib Amanat, Usman Ali Afridi, Akbar Ali, Sami Hassan (wk), Shafiq Jan, Muzahir RazaPakistanAbbas Afridi (c), Ahmed Daniyal, Irfan Khan Niazi, Saad Masood, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Abdul Samad, Mohammad ShehzadScotlandJasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis, Mackenzie Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Lyle Robertson, Safyaan SharifSouth AfricaJorich van Schalkwyk (c), Abdullah Bayoumy, Ayabulela Gqamane, Alindile Mhletywa, Heath Richards, Blake Simpson, Steve StolkSri LankaSangeeth Cooray (c), Ravindu Fernando, Vishen Halambage, Sachitha Jayathilake, Muditha Lakshan, Movin Subasingha, Chamindu WijesingheUAEKhalid Shah (c), Zahid Ali, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Maroof Merchant, Ansh Tandon, Zuhaib ZubairBhuvneshwar takes over from Dinesh Karthik, who led India last year, and brings a squad drawn entirely from the IPL circuit.
Five of Pakistan's seven were part of the side that won in 2025, among them Abdul Samad, who made 42 off 13 balls in the final.
Hong Kong Sixes 2026 tournament format
The 2026 edition of the tournament consists of 12 teams split into four groups of three with each team playing the other two teams in their group.
The teams will be distributed among three different finals based on their position in the group stages. The group winners will go to the Cup semi-finals while the second-placed teams will be competing in the Plate semi-finals and the third-placed teams will join the Bowl competition.
The knock-out games start on October 31 with the finals, with classification matches taking place on November 1. Each of the teams will play throughout the tournament with final classifications from 1st to 12th decided through different tournaments.
The tournament will have 25 matches over three days including the women's exhibition match.
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