Hong Kong Sixes 2026 schedule, start times, results, squads and points table

Afghanistan were crowned champions of Hong Kong Sixes 2026 on Sunday, November 1, as they defeated Australia in the final.

>After Australia had posted a score of 115/5 in their six overs, Afghanistan chased it down with five balls to spare. Imran Mir scored an unbeaten half-century as Afghanistan romped to 119/2.

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MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABET AND GET UP TO 200% WELCOME BONUSDefending champions Pakistan won the Plate final, while South Africa dominated England in the Bowl final.

>Meanwhile, India, led by Krunal Pandya, settled for an 11th place finish among 12 teams. They lost both the group matches, to Pakistan and UAE, but managed to beat Bangladesh in the 11th place playoff.

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Hong Kong Sixes 2026 schedule and resultsDateMatchTime (IST) / ResultOct. 30Australia vs Hong Kong, China (Group A)Aus won by 28 runsOct. 30Bangladesh vs Scotland (Group B)Sco won by 1 wicketOct. 30Pakistan vs UAE (Group C)UAE won by 1 wicketOct. 30South Africa vs Oman (Group D)Oman won by 45 runsOct. 30Hong Kong, China vs England (Group A)HK won by 61 runsOct. 30Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Group B)SL won by 1 wicketOct. 30India vs Pakistan (Group C)Pak won by 4 wicketsOct. 30South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D)Afg won by 3 wicketsOct. 30England vs Australia (Group A)Aus won by 38 runsOct. 31Oman vs Afghanistan (Group D)Afg won by 4 wicketsOct. 31Scotland vs Sri Lanka (Group B)Sco won by 26 runsOct. 31UAE vs India (Group C)UAE won by 6 wicketsOct. 31Bangladesh vs South AfricaSA won by 1 wicketOct. 31England vs IndiaENG won by three runsOct. 31Sri Lanka vs OmanOMA won by 5 wicketsOct. 31Hong Kong, China vs PakistanPAK won by 6 wicketsOct. 31Australia vs UAEAUS won by 53 runsOct. 31Afghanistan vs ScotlandAFG won by 21 runsNov. 111th Place Play-off: India vs BangladeshIND won by 5 wktsNov. 17th Place Play-off: Hong Kong vs Sri LankaHK won by 1 runNov. 13rd Place Play-off: Scotland vs UAESCO won by 45 runsNov. 1Bowl Final: England vs South AfricaSA won by 5 wktsNov. 1Plate Final: Oman vs. PakistanPAK won by 18 runsNov. 1Cup Final: Afghanistan vs AustraliaAFG won by 4 wktsHong Kong Sixes 2026 points tableGroup A

TeamPWLNRPtsNRRAustralia220045.500England211022.750Hong Kong, China20200-8.250 Group B

TeamPWLNRPtsNRRScotland22004+2.417Sri Lanka21102-0.789Bangladesh20200-1.254 Group C

TeamPWLNRPtsNRRUAE22004+3.269Pakistan21102+0.602India20200-7.854 Group D

TeamPWLNRPtsNRROman22004+1.995Afghanistan21102-0.690South Africa20200-0.750Hong Kong Sixes 2026 squadsEach 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 RathIndiaKrunal Pandya (c), Shashank Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, T Natarajan, Kulwant KhejroliyaOmanAamir 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 formatThe 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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