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. MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABET AND GET UP TO 200% WELCOME BONUS Defending 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. Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source Hong Kong Sixes 2026 schedule and results Date Match Time (IST) / Result Oct. 30 Australia vs Hong Kong, China (Group A) Aus won by 28 runs Oct. 30 Bangladesh vs Scotland (Group B) Sco won by 1 wicket Oct. 30 Pakistan vs UAE (Group C) UAE won by 1 wicket Oct. 30 South Africa vs Oman (Group D) Oman won by 45 runs Oct. 30 Hong Kong, China vs England (Group A) HK won by 61 runs Oct. 30 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Group B) SL won by 1 wicket Oct. 30 India vs Pakistan (Group C) Pak won by 4 wickets Oct. 30 South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D) Afg won by 3 wickets Oct. 30 England vs Australia (Group A) Aus won by 38 runs Oct. 31 Oman vs Afghanistan (Group D) Afg won by 4 wickets Oct. 31 Scotland vs Sri Lanka (Group B) Sco won by 26 runs Oct. 31 UAE vs India (Group C) UAE won by 6 wickets Oct. 31 Bangladesh vs South Africa SA won by 1 wicket Oct. 31 England vs India ENG won by three runs Oct. 31 Sri Lanka vs Oman OMA won by 5 wickets Oct. 31 Hong Kong, China vs Pakistan PAK won by 6 wickets Oct. 31 Australia vs UAE AUS won by 53 runs Oct. 31 Afghanistan vs Scotland AFG won by 21 runs Nov. 1 11th Place Play-off: India vs Bangladesh IND won by 5 wkts Nov. 1 7th Place Play-off: Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka HK won by 1 run Nov. 1 3rd Place Play-off: Scotland vs UAE SCO won by 45 runs Nov. 1 Bowl Final: England vs South Africa SA won by 5 wkts Nov. 1 Plate Final: Oman vs. Pakistan PAK won by 18 runs Nov. 1 Cup Final: Afghanistan vs Australia AFG won by 4 wkts Hong Kong Sixes 2026 points table Group A Team P W L NR Pts NRR Australia 2 2 0 0 4 5.500 England 2 1 1 0 2 2.750 Hong Kong, China 2 0 2 0 0 -8.250   Group B Team P W L NR Pts NRR Scotland 2 2 0 0 4 +2.417 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 2 -0.789 Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 -1.254   Group C Team P W L NR Pts NRR UAE 2 2 0 0 4 +3.269 Pakistan 2 1 1 0 2 +0.602 India 2 0 2 0 0 -7.854   Group D Team P W L NR Pts NRR Oman 2 2 0 0 4 +1.995 Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 2 -0.690 South Africa 2 0 2 0 0 -0.750 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. Team Squad Afghanistan Gulbadin Naib (c), Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharoti, Imran Mir, Sediqullah Pacha, Abdul Rahman, Farmanullah Safi Australia Chris Green (c), Max Bryant, Nick Hobson, Matthew Kelly, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Jack Wood Bangladesh Abu Hider (c), Ahrar Amin, Samiun Basir, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Sabbir Rahman, Chowdhury Rizwan, Habibur Rahman Sohan England John Simpson (c, wk), Martin Andersson, Ed Barnard, Jack Carson, Nathan Gilchrist, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Dan Mousley Hong Kong, China Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Anshuman Rath India Krunal Pandya (c), Shashank Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, T Natarajan, Kulwant Khejroliya Oman Aamir Kaleem (c), Zohaib Amanat, Usman Ali Afridi, Akbar Ali, Sami Hassan (wk), Shafiq Jan, Muzahir Raza Pakistan Abbas Afridi (c), Ahmed Daniyal, Irfan Khan Niazi, Saad Masood, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Abdul Samad, Mohammad Shehzad Scotland Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis, Mackenzie Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Lyle Robertson, Safyaan Sharif South Africa Jorich van Schalkwyk (c), Abdullah Bayoumy, Ayabulela Gqamane, Alindile Mhletywa, Heath Richards, Blake Simpson, Steve Stolk Sri Lanka Sangeeth Cooray (c), Ravindu Fernando, Vishen Halambage, Sachitha Jayathilake, Muditha Lakshan, Movin Subasingha, Chamindu Wijesinghe UAE Khalid Shah (c), Zahid Ali, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Maroof Merchant, Ansh Tandon, Zuhaib Zubair Bhuvneshwar 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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