03rd Championship for Sri Lanka who beat 03rd Consecutive Runners Up, Pakistan by 03 wickets

ICC HKCA 20th Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes Championship 2024 – Mong Kok District, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong – concluded after 03rd days

Bowl : England 116 / 4 – ( 06 Overs ) bt New Zealand 108 / 2 – ( 06 Overs ) by 08 runs Oman 120 for no loss – ( 4.2 Overs ) bt India 119 / 3 – ( 06 Overs ) by 06 wickets

Plate – Semi Finals
South Africa 93 / 2 – ( 5.3 Overs ) bt Hong Kong 92 / 4 – ( 06 Overs ) by 04 wickets
United Arab Emirates 96 / 1 – ( 5.2 Overs ) bt Nepal 94 / 3 – ( 06 Overs ) by 05 wickets

Cup – Semi Finals
Pakistan beat Australia by 04 wickets
Australia put into bat, 107 / 1 – ( 06 Overs ) Daniel Christian 42no, Jack Wood 36, Skipper Samuel Heazlett 26no, Skipper Faheem Ashraf 1 / 12.

Pakistan in reply, 109 / 2 – ( 5.5 Overs ) Muhammad Akhlaq 32, Asif Ali 32, Aamer Yamin 24no, Skipper Faheem Ashraf 19no, Fawad Ahmed 1 / 18, Andrew Fekete 1 / 24.

Player of the Match : Faheem Ashraf – Pakistan

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 03 wickets

Bangladesh electing to bat, 103 / 5 – ( 06 Overs )
Jishan Alam 36, Skipper Mohammad Saifuddin 23no, Abu Hider 18, Abdullah Al Mamum 16 – Jishan Alam / Abdullah Al Mamum 38 run opening stand, Jishan Alam / Mohammad Saifuddin 20 runs for the 02nd wicket, Mohammad Saifuddin / Abu Hider 28 runs for the 04th wicket – Tharindu Rathnayake 4 / 33, Nimesh Vimukthi 03 catches.

Sri Lanka in reply, 104 / 3 – ( 5.5 Overs ) Sandun Weerakkody 50 retired ( 3×6, 6×4, 16 balls ), Dhananjaya Lakshan 24, Nimesh Vimukthi 12no – Sandun Weerakkody / Dhananjaya Lakshan 59 run opening stand, Sandun Weerakkody / Lahiru Madushanka / Lahiru Samarakoon 29 runs for the 02nd wicket – Jishan Alam 2 / 04, Abu Hider 1 / 20, Abdullah Al Mamum 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Tharindu Rathnayake – SL

Bowl – Final

Oman beat England by 04 wickets

England electing to bat, 123 / 1 – ( 06 Overs ) Jordan Thompson 55 retired ( 6×6, 3×4, 18 balls ), Skipper Ravi Bopara 51 retired ( 7×6, 1×4, 12 balls ), Samit Patel 10 – Ravi Bopara / Samit Patel 21 run opening stand, Ravi Bopara / Jordan Thompson 93 runs for the 02nd wicket – Mujibur Ali 1 / 07.

Oman in reply, 124 / 2 – ( 5.5 Overs ) Asif Khan 47no ( 3×6, 6×4, 17 balls ), Skipper Vinayak Shukla 38 ( 5×6, 1×4, 12 balls ), Hassnain Shah 14, Jiten Ramanandi 11no, Extras 14 – Asif Khan / Vinayak Shukla 75 run opening stand, Asif Khan / Hassnain Shah 24 runs for the 02nd wicket, Asif Khan / Jiten Ramanandi 25 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket – James Coles 1 / 15, Jordan Thompson 1 / 28.

Player of the Match : Asif Khan – Oman

Plate – Final

South Africa beat United Arab Emirates by 01 run South Africa put into bat, 96 / 4 – ( 06 Overs ) Skipper Jon Jon Smuts 67no ( 6×6, 7×4, 18 balls ), Extras 12 – Jon Jon Smuts / Evan James 56 runs for the 02nd wicket – 02 batters dismissed run out – Asif Khan 1 / 10, Akif Raja 1 / 29.

United Arab Emirates in reply, 95 / 4 – ( 06 Overs ) Skipper Asif Khan 26, Muhammad Zuhaib 21, Sanchit Sharma 17no, Akif Raja 14no – Asif Khan / Khalid 35 run opening stand, Muhammad Zuhaib / Sanchit Sharma 38 runs for the 03rd wicket – Matthew Boast 2 / 23, B. Radebe 1 / 10, Skipper Jon Jon Smuts 1 / 22.

Player of the Match :

Cup – Final
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 03 wickets

Pakistan put into bat, 72 all out – ( 5.2 Overs )Muhammad Akhlaq 48 ( 3×6, 5×4, 20 balls ), Skipper Faheem Ashraf 13 – Muhammad Akhlaq / Faheem Ashraf 27 runs for the 03rd wicket – then lost the next 03 wickets for the addition of 17 runs – Muhammad Akhlaq / Shahab Khan 21 runs for the last wicket – Dhananjaya Lakshan 2 / 06, Tharindu Rathnayake 2 / 25, Skipper Lahiru Madushanka 1 / 04, Nimesh Vimukthi 1 / 08.

Sri Lanka in reply, 76 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) Sandun Weerakkody 34 ( 4×6, 1×4, 13 balls ), Skipper Lahiru Madushanka 19 ( 3×6, 05 balls ), Tharindu Rathnayake 16no (2×6, 1×4, 04 balls) – Sandun Weerakkody / Dhananjaya Lakshan 39 run opening stand, Lahiru Samarakoon / Tharindu Rathnayake 17 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket – Hussain Talat 1 / 18, Skipper Faheem Ashraf 1 / 19.

Player of the Final : Dhananjaya Lakshan – SL
Player of the Series : Tharindu Rathnayake – SL ( first Sri Lankan to do so )

Champions : Sri Lanka
Lahiru Madushanka – Captain
Sandun Weerakkody, Lahiru Samarakoon, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Nimesh Vimukthi, Tharindu Rathnayake, Thanuka Dabare
Samantha Dodanwela – Manager

Sri Lanka first won in 2007 & then again after 17 years this year, in addition to being Runners Up in 1993 & 2004.
Pakistan, winners in the inaugural year are tied with England & South Africa with 05 titles each. Pakistan are also Runners Up on 06 occasions.

Most Runs
Saman Jayantha ( 2003 ) & Thilina Kandamby ( 2005 )

Most Wickets
Ruwan Kalpage ( 1996 ), Upul Chandana ( 2001 ) – Joint,
Dilruwan Perera ( 2004 ) – Joint, Saman Jayantha ( 2007 ),
Kaushalya Weeraratne ( 2010 ) & Tharindu Rathnayake ( 2024 )

Most Runs
275 : Vinayak Shukla – Oman ( 4x50s )
225 : Muhammad Akhlaq – Pakistan ( 2x50s )
222 : Ravi Bopara – England ( 3x50s )

Best Batting
67no : Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts ( South Africa ) vs UAE
62no : Nizakat Khan ( Hong Kong ) vs New Zealand
62no : Ravi Bopara ( England ) vs New Zealand
57no : Edward Barnard ( England ) vs Oman

Most Wickets
08 : Tharindu Rathnayake – Sri Lanka
07 : Matthew Boast – South Africa
07 : Chhetri Pratish – Nepal
06 : Jishan Alam – Bangladesh

Best Bowling
4 / 33 : Tharindu Rathnayake ( Sri Lanka ) vs Bangladesh
3 / 03 : Matthew Boast ( South Africa ) vs New Zealand
3 / 13 : Raunaq Kapur ( New Zealand ) vs England
3 / 18 : Chhetri Pratish ( nepal ) vs England

Most Catches
06 : Samuel Heazlett – Australia
06 : Shahab Khan – Pakistan
05 : Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts – South Africa
04 : Nimesh Vimukthi – Sri Lanka

Best Fielding
04ct : Samuel Heazlett ( Australia ) vs England
03ct : Nimesh Vimukthi ( Sri Lanka ) vs Bangladesh

Most Dismissals
03 victims : Vinayak Shukla – Oman

Highest Partnerships
98 runs unbroken opening stand
Muhammad Akhlaq / Asif Ali ( Pakistan ) vs India
93 runs unbroken opening stand
Asif Khan / Vinayak Shukla ( Oman ) vs India
90 runs unbroken opening stand
Ravi Bopara / Samit Patel ( England ) vs India
87 runs unbroken opening stand
Zeeshan Ali / Nizakat Khan ( Hong Kong ) vs Australia
80 runs unbroken for the 02nd wicket
Samuel Heazlett / Daniel Christian ( Australia ) vs England

Highest Totals
159 / 0 – ( 06 Overs ) : Oman vs England
147 / 0 – ( 06 Overs ) : Bangladesh vs Oman
147 / 1 – ( 06 Overs ) : Australia vs England
146 / 3 – ( 06 Overs ) : New Zealand vs India

Lowest Total
41 all out – ( 4.1 Overs ) : New Zealand vs South Africa

Visuals courtesy Samantha Dodanwela & Dhanushka Aravinda