Cricket Honk Kong earlier this week announced how the Indian cricket team will also be a part of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament, which will be taking place from the 1st to the 3rd of November.
The Hong Kong Sixes is a six-a-side cricket tournament organized by Cricket Hong Kong, which hosts 12 teams this year, which will include the arch-rivals India and Pakistan. The tournament is a long legacy tournament that started back in 1992, while the last edition was played in 2017.
The other teams who are set to be a part of the 12 participating teams in the HK6 will also include Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Nepal, Oman, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. This would be only a small 3-day tournament to be played for only 6 overs per game.
The tournament has had an immense legacy, as players like Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Glenn Maxwell, Sanath Jayasuriya, and even Damien Martyn have featured in the tournament for several teams.
India last won the competition back in 2005, with the most successful teams being Pakistan, England, and South Africa, respectively. While all other teams like Sri Lanka, Australia, and the West Indies have also been notable competitors in the history of the tournament.
Rules Set for the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament:
- Matches will be played between two teams comprising 6 players, with each side playing 5-overs.
- The 5-over game consists of 40 balls, as every over has 8 balls, different from the usual 6-balls in a normal match.
- Another rule extends every player other than the wicketkeeper to bowl one over each.
- If 5 wickets fall before the end of 5-overs, the last batter bats alongside the last wicket to fall, acting as a runner. However, only the last man standing can have the strike.
- The innings get completed when the 6th wicket falls.
- Batters are forced to retire after 31, while he can come back while all other batters have been dismissed or retired.
Star Sports, the biggest broadcasting network in India, has looked to take over the telecasting rights of the Hong Kong Sixes tournament, which will be shown on the Star Sports network from the 1st of November.
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