The Hong Kong 6s tournament is going to start once again. Let us tell you that the last edition of this fantastic tournament was played in 2017. This tournament has always been highly praised and has seen many countries perform tremendously against each other.

Now after almost 7 years this tournament is going to start once again. The first match of the upcoming season of Hong Kong 6s will be played between India and Pakistan. The Hong Kong 6s tournament will start from November 1 and will be played between a total of 12 teams. The best thing is that the International Cricket Council has decided to start this wonderful tournament once again.

This tournament was first played in 1992. Talking about India, they have won this tournament only once in 2005. Legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni have participated in the Hong Kong 6s tournament. The England team has won this important tournament five times. Now in the upcoming season also all the 12 teams will be seen performing tremendously.

The upcoming season of the Hong Kong 6s will also see the Associate nations participating. The teams playing in the upcoming season are India, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, England, South Africa, Oman, New Zealand, Hong Kong and UAE. The rules of this tournament say that six players from a team can participate in it.

Here is the schedule of the upcoming season of Hong Kong Sixers

🚨FIXTURES ANNOUNCED🚨

Plan early for the weekend of 1st to 3rd November 2024 as the fixtures for the HK Sixes are announced. No need to spend a fortune and travel miles to watch India, Pakistan, Australia, England, Nepal or other International Cricket Stars. Galaxy of talents… pic.twitter.com/DSzVObXJt8

— Cricket Hong Kong, China (@CricketHK) October 9, 2024

🚨POOLS ANNOUNCED🚨

People travel miles to venues to watch India vs Pakistan or England vs Australia. Both games can be seen back to back at one venue only at the Hong Kong Sixes.

Prepare for explosive power hitting and a storm of sixes that will electrify the crowd! … pic.twitter.com/txS8Cpg2Gl

— Cricket Hong Kong, China (@CricketHK) October 9, 2024

Learn about the rules of the Hong Kong 6s tournament here

Instead of 8, 12 teams should be seen participating in the upcoming season.

This is not a franchise league tournament.

The team can take the field with only 6 players

Apart from the wicketkeeper, each player of the team can bowl only one over.

The final match of this tournament will be of 8 balls instead of six balls in an over.

A team can bowl only 5 overs.

A batsman can retire after scoring 31 runs. He can come to bat if the rest of the team’s players are out or retire.

If 5 batsmen are out before the given five overs, then the fifth batsman will be seen playing only as a runner and will not be able to bat.