The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is an international cricket tournament like none other across the world. Known for its unique 6-over and 6-a-side format, the tournament is organised by Cricket Hong Kong and sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC). There have been gaps in between, but the tournament first took place in 1992, with 8 participating teams.
19 editions took place between 1992 and 2017 and all of them featured the same format of 8 teams. However, Hong Kong International Sixes 2024 was announced as a comeback series after 7 years, and this was the first time the tournament featured 12 teams. The format suits all-rounders because everyone apart from the wicket-keeper needs to bowl one over each.
While mostly it’s the same MCC laws of cricket being followed, there are some exceptions like retiring a batter after he scores fifty, and the very famous last man standing rule. So far, all editions have been played at the Kowloon Cricket Club, except for 1996 and 1997 which was contested at the Hong Kong Stadium.
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Aggressive batting and high scoring is what we can always expect from HKCS, because of smaller boundaries and since the league is made for television viewing. South Africa is the defending champion going into HKCS 2024, and you can see below for our complete Hong Kong Cricket Sixes winners list, last updated 3rd November 2024, at the end of the 2024 edition:
Hong Kong Sixes winners list
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Top run scorer | Man of the Tournament |
| 1992 | Pakistan 🇵🇰 | India | – | – |
| 1993 | England  | Sri Lanka | – | – |
| 1994 | England (2) | Australia | – | – |
| 1995 | South Africa 🇿🇦 | England | – | Jonty Rhodes |
| 1996 | West Indies  | India | Stuart Williams, Derek Crookes, Atul Bedade (123 runs) | Derek Crookes |
| 1997 | Pakistan (2) 🇵🇰 | England | Floyd Reifer (133 runs) | Zahoor Elahi |
| 2001 | Pakistan (3) 🇵🇰 | South Africa | Kaif Ghaury (158 runs) | Wasim Akram |
| 2002 | Pakistan (4) 🇵🇰 | England | Dene Hills (159 runs) | Dene Hills |
| 2003 | England (3) | Pakistan | Saman Jayantha (152 runs) | Saman Jayantha |
| 2004 | England (4) | Sri Lanka | Ravindu Shah (126 runs) | Hussain Butt |
| 2005 | India 🇮🇳 | West Indies | Thilina Kandamby (125 runs) | Reetinder Sodhi |
| 2006 | South Africa (2) 🇿🇦 | Pakistan | Robin Singh (129 runs) | Imran Nazir |
| 2007 | Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 | All-Stars | Craig McMillan (148 runs) | Craig McMillan |
| 2008 | England (5) | Australia | Dimitri Mascarenhas (185 runs) | Dimitri Mascarenhas |
| 2009 | South Africa (3) 🇿🇦 | Hong Kong | Peter Trego (184 runs) | Irfan Ahmed |
| 2010 | Australia 🇦🇺 | Pakistan | Ahmed Shehzad (218 runs) | Glenn Maxwell |
| 2011 | Pakistan (5) 🇵🇰 | England | Umar Akmal (254 runs) | Umar Akmal |
| 2012 | South Africa (4) 🇿🇦 | Pakistan | Umar Akmal (201 runs) | Umar Akmal |
| 2017 | South Africa (5) 🇿🇦 | Pakistan | Nizakat Khan (192 runs) | Nizakat Khan |
| 2024 | Sri Lanka (2) 🇱🇰 | Pakistan | TBD | TBD |
Pakistan is the joint most successful team in the Hong Kong Sixes history, lifting the title on 5 occasions, first in 1992 and last in 2011. Pakistan has made the finals in 10 different editions, making them the most consistent side in the league’s history. Apart from them, England and South Africa have also won 5 titles each, but have made fewer finals.
Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, and India have all won the title once each. India hasn’t seen a lot of success in Hong Kong Sixes history because the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesn’t allow current players to participate in overseas leagues, which means that we’ll mostly find retired cricketers participating for the Men in Blue.
🏆 Nepal does it again! 🇳🇵
This time, our boys took down Aussies in the Hong Kong Sixes! Another brilliant performance that has us all cheering. Hats off to the team for bringing pride to Nepal and to the fans who keep the energy alive. Let’s keep this winning streak going!… pic.twitter.com/9ZUg77HhdR
— Sudurpaschim Royals (@Suparoyals) November 2, 2024
The most runs scored by a player in a single edition belongs to Pakistan’s Umar Akmal who smashed 254 runs in the Hong Kong Sixes 2011 edition. He’s also the only player in the history of the tournament to win two Man of the Tournament awards, doing so in both 2011 and 2012, where he was also the top scorer in both editions.
Hong Kong International Sixes 2024 winners
The 2024 Hong Kong International Sixes saw the competition returning after a 7-year hiatus, and they came back stronger and better, with 12 participating teams. From them, the semi finalists were announced in (i) Australia vs Pakistan and (ii) Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, so we’re yet to see who will be crowned winners of the 2024 tournament. For all updates from the Hong Kong Sixes competition as well as other cricketing events from around the world, remember to always stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
FAQs
Q. Why did Hong Kong Sixes stop?
Ans. The organisers felt that a further HKD 500,000 – 1 million would be needed to run the tournament and they had to cancel it after not securing private sponsorship.
Q. How to watch Hong Kong Sixes tournament?
Ans. The 2024 edition of Hong Kong International Sixes broadcast rights are with the Star Sports Network. Additionally, those who want to watch digitally can access it on the FanCode app and website.
Q. What is the Hong Kong Sixes tournament?
Ans. It’s a unique format cricket tournament which was launched all the way back in 1992 by Hong Kong Cricket and the ICC, with a 6-overs a side format, and a focus on entertaining the audiences.
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