India and Pakistan set for firecracker clash in ‘inspiring’ Hong Kong Sixes - South China Morning Post
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Paul McNamaraPublished: 8:26pm, 2 Oct 2026India will clash with Pakistan in a blockbuster opening-day clash when the “unique and inspiring” Hong Kong Cricket Sixes gets under way later this month.
Paul McNamaraPublished: 8:26pm, 2 Oct 2026India will clash with Pakistan in a blockbuster opening-day clash when the “unique and inspiring” Hong Kong Cricket Sixes gets under way later this month.
The city team, meanwhile, currently nursing the deep frustration over being eliminated from the Asian Games after their quarter-final with Pakistan on Monday was washed out, will slug it out with Australia and England in an intriguing group.
This 2026 edition will be the third iteration since the Sixes was removed from cold storage in 2024.
“It was a brilliant initiative from Cricket Hong Kong, China [CHKC] to bring it back, because it’s part of our cricketing culture,” Anshy Rath, Hong Kong’s gun opening batsman, said.
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