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Delhi: The Hong Kong Super Sixes Tournament is now ready for exciting matches once again in 2025. This tournament was originally started to give Hong Kong players the opportunity to play against international stars.

Tournament history

This competition was first organized in 1993 and continued till 1997. After this, it was organized once again from 2001 to 2012. However, due to the increasing influence of franchise T20 leagues, this tournament got pushed back. Veteran players like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Shane Warne have participated in its history.

12 teams in Hong Kong Super Sixes 2025

This time a total of 12 teams will compete for the title from 7 to 9 November at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok. The teams have been divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group will reach the quarter-finals. The winning teams will go to the semi-finals, while the losing teams will play in the plate semi-finals. The lowest-ranked team in each group will participate in the bowl competition. A total of 29 matches will be played in three days.

Details of groups

Pool A: South Africa, Afghanistan, Nepal
Pool B: Australia, England, UAE
Pool C: India, Pakistan, Kuwait
Pool D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong (China)

Teams and Squads

South Africa: Jordan Morris (captain), Abdullah Bayomi, Ethan Cunningham, Mbulelo Dube, Kashif Joseph, Blake Simpson, Georgy van Schalkwyk.

Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (captain), Ikram Alikhil (vice-captain), Karim Jannat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Farmanullah Safi, Ijaz Ahmed Ahmadzai, Sadiqullah Pacha.

Nepal: Sharad Vesavkar (captain), Sandeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Baseer Ahmed, Adil Ansari, Rashid Khan, Rupesh Singh.

Australia: Alex Ross (captain), Ben McDermott, Nick Hobson, Chris Green, Will Bosisto, Andrew Tye.

England: Joe Denly (captain), James Coles, Ethan Brooks, Toby Albert, George Hill, Dan Mousley, Tom Aspinwall.

UAE: Harshit Kaushik (captain), Khalid Shah, Mohammad Arfan, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Sagir Khan, Nilansh Keshwani, Rejit Arjunan.

India: Dinesh Karthik (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin*, Stuart Binny, Bharat Chipli, Robin Uthappa, Priyank Panchal, Shahbaz Nadeem, Abhimanyu Mithun.

Kuwait: Yasin Patel (captain), Usman Patel, Meet Bhavsar, Bilal Tahir, Ravija Sundarsuwan, Adnan Idris, Mohammad Shafiq.

Bangladesh: Akbar Ali (captain), Abu Haider Rony, Zeeshan Alam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hussain, Rakibul Hasan, Taufail Ahmed.

Sri Lanka: Lahiru Madushanka (captain), Dhananjay Lakshan, Thanuka Dabare, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Tharindu Ratnayake, Sachitha Jayathilake, Mowin Subasinghe (standby).

Hong Kong (China): Yasim Mortaza (captain), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath (wicketkeeper), Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Ehsan Khan, Nasrullah Rana.

This tournament has once again brought new energy to Hong Kong cricket, in which a wonderful confluence of old stars and new faces will be seen.