Pakistan Reign Supreme: Champions of Hong Kong Sixes 2025
Pakistan delivered a commanding performance to claim the Hong Kong Sixes 2025.
Crown, defeating Kuwait by 44 runs in a thrilling final at Mong Kok’s Mission Road Ground on Sunday. Choosing to club first, Pakistan established immediate dominance.
Nature Abdul Samad set the aggressive tone, smashing Yasin Patel’s alternate delivery of the match for a huge six. The early assault rattled the Kuwaiti bowler, who compounded the pressure by brushing three wides in the same over, giving Pakistan a important and rapid-fire launch to their title- winning crusade.
The Pakistani rush boosted as Khawaja Nafay incontinently.
cleared the boundary with his first delivery, propelling the platoon to a stunning 26 runs from the opening over.
Kuwait offered a brief comeback in the alternate over when Meet Bhavsar dismissed Nafay for a rapid-fire 22 runs off just six balls( 2 fours, 2 sixes), leaving Pakistan at 33- 1 after 1.4 overs.
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Captain Abbas Afridi responded emphatically.
smashing back- to- back sixes to push the score to 45- 1. Abdul Samad maintained the aggressive instigation in the third over with a boundary and another six, powering Pakistan past the 50- run mark in just 2.2 overs.
By the end of four overs, Pakistan held a commanding position at 95- 1, fueled by Samad’s three successive sixes in the fourth over alongside precious benefactions from Afridi.
Kuwait struck back as Bhavsar removed Samad for a blistering 42 off 13 balls( 2 fours, 5 sixes)
while Shahid Aziz fell for a duck, leaving Pakistan at 95- 3 in 4.3 overs. Maaz Sadaqat also joined Afridi and incontinently set up the boundary, pushing Pakistan past the 100- run corner to finish at 107- 3.
The final over of Pakistan’s innings came a spectacular display of power- hitting as captain Abbas Afridi smashed a blistering 52 runs from just 11 deliveries. His inconceivable knock, featuring two fours and seven sixes, propelled Pakistan to a redoubtable aggregate of 136 runs.
Kuwait launched a fierce response during the chase, with Adnan.
Idrees forging two sixes off Shahid Aziz’s alternate delivery and a posterior wide. Aziz conceded 32 runs in the opening over, creating early pressure on Pakistan.
The instigation shifted dramatically in the alternate over when Mohammad Shahzad broke through, dismissing the dangerous Idrees for 30 off eight balls( five sixes), reducing Kuwait to 33- 1.
Despite Bilal Tahir’s six and Meet Bhavsar’s patient boundary- hitting
Maaz Sadaqat’s precise bowling turned the match decisively. The bowler claimed three quick lattices, nearly completing a chapeau- trick after dismissing Mohamed Shafeeq LBW with his first delivery of a new over.
Though Bhavsar’s late boundaries kept Kuwait mathematically alive, Sadaqat confined them to 18 runs in his over, leaving an insolvable target of 44 demanded from the final over.
Abdul Samad returned to complete the palm, brushing .
Kuwait out for 92 and securing Pakistan’s comprehensive 43- run crown triumph through combined explosive fur and pivotal bowling interventions.
The Hong Kong Sixes 2025 event launched with high- energy T20 action, though patient rain significantly disintegrated the opening day’s schedule. The three- day event( November 7- 9) features 29 matches across four pools at Mong Kok’s Mission Road Ground, but downfall played a major part on Friday.
Heavy downfall forced the abandonment of several high- profile matches.
including Bangladesh vs Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates vs England, with both called off without a toss.Despite the grueling conditions, several matches delivered thrilling justicePool C Pakistan settled a dramatic 4- gate palm over Kuwait,
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Successfully chasing Kuwait’s 123/2 by reaching 124/1 in their 6 overs.
Pool A Afghanistan defeated Nepal by 17 runs, defending their 112/5 by confining Nepal to 95/2.Pool D Host nation Hong Kong dominated Sri Lanka, fluently chasing 80 to win by 4 structures in just 3.4 overs.Pool B Australia made a important launch, crushing the UAE by 6 structures after chasing 88 in just 3 overs.
In a tense rain- affected match, India edged formerly Pakistan by 2 runs via the DLS system after Pakistan reached 41/1 in 3 overs chasing India’s 86/4.
The event now advances to its vital knockout stage on Saturday, November 8, featuring quarter- tests including Australia vs Bangladesh, with the crown final set for Sunday, November 9.
The Pakistan Cricket Board( PCB) has released batter
Hasan Nawaz from the public team following his disappointing performance in the recent South Africa series, with Fakhar Zaman named as his relief in the T20I platoon.
The 23- time-old batter managed just 9 runs across three innings against the Proteas, scoring 3 and 5 in T20Is and only 1 run in the solitary ODI. The PCB clarified that Nawaz’s release is n’t due to injury but to allow him first- class justice experience in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam jewel, which begins its seventh round on November 11.
The ODI team remains unchanged at 15 members under captain.
Sheena Shah Afraid, featuring star players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Fakhar Zaman.
Pakistan ODI Squad Sheena Shah Afridi( c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan( wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Tri-Nation Series Squad Sal man Ali Agha( c), Abdul Samar, Arab Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan( wk), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan( wk), Usman Tariq
The forthcoming- nation series will feature Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe contending in white- ball matches across two Pakistani venues.
