Five of international cricket’s 12 Test nations have confirmed to line-up for the Hong Kong World Sixes on October 28 and 29 at Kowloon Cricket Club.
The first teams confirmed to join hosts Hong Kong in the eight-team tournament include Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand Kiwis, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Africa.
History will also be made with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) taking part for the first time as part of their initiative to grow the game in China.
The rules of Sixes cricket are very simple and quite different to any other format of the game.
The Rules:
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The first teams confirmed to join hosts Hong Kong in the eight-team tournament include Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand Kiwis, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Africa.
History will also be made with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) taking part for the first time as part of their initiative to grow the game in China.
The rules of Sixes cricket are very simple and quite different to any other format of the game.
The Rules:
- Games are played between two teams of six players, and each game consists of a maximum of five six-ball overs bowled by each side.
- Each member of the fielding side bowls one over, with the exception of the wicket-keeper.
- Wides and no-balls count as two runs.
- If five wickets fall before 5 overs are completed, the last remaining batsman bats on with the fifth batsman acting as a runner. He always takes strike. The innings is complete when the sixth wicket falls.
- Batsmen retire not out on reaching 31 runs. The idea being to reach 36 runs by hitting 6 sixes. A retired batsman can return to the crease after lower-order batsmen either retire or are out.
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