Nepal is set to participate in the Hong Kong Sixes Cricket Tournament. According to the spokesperson of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), Chhumbi Lama, the Nepali team will be part of this event for the first time.
“Nepal is participating in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes for the first time. It is exciting to be a part of this historic tournament,” said spokesperson Lama. “We will announce the details regarding the team selection from Nepal at a later date.”
The 19th edition of the tournament will be held from November 1 to 3. The defending champions are South Africa, who won the previous edition in 2017 by defeating Pakistan.
Meanwhile, the Nepali cricket team just left for Canada on Tuesday to play in the ICC World Cup League 2 tri-series.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀?
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is an exciting six-a-side international cricket tournament held at the Kowloon Cricket Club. It includes between 8 to 12 teams from across the world. Organised by Cricket Hong Kong and approved by the ICC, this fast-paced tournament is designed for TV, featuring thrilling aggressive batting and high scores. Every player, except the wicket-keeper, bowls one over, making it perfect for all-rounders.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?
The tournament follows regular cricket rules with a few exciting changes:
𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀
Games are played between two teams of six players.
Each match has 5 overs of 6 balls, except the final, which has 5 overs of 8 balls.
Every fielder (except the wicket-keeper) must bowl one over.
Wides and no-balls give 2 runs to the batting side, plus an extra ball.
Last Man Stands 
If a team loses 5 wickets before the overs are finished, the last batsman continues to bat.
The last out batsman stays as a runner for the remaining batter.
The last batsman always faces the bowler and is out if the runner is dismissed.
Batsman Retirement
A batsman must retire once they score 31 runs but can finish any ongoing run.
Retired batsmen can return to bat if one of the last two players gets out, resuming in the order they retired.