Hong Kong World Sixes 2017: Day 1 Round-up

The Hong Kong World Sixes 2017 got underway at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong. 12 matches were scheduled to be played on the opening day of the tournament with the first encounter between hosts Hong Kong and South Africa. The 5-over, 6 wickets a side match unfolded on expected lines, the Hong Kong side managed to post 95 runs in their quota of overs and it proved little challenging for the Proteas as they nailed it with 4 wickets and 2 balls to spare.

As the day progressed bigger teams like Australia found it difficult to beat rather weaker opponents. The Bangladesh team which comprises of the U19 cricketers from the country has put up a decent show and if they continue to do well, they might as well land up a spot in the final four.

Pakistan played 3 won all the matches and have 6 points in the kitty. South Africa having won two and lost a game hold 4 points against their name. These two teams from Group A look certain to qualify for the semi-finals that will be played tomorrow.

In Group B, NZ Select have played two games and won both and stand strong with 4 points. Bangladeshi team has played three and won two games to make a case for themselves. In this group Australia is also in contention though they have played three and won just one against NZ.

1st match, Group A – Hong Kong v South Africa

Brief Scores:

Hong Kong- 95

South Africa- 96/1 in 4.4 overs

South Africa won by 5 wickets

2nd match, Group B – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Brief Scores:

Bangladesh- 93/4

Sri Lanka- 86/3

Bangladesh won by 7 runs

3rd match, Group A – Hong Kong v Pakistan

Brief Scores:

Pakistan- 92/2

Hong Kong- 66/1

Pakistan won by 26 runs.

4th match, Group B – Australia v Sri Lanka

Brief Scores:

Sri Lanka- 114/2

Australia- 98/3

Sri Lanka won by 16 runs.

5th match, Group A – Marylebone Cricket Club v South Africa

Brief Scores:

South Africa- 115/2

MCC- 99/3

South Africa won by 16 runs.

6th match, Group B – Bangladesh v New Zealand Select

Brief Scores:

Bangladesh- 82/3

New Zealand- 83/3 in 4.5 overs

NZ Select won by 3 wickets.

7th match, Group A – Hong Kong v Marylebone Cricket Club

Brief Scores:

MCC- 94/6

Hong Kong- 96/2 in 4.3 overs

Hong Kong won by 4 wickets.

8th match, Group B – New Zealand Select v Sri Lanka

Brief Scores:

Sri Lanka- 95/3

New Zealand- 98/3 in 4.4 overs

NZ Select won by 3 wickets.

9th match, Group A – Pakistan v South Africa

Brief Scores:

South Africa- 74

Pakistan- 78/2 in 3.3 overs

Pakistan won by 4 wickets.

10th match, Group B – Australia v Bangladesh

Brief Scores:

Bangladesh- 88/2

Australia- 82/1

Bangladesh won by 6 runs.

11th match, Group A – Marylebone Cricket Club v Pakistan

Brief Scores:

MCC- 83

Pakistan- 85/2 in 4 overs

Pakistan won by 4 wickets.

12th match, Group B – Australia v New Zealand Select

Brief Scores:

New Zealand- 91/3

Australia- 95/0 in 3.5 overs

Australia won by 6 wickets.

Points table at the end of Day 1

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