As many as 12 teams will feature in the newest edition of the Hong Kong Sixes, with a total of 25 matches to be played across three days. The tournament will begin with a clash between Hong Kong and Australia, with all the matches scheduled to take place at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok.

Teams are split into four groups - Group A comprises Australia, Hong Kong, and England, Group B includes Bangladesh, Scotland, and Sri Lanka, Group C features India, Pakistan, and the UAE, while Afghanistan, South Africa, and Oman form Group D. The top team from each group will then advance to the semifinals.

India have named a strong squad packed with IPL stars and will be led by Krunal Pandya. Abbas Afridi will continue to lead Pakistan after taking them to their sixth title in the previous season. England will be captained by John Simpson while Chris Green will have the reins of Australia.

As for the nature of the tournament, each side fields six players in six-overs-a-side contests, and everyone barring the keeper has to bowl.

Hong Kong Sixes 2026 – Full Squads

Below are the full team squads, with their respective captains.

India

Krunal Pandya (captain), Shashank Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Kulwant Khejroliya.

Pakistan

Abbas Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Muhammad Shahzad, Saad Masood.

Australia

Chris Green (captain), Jack Wood, Max Bryant, Nick Hobson, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Matt Kelly.

Hong Kong, China

Yasim Murtaza (captain), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Ehsan Khan, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana.

Bangladesh

Abu Hider Rony (captain), Sabbir Rahman, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Ahrar Amin, Md Samiun Basir Ratul, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury.

Sri Lanka

Sangeeth Cooray (captain), Sachitha Jayatilake, Ravindu Fernando, Vishen Halambage, Movin Subasinghe, Muditha Lakshan, Chamindu Wijesinghe.

Afghanistan

Gulbadin Naib (captain), Sedio Pacha, Imran Mir, Karim Janat, Nangeyalai Khan, Farmanullah Safi, Abdul Rahman.

South Africa

Ayabulela Gqamane (captain), Jorich van Schalkwyk, Steve Stolk, Abdullah Bayoumy, Alindile Mhletywa, Heath Richards, Blake Simpson.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Khalid Shah (captain), Ansh Tandon, Maroof Merchant, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Zuhaib, Zahid Ali.

England

John Simpson (captain), Edward Barnard, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Carson, Martin Andersson, Daniel Mousley, Nathan Gilchrist.

Scotland

Finlay McCreath (captain), Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis, Mackenzie Jones, Michael Leask, Lyle Robertson, Safyaan Sharif.

Oman

Syed Aamir Kaleem (captain), Shafiq Jan, Usman Ali, Zohaib Amanat, Sami Hassan, Akbar Ali, Muhammad Muzahir.

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