Pakistan won the Plate title at the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 on Sunday, beating Oman by 18 runs in the final at Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok after failing to defend the main championship.
Asked to bat first after Oman chose to field, Pakistan posted 154 for 4 in their six overs. Captain Abbas Afridi led the innings with 73 off 16 balls, including one four and 11 sixes, before retiring and returning for the final over. He was named player of the match.
How Pakistan built 154
Abdul Samad provided a rapid middle-order cameo; match accounts differ slightly on his exact figures, with one listing 26 off five balls and another 32 off seven. Opener Khawaja Nafay scored seven off three balls with a six. Ahmed Daniyal finished unbeaten on 25 off five deliveries with four sixes, and Muhammad Shahzad made 13 off four balls with two sixes before retiring out. Irfan was dismissed for a duck on the first ball he faced.
For Oman, Muzahir Raza took two wickets for 46 in two overs, while Usman Ali claimed one.
Oman fall short at 136
Chasing 155, Oman reached 136 for 4. Captain Aamir Kaleem was run out for a duck by Ahmed Daniyal. Usman Ali scored 67 off 17 balls with four fours and eight sixes, and Zohaib Amanat made 61 off 18 with eight sixes. Accounts differ on Amanat’s boundary fours (three or four).
Sami Hassan, Shafiq Jan and Muzahir were retired out as Oman tried to keep Usman and Amanat in the middle. Usman returned after the first wicket fell. The required rate still proved too high.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- Group C opener: Pakistan scored 106 for 3; Abbas Afridi made 53 off 13. The UAE chased the target, with captain Khalid Shah hitting 71 off 20.
- Group C vs India: India made 88 for 5; Pakistan chased in 3.5 overs for the loss of two wickets. Nafay scored 41 off 12 and Abbas an unbeaten 35 off eight.
- Group C decider impact: The UAE beat India to take the second Group C win, advancing to the main trophy path while Pakistan moved into the Plate.
- Plate semi-final: Pakistan chased 107 against hosts Hong Kong without losing a wicket; Abbas finished unbeaten on 55 off 13.
- Plate final (Sunday): Pakistan beat Oman by 18 runs to take the Plate and finish fifth overall.
Six-time champions Pakistan thus ended the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 campaign with the second-tier trophy rather than a title defence of the main crown.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan ne Hong Kong Sixes mein asal cup defend nahi kiya, lekin Plate final Oman ke khilaf 18 runs se jeet liya. Abbas Afridi ne 16 balls mein 73 runs banaye aur team 154 tak pahunchi. Oman 136 par ruk gaya. Plate jeetne ka matlab yeh hai ke Pakistan is baar tournament mein paanchwen number par khatam hua.
