Afghanistan Beat Australia To Win Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Trophy

Afghanistan win Hong Kong Sixes 2026 [Source: @hongkongsixes/Instagram]

Afghanistan Sixes, under the leadership of Gulbadin Naib, won the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 title in Mong Kok on Sunday, November 1. The outcome marked Afghanistan’s first-ever Hong Kong Sixes trophy, as they pipped second-time title chasers Australia in a one-sided final.

Here is a look at how the entire Afghanistan vs Australia Hong Kong Sixes 2026 final panned out in Hong Kong.

Max Bryant, Alex Ross storm Australia to 115

Winning the toss and opting to bat first in the final, Australia Sixes opening batter and captain Jack Wood retired himself out for just a run-a-ball 5 in the second over of the match. Max Bryant, at the other end, launched four fours and four huge sixes in his enterprising 14-ball 44-run knock before the cricketer was dismissed by Nangeyalia Khan.

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Nick Hobson at number three smeared 23 runs off just eight balls with two boundaries and two sixes, while Alex Ross at number four slapped a thunderous 10-ball 29* with three fours and two maximums. 

Chris Green struck one six off his lone ball and Patrick Dooley retired himself out without facing a delivery as Australia Sixes mounted 115 runs in six overs.

For Afghanistan, Karim Janat (1-27) and Nangeyalia Khan (1-17) picked up one wicket each in the innings.

Imran Mir outclasses Australia Sixes bowlers in calculated chase

Chasing 116 runs for a win in six overs, Afghanistan Sixes lost both openers, including captain Gulbadin Naib, inside the first two overs of the innings.

Karim Janat made 13 off five balls with a boundary and a six before getting caught-and-bowled by Patrick Dooley (1-35), and Naib charted 17 off six balls with a boundary and two huge maximums before getting deceived by Chris Green.

Tottering at 32-2 in 1.4 overs, middle-order batters Farmanullah and Imran Mir forged together an 87-run unbeaten partnership for the third wicket from just 21 deliveries. Farmanullah launched four huge sixes in his electrifying seven-ball knock that yielded 26 runs for the Afghanistan Sixes team.

Imran top-scored in the game with a blistering 14-ball 53*. The cricketer smeared two boundaries and seven towering maximums, which included one hit off Alex Ross in the first ball of the final over to seal the deal for Afghanistan Sixes.

With Afghanistan Sixes winning the match by four wickets and five balls remaining, they won their first-ever Hong Kong Sixes title.

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