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Pakistan Beat Kuwait to Claim Record Sixth Hong Kong Sixes Title

Abbas Afridi’s 11-ball fifty set up a 135/3 blitz that Kuwait could not match.

Overview

  • Pakistan posted 135/3 in six overs and bowled Kuwait out for 92 to win the final by 44 runs in Hong Kong.
  • Captain Abbas Afridi blasted 52 off 11 balls, with Abdul Samad scoring 42 off 13 to drive Pakistan’s innings.
  • Maaz Sadaqat claimed three wickets as Kuwait’s pursuit, sparked by Adnan Idrees’ 30 and Meet Bhavsar’s 33, lost steam.
  • Pakistan reached the decider by edging Australia by one run in a semifinal thriller, while Kuwait advanced after defeating England to reach their first final.
  • The victory secured Pakistan a record sixth Hong Kong Sixes crown, Afridi was named player of the match, and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi publicly congratulated the team.