Pakistan beat Oman by 18 runs to win the Plate final of the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok on Sunday, 1 November. Captain Abbas Afridi led the win with 73 runs off just 16 balls, and he was named player of the match.
Oman won the toss and chose to field. Batting first, Pakistan posted 154 for four in their allotted six overs. Afridi struck 11 sixes and one four in his 73, retired, and later returned in the final over.
Oman finished on 136 for four, falling 18 runs short of the target. Usman Ali top-scored for Oman with 67 off 17 balls.
Pakistan finished fifth overall. The six-time champions did not defend their main title, which Afghanistan won by beating Australia by four wickets in the Cup final. Pakistan had reached the Plate final after losing their opening Group C match to the United Arab Emirates and then beating hosts Hong Kong in the Plate semi-final, chasing 107 without losing a wicket, with Afridi unbeaten on 55 off 13 balls.
In domestic cricket, Rizwan, of Peshawar, and Imam-ul-Haq, of Multan, are set for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which starts on 3 November.
