MELBOURNE – Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) together with UNICEF and local charity Operation are organising Sixes4Nepal to support earthquake relief in Nepal on 15 and 16 August at Kowloon Cricket Club.
There will be six teams participating in the fundraiser matches, each named after the six most affected regions by the devastating earthquake in April. Siddhant Lohani, Sompal Kami, Sharad Vesawkar, Shakti Gauchan, Basant Regmi and Bhuban Karki are taking part from Nepal.
Hong Kong captain Tanwir Afzal, Jamie Atkinson and Irfan Ahmed are also featuring in the fundraiser match alongside Babar Hayat, Nadeem Ahmed, Waqas Khan, Waqas Barkat and Ehsan Nawaz. Tim Cutler, the newly appointed CEO of the HKCA will also participate.
Day 1(Aug. 15) will feature a round-robin competition with qualifier matches and finals on day 2 (Aug 16). A Hong Kong 6 v Nepal 6 match will also be held on Sunday following the tournament final.
| Nuwakot Tanwir Afzal (C) Siddhant Lohani Louis Chan Ehsan Nawaz Scott McKechnie Tahir Fuquan(w) |
Gorkha Irfan Ahmed (C) Sompal Kami James Chan (w) Sunny Singh Tim Cutler |
Sindhupalchowk Courtney Kruger (C) Sharad Vesawkar Henry Siu Mo Khan (w) Nadeem Ahmed Waqas Barkat |
| Dolkha Jamie Atkinson (C) Shakti Gauchan Jason Yuan Ehsan Khan Sikandar Zafar Skhawat Ali |
Rasuwa Simon Cook (C) Basant Regmi Michael Zhang Ankur Vasishta (w) Hussain Butt Waqas Khan |
Dhading Ryan Campbell (C) Bhuvan Karki Nigel Sun Anas Khan Babar Hayat Shahid Wasif (w) |
