Afghanistan Beat Australia by 4 Wickets to Win the Hong Kong Sixes — Imran Mir Hits 53 Off 14
Set 116 in six overs in the final, Afghanistan got there with five balls to spare. Imran Mir hit seven sixes, and his unbroken stand with Farmanullah was worth 87 in 21 balls.
Match Summary
| Australia | 115/5 (6 overs): Max Bryant 44 (14), Alex Ross 29* (10), Nick Hobson 23 (8) |
| Afghanistan bowling | Karim Janat 2-0-27-1, Nangeyalia Khan 1-0-17-1 |
| Afghanistan | 119/2 (5.1 overs): Imran Mir 53* (14), Farmanullah 26* (7), Gulbadin Naib 17 (6) |
| Australia bowling | Patrick Dooley 2-0-35-1, Chris Green 1-0-30-1 |
| Result | Afghanistan won by 4 wickets (5 balls remaining), as recorded by ESPNcricinfo |
| Toss | Australia, chose to bat |
| Player of the Match | Imran Mir |
| Venue | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |
Sixes cricket leaves no room for reflection, and that may be its charm. Afghanistan had lost Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib by the second over, with 32 on the board and 84 still needed. Imran Mir and Farmanullah then faced 21 balls between them, hit 11 sixes, and took the target with five balls in hand. Mir's 53 not out came off 14, with seven sixes, and Farmanullah made 26 off 7, four of them sixes.
Australia's 115 for 5 was no small effort. Max Bryant led the way with 44 off 14, and Alex Ross's 29 not out off 10 gave them a strong finish. Jack Wood, Chris Green and Patrick Dooley were all recorded as retired out. Patrick Dooley's two overs then went for 35, and Green's one over cost 30.
CricIntel did not publish a preview of this final, so there is no prediction to review. This account comes from the ESPNcricinfo scorecard, as no match report was available at the time of writing.
Afghanistan end the tournament as champions, after beating Scotland by 21 runs in the semi-final. It adds to a good day for Afghan cricket, with the T20I side sweeping Zimbabwe in Sharjah a few hours later.
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