Watch: UAE beat Pakistan with a last-ball six during Hong Kong Sixes 2026

During the Group C clash of the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, the former earned a superb, thrilling victory on the last ball with a six, as it went viral on social media platforms.  

Pakistan’s captain, Abbas Afridi, won the toss and decided to bat first on the surface, expecting to put pressure on the UAE side. The rules and regulations allow the teams to go for aggressive shots from the beginning of the innings against all the bowlers on a small ground.

UAE’s last-ball six vs Pakistan: Watch the finish that sealed the win

Heading into the last over of the chase, the Emirates needed 20 runs to win the contest, which was anticipated to be an easy job in these games around the small venues. But Pakistan always had the edge in keeping the scorecard pressure on the opponent batters.

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After a single on the very first ball of the last over by Zahid Ali against Irfan Khan, Khalid Shah smashed a massive six against the right-arm pacer. He followed it up with another six on the third delivery. But the bowler had the last laugh with the wicket of the batter on 71 runs off 20 balls with nine over boundaries and three boundaries.

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With seven runs required on the final two balls to the chase, Zahid Ali timed a fine boundary on the fifth ball before finishing the chase in their favour with the last-ball over boundary and sealed the victory by six wickets.

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Pakistan were restricted to 106 runs for the loss of two wickets in their allotted six overs. Their captain, Abbas Afridi, as per the rules of the event, retired hurt on an unbeaten 53 runs off 13 balls at a strike rate of more than 400 with eight sixes and one boundary. Abdul Samad, meanwhile, claimed 39* runs off 15 balls.

UAE’s captain and opener, Khalid Shah, nailed 71 runs off 20 balls with nine over boundaries and three boundaries, while Zahid Ali remained undefeated on 22 runs off eight balls to get the victory by 1 wicket.

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Brief Scores: UAE 109/5 (Khalid Shah 71, Abdul Samad 1/9) beat Pakistan 106/2 (Abbas Afridi 53*, Maroof Merchant 1/17) by 1 wicket.