Finals day of the 9th Phuket International Cricket Sixes was played under glorious sunshine at the Kata Group Sports Ground in Chalong, Thailand.

The twenty-four teams competing in the ICC award winning tournament were ranked one to twenty-four and placed in Cup, Bowl, Plate and Spoon divisions following the completion of Round One.

Shepperton Sharks topped the table in first place, Curtin Victoria park were ranked 24th.

In Cup action, MG7 from Kuwait earned themselves a place in the final with a solid victory over Gauhati Town from India. Gauhati put on a modest 34 runs which Audi and Faisal smashed off in just 10 balls.

Skylarks, also from Kuwait, made it an all-Kuwait final with their victory over St Frances de Sales. St Frances struggled to 35 runs against accurate Skylark bowling, Hammer top scoring with 24 runs. Skylarks knocked off the required runs with an over to spare.

The Cup final was a very one sided affair once MG7 had posted a challenging 85 runs. Audi retired on 30 not out and was supported by Ahmed and Casino. Skylarks in their innings quickly lost their star batsman Razzak for just 2 runs and then collapsed all out for just 28 giving MG7 their first Cup victory in Phuket.

Southern Stars lifted the Plate trophy following a very narrow win over St Frances de Sales. St Frances had notched up 58 runs, Big Job top scoring with 25 runs. The Stars won the final with a single off the last ball of the match having Pinky to thank for guiding his side to victory with 33 not out.

The Bowl final was an entertaining affair between the CBB SCs and the Singapore Slingers. Batting first the Slingers put on 68 for 4, Karthik scored 23 and Mahesh 20 for the Singsongers. Reds led the CBBers to the win with 31 not out as the Sixes veterans won with an over to spare.

The Spoon trophy was won by Baulkham Hills CC with 3 balls to spare against Pinjarra CC. Latts top scored for Pinjarra with 28 not out as they posted a handy score of 71. However their fellow Aussies timed their run chase perfectly led by Wijesekara who scored 33 not out.

The Sixes Gala Awards Dinner at the Kata Beach Resort was kindly sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

The Phuket International Cricket Sixes was the final event of ACST Phuket Cricket Week, a series of cricket tournaments and functions organised by the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour. Thirty six teams plus supporters and officials participated.

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