On another busy morning in Italy to participate in the ICC T20 World Europe Final, Italy has become the first side to secure its place in the 2019 Six-team European Final qualifier after defeating Belgium.
On another busy morning in Italy to participate in the ICC T20 World Europe Final, Italy has become the first side to secure its place in the 2019 Six-team European Final qualifier after defeating Belgium.
Cyprus at Deventer to bat first against Austria after winning the toss on Cyprus in Group A. In which Shoaib Ahmed scored 147 runs with 60 runs. Four Austrian bowlers took two wickets, Waqar Zalmai gave only 16 runs off four overs. Amar Naeem scored 59 in the reply, but there was no significant contribution from the bat. Both Shoaib Ahmed and Azhari Baig took three wickets as Cypriot won the tournament's first win by halting Austria to 139.
In Group B in Schiedam, Italy remained unbeaten and secured its place in next year's Regional Finals. Belgian batted first after winning the toss, scoring 141-9 in his 20 overs, with 39 being the top scorer of Mamon Latif. Rakibul Hassan was one of the Italian bowlers with 3-17. With the help of Nicholas Maiolo unbeaten 53, Italy won the six wickets with 10 balls remaining.
Meanwhile in Spain, the Isle of Man in Rotterdam for only 87. Sun beat Pannal 3-13. Spain scored Kuldeep Lal before making a score in reply. But the second wicket partnership of 58 runs between Mohammad Asjed and Yasir Ali gave them victory by six wickets.
In the VRA of Amstelveen, Group C saw the first Czech ball against Gibraltar and scored 117-9 in his 20 overs, Balaji Pai took 5-22. Pai finished the glorious all-round show with an unbeaten 75 in 58 balls - although only 28 runs came in the boundary - to help his team win by 8 wickets with five balls remaining.
In Hague, in the second group game, Sweden batted first against Guernsey and scored 107, with Luke Le Tissier, William Peatfield and David Hooper taking three or three wickets. Guernsey captain Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 52 runs to help his team win by three wickets with 6 ball.
