2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.[1][2] Twelve regional qualifiers were held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with 62 teams[n 1] competing during 2018 in five regions – Africa (3 groups), Americas (2), Asia (2), East Asia Pacific (2) and Europe (3). The top 25 sides from these progressed to five Regional Finals in 2019, with seven teams then going on to compete in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier,[3][n 2] along with the six lowest ranked sides from the ICC T20I Championship.[3]
Eighteen countries from the European region competed in the initial phase of the tournament, divided into three groups of six each.[4] Those matches took place in the Netherlands between 29 August and 2 September 2018. The top two of each group advanced to the ICC World T20 Europe Regional Finals in 2019.[5] In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[6]
Three of the fixtures on day one of the qualifiers were abandoned because of rain.[7] All three matches were replayed on the tournament's reserve day, 31 August 2018.[8][9] Denmark and Germany qualified from Group A for the Regional Finals.[10][11] They were joined by Italy and Jersey from Group B,[12][11] and Norway and Guernsey from Group C.[10][11]
The Regional Finals were held in Guernsey in June 2019.[13][14] Jersey progressed to the T20 World Cup Qualifier after winning the Regional Finals.[15] Jersey finished level on points with Germany, with Jersey advancing with a better net run rate.[16]
Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Group A
| Dates | 29 August – 2 September 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Netherlands |
| Champions |  Denmark |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series |  Daniel Weston |
| Most runs | Daniel Weston (180) |
| Most wickets |  Waqar Zalmai (10) |
Points table
| Team[17] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Q) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +3.318 | Advanced to Regional Finals |
| Germany (Q) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.527 | |
| Austria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.729 | |
 France |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –2.473 | |
 Portugal |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.804 | |
 Cyprus |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.361 |
(Q) Qualified to Regional Finals
Fixtures
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Bilal Zalmai 47 (34)
Paolo Buccimazza 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Amith Sarma 69 (52)
Abdul Manan 2/29 (4 overs) |
Shoaib Ahmed 26 (20)
Abdul-Shakoor Rahimzei 4/9 (3 overs) |
- Cyprus won the toss and elected to field.
- Cyprus were set a target of 117 runs from 12 overs due to rain.
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Noman Amjad 26 (19)
Waqar Zalmai 3/33 (4 overs) |
Shadnan Khan 42* (23)
Mobashar Ashraf 1/12 (2 overs) |
- France on the toss and elected to bat.
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Hamid Shah 78 (49)
Abdul Manan 2/30 (4 overs) |
Mohsin Raza 5 (5)
Nicolaj Laegsgaard 3/5 (4 overs) |
- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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Noman Naeem 32 (29)
Tariq Aziz 3/19 (3 overs) |
Tariq Aziz 48 (51)
Mobashar Ashraf 2/25 (4 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to field.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mudassar Muhammad 78 (50)
Mobashar Ashraf 2/36 (3 overs) |
Noman Amjad 32 (39)
Talha Khan 1/5 (2 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to field.
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Zohaib Sarwar 34 (24)
Abdul-Shakoor Rahimzei 2/13 (3 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Shoaib Ahmed 60 (46)
Waqar Zalmai 2/16 (4 overs) |
Amar Naeem 59 (49)
Azan Baig 3/20 (3 overs) |
- Cyprus won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umar Farooq 28 (36)
Saad Ahmad 4/17 (3 overs) |
Anders Bulow 35 (34)
Surinder Sharma 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Azan Baig 20 (9)
Paul Alam 3/15 (4 overs) |
Noman Naeem 44 (45)
Mangala Ketiyage 2/10 (2 overs) |
- Cyprus won the toss and elected to bat.
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Armaan Randhawa 42 (27)
Ahmed Wardak 2/29 (4 overs) |
Daniel Weston 51 (56)
Waqar Zalmai 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Austria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Rizwan Mahmood 72 (50)
Noman Amjad 2/43 (4 overs) |
Jubaid Ahamed 27 (25)
Oliver Hald 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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Rafiqul Islam 24 (15)
Paolo Buccimazza 2/15 (4 overs) |
Arslan Ahmed 49 (34)
Syed Hussain 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Cyprus won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
| Dates | 29 August – 2 September 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Netherlands |
| Champions |  Italy |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Nicholas Maiolo (205) |
| Most wickets |  Ben Stevens (14) |
Points table
| Team[17] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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| Italy (Q) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.696 | Advanced to Regional Finals |
| Jersey (Q) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.113 | |
 Spain |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.445 | |
 Belgium |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.806 | |
 Finland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.276 | |
 Isle of Man |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.657 |
(Q) Qualified to Regional Finals
Fixtures
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Nicholas Maiolo 41 (37)
Atif Mehmood 4/21 (4 overs) |
Paul Hennessy 40 (43)
Michael Ross 2/17 (2 overs) |
- Spain won the toss and elected to field.
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Oliver Webster 42* (33)
Ashiqullah Said 2/13 (4 overs) |
Faisal Khaliq 23* (21)
Chris Langford 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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Nathan Knights 36 (33)
Maneesh Chauhan 1/20 (4 overs) Nurul Huda 1/20 (4 overs) |
Jonathan Scamans 18 (19)
Nicholas White 1/4 (1 over) |
- Finland won the toss and elected to field.
- Finland were set a revised target of 49 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
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Nathan Collins 74 (63)
Faisal Khaliq 4/9 (4 overs) |
Shaheryar Butt 61 (48)
Hariharan Dandapani 2/16 (3.5 overs) |
- Finland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Yasir Ali 21 (30)
Benjamin Ward 3/16 (4 overs) |
Benjamin Ward 54* (46)
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- Spain won the toss and elected to bat.
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Manpreet Singh 50 (38)
Tonmoy Saha 1/27 (3 overs) |
Aniketh Pusthay 21 (18)
Madupa Fernando 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ben Stevens 75 (55)
Kieran Cawte 4/27 (4 overs) |
Daniel Kniveton 23 (27)
Harrison Carlyon 3/12 (3.2 overs) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
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Oliver Webster 17 (18)
Ravi Panchal 3/13 (4 overs) |
Yasir Ali 30 (29)
Chris Langford 2/18 (2.4 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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Nathan Collins 50 (50)
Yasir Ali 2/14 (3 overs) |
Yasir Ali 21 (33)
Shoaib Qureshi 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Spain won the toss and elected to field.
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Nathan Knights 30 (16)
Nicholas Maiolo 3/11 (4 overs) |
Manpreet Singh 47 (39)
Matthew Ansell 1/14 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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Jonty Jenner 40 (28)
Hariharan Dandapani 3/19 (4 overs) |
Peter Gallagher 11 (8)
Ben Kynman 4/10 (2.3 overs) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
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Shaheryar Butt 46* (44)
Yasir Ali 2/18 (3 overs) |
Yasir Ali 40 (45)
Shaheryar Butt 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Belgium won the toss and elected to bat.
Group C
| Dates | 29 August – 2 September 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Netherlands |
| Champions |  Norway |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Balaji Pai (183) |
| Most wickets |  Anthony Stokes (14) |
Points table
| Team[17] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway (Q) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.356 | Advanced to Regional Finals |
| Guernsey (Q) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.895 | |
 Sweden |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.203 | |
 Israel |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.438 | |
 Czech Republic |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.660 | |
| Gibraltar |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.273 |
(Q) Qualified to Regional Final
Fixtures
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Balaji Pai 33 (35)
William Peatfield 3/11 (3.5 overs) |
Lucas Barker 52* (37)
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- Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
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Hilal Ahmad 26 (24)
Azam Khalil 3/13 (4 overs) |
Bilal Zaigham 41* (52)
Sudesh Wickramasekara 2/9 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
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Emanuel Solomon 70 (31)
Balaji Pai 3/34 (4 overs) |
Matthew Hunter 41* (45)
Yair Nagavkar 2/13 (3 overs) |
- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field.
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Ansar Iqbal 39 (29)
Azam Khalil 2/18 (4 overs) |
Sabir Zahoor 31 (30)
Hayatullah Niazi 3/7 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
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Raza Iqbal 26* (22)
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- Norway won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
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Balaji Pai 16 (17)
Raza Iqbal 3/7 (4 overs) |
Abdullah Sheikh 35* (28)
Richard Hatchman 1/14 (2 overs) |
- Norway won the toss and elected to field.
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Waqas Haider 30 (18)
Raphael Schachat 3/30 (4 overs) |
Shailesh Bangera 22 (19)
Azam Mohammad 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Israel won the toss and elected to field.
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Hilal Ahmad 23 (18)
Balaji Pai 5/22 (4 overs) |
Balaji Pai 75* (58)
Naveed Ahmed 1/17 (4 overs) |
- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field.
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- Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
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Eshkol Solomon 50 (47)
Sameera Waththage 4/17 (4 overs) |
Arun Ashokan 37 (25)
Josh Evans 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Czech Republic won the toss and elected to field.
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Raz Ahsik Imtiaz 72* (49)
Charles Harrison 2/21 (4 overs) |
Balaji Pai 46 (41)
Usman Arif 1/13 (4 overs) |
- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field.
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Pratik Agnihotri 38 (43)
Tomer Kahamker 5/25 (4 overs) |
Josh Evans 32 (30)
Raza Iqbal 3/15 (3.3 overs) |
- Israel won the toss and elected to field.
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Matthew Stokes 80 (53)
Sudesh Wickramasekara 2/25 (4 overs) |
Sumit Pokhriyal 22 (37)
Anthony Stokes 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Czech Republic won the toss and elected to field.
Regional Finals
| Dates | 15 – 20 June 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Guernsey |
| Champions | Jersey |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 17 |
| Player of the series | Craig Meschede |
| Most runs | Craig Meschede (179) |
| Most wickets | Baljit Singh (10) Anthony Hawkins-Kay (10) |
The Regional Finals took place in Guernsey from 15 to 20 June 2019.[18][19] Germany announced their squad for the finals on 14 May 2019, which included three players (Ollie Rayner, Craig Meschede and Dieter Klein) with experience playing for county teams in English domestic cricket, although only Meschede joined up with the final squad.[20][21] On 31 May 2019, the ICC confirmed all of the squads for the Regional Finals.[22] During the tournament, Michael Richardson, who has also played in English domestic cricket, was added to Germany's squad, replacing the injured Daniel Weston.[23]
At the mid-point of the Regional Final, Jersey and Italy had pulled clear from the other teams, both recording three wins from three matches.[24] All four fixtures scheduled to take place on 18 June were washed out, with them being moved to the reserve day on 20 June.[25] On the last day of fixtures, Jersey won the group to advance to the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, despite losing to Germany in the last match of the Regional Finals, progressing due to a superior net run rate.[26][27]
| Qualified Teams | |
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| Group A | Denmark[10]
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| Group B | Italy[12]
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| Group C | Norway[10]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Jersey
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.802 | Qualify to 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Germany
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.749 | |
| 3 | Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.687 | |
| 4 | Denmark
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.171 | |
| 5 | Guernsey (H)
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.626 | |
| 6 | Norway
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.525 |
Fixtures
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- Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
- Italy were set a revised target of 66 runs from 10 overs due to rain.
- Anam Mollik, Jaspreet Singh (Ita), Khizer Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed, Tafseer Ali, Prithvi Bhart, Walid Ghauri, Ansar Iqbal, Raza Iqbal, Javed Maroofkhail, Hayatullah Niazi, Junaid Sheikh and Ehtsham Ul Haq (Nor) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- Craig Meschede (Ger) and Tom Kimber (Gue) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
- Saif Ahmad, Taranjit Bharaj, Oliver Hald, Abdul Hashmi, Jino Jojo, Delawar Khan, Nicolaj Laegsgaard, Bashir Shah, Hamid Shah, Zishan Shah and Anique Uddin (Den) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rizwan Mahmood (Den) made his T20I debut.
- The match was rescheduled after rain prevented play on 15 June.[29]
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- Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play possible due to rain, with the match rescheduled for 20 June.
- Jordan Martel (Gue) made his T20I debut.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play possible due to rain, with the match rescheduled for 20 June.
- Anders Bülow (Den) made his T20I debut.
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- Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Pratik Agnihotri and Nazakat Ali (Nor) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
- ^ Zambia were originally scheduled to compete in the Southern sub region group in the Africa Qualifier, but later withdrew.
- ^ The United Arab Emirates initially qualified to the Asia Regional Final, but later automatically progressed to the qualifier tournament as the host.
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