The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Italy in June 2024.[1][2]
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| Dates | 9 – 16 June 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockouts |
| Host(s) |  Italy |
| Champions | Italy |
| Runners-up |  Romania |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Harry Manenti |
| Most runs |  Karanbir Singh (225) |
| Most wickets | Crishan Kalugamage (10) Josh Evans (10) Vikram Vijh (10) |
The winners of the tournament, Italy advanced to the regional final,[3] where they will be joined by Netherlands and Scotland who were given a bye after having participated in the previous T20 World Cup, and two other teams from sub-regional qualifiers B and C.[4][5]
Squads
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 France[7]
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 Hungary
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 Isle of Man[8]
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Israel[9]
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| Italy[10]
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Luxembourg
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 Portugal[11]
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Romania[12]
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 Turkey
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Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.429 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | France
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.702 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 3 | Isle of Man
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.180 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 4 | Luxembourg
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.000 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
| 5 | Turkey
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.308 | Eliminated |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
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Joe Burns 58 (42)
Vikram Vijh 2/35 (4 overs) |
Timothy Barker 27 (31)
Gareth Berg 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Luxembourg won the toss and elected to field.
- Zain Ali, Joe Burns and Thomas Draca (Ita) all made their T20I debuts.
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Gustav Mckeon 34 (26)
Ollie Webster 3/33 (4 overs) |
George Burrows 40 (34)
Usman Khan 3/39 (4 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to field.
- Harry McAleer and Samuel Barnett (IoM) both made their T20I debuts.
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George Burrows 52 (43)
Mecit Ozturk 2/38 (4 overs) |
Abdullah Khan Lodhi 30 (30)
Joseph Burrows 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Kursad Dalyan and Abdullah Khan Lodhi (Tur) both made their T20I debuts.
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Hamza Niaz 28 (18)
Crishan Kalugamage 4/17 (4 overs) |
Harry Manenti 65 (51)
Zaheer Zahiri 2/11 (3 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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Oliver Webster 21 (10)
Jaspreet Singh 4/9 (3.5 overs) |
Harry Manenti 31 (30)
Chris Langford 2/10 (3 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
- Spencer Clarke (IoM) made his T20I debut.
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Timothy Barker 59 (40)
Gokhan Alta 3/25 (4 overs) |
Abdullah Khan Lodhi 36 (41)
Vikram Vijh 3/9 (2.5 overs) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
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Christian Roberts 50* (38)
Vikram Vijh 2/23 (4 overs) |
Shiv Gill 36 (42)
Usman Khan 2/16 (4 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
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Shamsullah Ehsan 39 (39)
Zain Ali 3/16 (4 overs) Damith Kosala 3/16 (4 overs) |
Justin Mosca 51* (33)
Ibrahim Kursad Dalyan 1/20 (2 overs) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to bat.
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Oliver Webster 38 (37)
Pankaj Malav 3/26 (4 overs) |
Joost Mees 31 (22)
Chris Langford 3/13 (2.3 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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Zain Ahmad 52 (38)
Gokhan Alta 3/34 (4 overs) |
Romeo Nath 28 (26)
Kamran Ahmadzai 4/12 (3 overs) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
- Serdar Burak Emir (Tur) made his T20I debut.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Romania
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.404 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Austria
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.466 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 3 | Portugal
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.493 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 4 | Israel
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.984 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
| 5 | Hungary
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.075 | Eliminated |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
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Jalpesh Vijay 42 (33)
Sheikh Rasik 3/25 (4 overs) |
Vinoth Ravindran 57 (46)
Sirajullah Khadim 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Hungary won the toss and elected to field.
- Danyal Akbar, Muhammad Burhan, Amal Jacob, Kamran Wahid (Hun), Juan Henri and Jalpesh Vijay (Por) all made their T20I debuts.
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Karanbir Singh 97 (57)
Manmeet Koli 2/26 (4 overs) |
Vasu Saini 64 (45)
Waqar Zalmai 3/40 (4 overs) |
- Austria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Hussain, Rameez Khan and Adrian Lascu (Rom) all made their T20I debuts.
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Josh Evans 42 (37)
Waqar Zalmai 3/11 (4 overs) |
Aqib Iqbal 52* (35)
Niv Nagavkar 1/9 (2 overs) |
- Israel won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eyal Bhonkar, Yarden Divekar, Virendra Kumar, Warna Narayana and Prathapa Siriwardhana (Isr) all made their T20I debuts.
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Azhar Andani 29 (35)
Adrian Lascu 5/21 (4 overs) |
Taranjeet Singh 62 (43)
Juan Henri 2/35 (4 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adrian Lascu (Rom) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[14]
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Suman Ghimire 53* (43)
Abdullah Akbarjan 4/11 (3 overs) |
Karanbir Singh 51 (31)
Syed Maisam Ali 2/25 (3 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
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Eshkol Solomon 40 (38)
Muhammad Burhan 4/25 (4 overs) |
Abbas Ghani 36 (29)
Josh Evans 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Israel won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aviel Warsulkar (Isr) made his T20I debut.
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Vinoth Ravindran 35 (24)
Manmeet Koli 5/28 (4 overs) |
Adrian Lascu 72* (38)
Sheikh Rasik 2/24 (3 overs) |
- Romania won the toss and elected to field.
- Manmeet Koli (Rom) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[14]
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Suman Ghimire 36 (29)
Josh Evans 4/20 (4 overs) |
Yair Nagavkar 32* (30)
Najjam Shahzad 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adnan Gondal (Por) made his T20I debut.
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Bilal Zalmai 55 (29)
Kamran Wahid 2/34 (3 overs) |
Sheikh Rasik 51 (30)
Imran Asif 2/20 (3 overs) |
- Hungary won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
edit7th place play-off
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Shiv Gill 57 (48)
Tomer Kahamker 2/30 (4 overs) |
Eshkol Solomon 59* (46)
Shiv Gill 2/20 (3.5 overs) |
- Luxembourg won the toss and elected to bat.
5th place play-off
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Amir Zaib 45* (22)
Joe Burrows 2/21 (4 overs) |
Carl Hartmann 20 (16)
Syed Maisam Ali 4/14 (3 overs) |
- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd place play-off
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Christian Roberts 48 (41)
Bilal Zalmai 2/19 (4 overs) |
Bilal Zalmai 71* (37)
Sajad Stanikzay 2/24 (3 overs) |
- Austria won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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Taranjeet Singh 31 (19)
Crishan Kalugamage 3/12 (4 overs) |
References
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- ^ "Italy, Germany, Denmark set to host ICC event for first-time ever in 2024". Asian News International. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Italy advance in Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Qualification after victory in Rome". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "The Austrian Cricket National Team is set to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier in Italy, starting on June 9, 2024". Austrian Cricket Association. Retrieved 7 June 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "France squad". Association France Cricket. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Isle of Man Men's National team squad". Isle of Man Cricket Association. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Good luck to our boys for the upcoming T20 qualifiers tournament, which is taking place in Italy! Make us proud!". Israel Cricket. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "I convocati della nazionale Italiana per il torneo di Qualificazione alla World Cup 2026" [The Italian national team called up for the 2026 World Cup Qualifying tournament]. Italian Cricket Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "A equipa que vai representar Portugal nas eliminatórias da Qualificação para o Mundial de T20 (1a fase) do ICC em Itália de 9 a 16 de junho. Estamos confiantes que a nossa equipa vai dar tudo para chegarmos mais longe com o apoio do treinador" [The team that will represent Portugal in the qualifiers for the ICC T20 World Cup (1st phase) in Italy from June 9th to 16th. We are confident that our team will give everything to go further with the support of the coach]. Cricket Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Anunțul echipei: Îi dorim echipei noastre Naționale masculine toate cele bune pentru preliminariile regionale la Cupa Mondială ICC de la Roma, Italia" [Squad Announcement: Wishing our Men's National team all the best for the ICC World Cup Regional Qualifiers in Rome, Italy]. Federatia Romana de Cricket (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 June 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ a b "T20WC Europe Sub Regional QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS / BOWLING RECORDS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Qualificazioni World Cup T20 2026: Trionfo Italia. Azzurri Alla Seconda Fase Regionale" [World Cup T20 2026 Qualifying: Italy triumph. Azzurri in the second regional phase]. Federazione Cricket Italia (in Italian). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.