The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was hosted by Germany in July 2024.[1][2]
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| Dates | 7 – 14 July 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockouts |
| Host(s) |  Germany |
| Champions |  Jersey |
| Runners-up |  Norway |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Player of the series | Benjamin Ward |
| Most runs | Harmanjot Singh (154) |
| Most wickets | Benjamin Ward (13) |
The event was planned to be held at two venues like the other two sub-regional qualifiers but on the day before first matches ICC announced that the ground inside the GelsenTrabPark, Gelsenkirchen could not be approved for the event. The schedule was changed to hold all matches at Krefeld.[3][4]
The winners of the tournament, Jersey advanced to the regional final,[5] 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 A and C.[6][7]
Squads
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 Croatia[9]
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Germany
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 Gibraltar[10]
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Jersey[11]
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| Norway[12]
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 Serbia
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 Slovenia[13]
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 Sweden
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 Switzerland[14]
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Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Jersey
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.333 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Croatia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −0.266 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 3 | Belgium
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.363 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Switzerland
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −1.089 | |
| 5 | Serbia
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −4.247 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
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Harrison Carlyon 110 (57)
Peter Nedeljkovic 1/33 (4 overs) |
Luka Woods 21 (23)
Nick Greenwood 3/8 (3.2 overs) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Harrison Carlyon became the first player for Jersey to score a century in men's T20Is.[16]
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Idrees Ul Haque 55 (43)
Dumon Dewald 2/22 (3 overs) |
Burhan Niaz 72* (37)
Faheem Nazir 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
- Malyar Stanikzai (Sui) made his T20I debut.
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Zach Vukusic 53 (35)
Khalid Ahmadi 2/27 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Muneeb 54 (48)
Michael Grzinic 2/11 (2 overs) |
- Croatia won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Anthony Govorko, Michael Grzinic, Luke Potthoff, Phillip Roberts and Zach Vukusic (Cro) all made their T20I debuts.
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Jonty Jenner 67 (30)
Ali Nayyer 3/30 (4 overs) |
Idrees Ul Haque 19 (23)
Benjamin Ward 4/6 (3.1 overs) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bashir Ahmad (Sui) made his T20I debut.
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Zach Vukusic 40 (26)
Mark Pavlovic 4/16 (4 overs) |
Leslie Dunbar 19 (24)
Daniel Turkich 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Serbia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
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Idrees Ul Haque 34 (27)
Mark Pavlovic 2/12 (4 overs) |
Leslie Dunbar 21 (23)
Abdullah Rana 3/16 (3 overs) |
- Switzerland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Muhammad Muneeb 54 (39)
Vukasin Zimonjic 1/27 (3 overs) |
Simo Ivetic 49* (43)
Khalid Ahmadi 2/18 (2 overs) |
- Belgium won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
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Phillip Roberts 39* (36)
Kenardo Fletcher 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Switzerland won the toss and elected to field.
- Jaikumar Thakur (Cro) made his T20I debut.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Norway
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.709 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Germany
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.583 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 3 | Sweden
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.895 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Slovenia
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3.363 | |
| 5 | Gibraltar
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.126 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
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Harmanjot Singh 58 (33)
Samarth Bodha 4/33 (3.4 overs) |
- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field.
- Mussadiq Ahmed, Ben Kohler-Cadmore (Ger) and Michael Raikes (Gib) all made their T20I debuts.
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Walid Ghauri 59 (36)
Khalid Zahid 2/27 (4 overs) |
Ajay Mundra 41 (33)
Wahidullah Sahak 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Mandeep Singh (Nor), Sandeep Mallidi and Ajay Mundra (Swe) all made their T20I debuts.
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Tarun Sharma 19 (25)
Anil Parmar 3/5 (2.5 overs) |
Khizer Ahmed 29 (20)
Izaz Ali 1/11 (1 over) |
- Slovenia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Harmanjot Singh 70 (35)
Sami Rahmani 1/22 (2 overs) |
Choudry Share Ali 58 (27)
Zahid Zadran 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to bat.
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Avinash Pai 31 (30)
Izaz Ali 2/13 (2 overs) |
Shoaib Siddiqui 27 (25)
Louis Bruce 3/24 (3 overs) |
- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to bat.
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Khizer Ahmed 40 (19)
Fayaz Khan 5/19 (4 overs) |
Fayaz Khan 64 (35)
Sher Sahak 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- Fayaz Khan (Ger) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
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Kieron Ferrary 30 (21)
Abdul Naser Baluch 2/11 (4 overs) |
Imal Zuwak 45 (23)
Kieron Ferrary 2/22 (2.2 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Jawid Stanigze (Swe) made his T20I debut.
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Wahidullah Sahak 71* (32)
Kieron Ferrary 3/26 (4 overs) |
Kayron Stagno 65 (26)
Anil Parmar 4/17 (3 overs) |
- Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gibraltar were set a revised target of 133 runs in 13 overs due to rain.
- Mofassar Saeed (Nor) made his T20I debut
Play-offs
editMatches for 5th and 7th place had been scheduled for 14 July but could not be held, as the tournament had to be held on a single ground as the second ground at GelsenTrabPark, Gelsenkirchen was not approved by the ICC.[4]
3rd place play-off
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Zach Vukusic 25 (16)
Venkatraman Ganesan 3/21 (4 overs) |
Mussadiq Ahmed 48 (25)
Daniel Turkich 1/22 (2 overs) |
- Croatia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adil Khan (Ger) and Oliver Tilley (Cro) both made their T20I debuts.
Final
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Germany Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier "B" in July 2024". Czarsportz. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Italy, Germany, Denmark set to host ICC event for first-time ever in 2024". Asian News International. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ ICC Europe (6 July 2024). "Tournament Schedule Update". Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b Deutscher Cricket Bund (7 July 2024). "ICC T20 World Champion subregional Qualifiers WCQ – Verlegung aller Turnierspiele nach Krefeld" (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey win in Germany to advance in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 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.
- ^ "Best of luck to our 14 man squad that will be heading to Germany this weekend to play the European Qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup!". Belgium Cricket Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via Instagram.[self-published]
- ^ "Croatia's T20 squad announced!". Croatian Cricket Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Facebook.[self-published]
- ^ "The Gibraltar squad for the upcoming world cup qualifiers in Dusseldorf, Germany has been announced". Gibraltar Cricket Association. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via Facebook.[self-published]
- ^ "Jersey pick squad for T20 World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Laguttak til ICC World Cup herrer" [Team selection for the ICC World Cup men]. Norwegian Cricket Board (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Team Slovenia squad announcement for ICC Sub-Regional Europe Qualifiers-B 2024 in Germany". Slovenian Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via Instagram.[self-published]
- ^ "Team Switzerland squad announcement". Cricket Switzerland. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via Facebook.[self-published]
- ^ a b "T20WC Europe Sub Regional QLF B 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Jersey get record win in T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2024.