The 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier is an ongoing cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The Qualifier will confirms the two entrants from the European region who will join England and Ireland, who have pre-qualified by progress in the 2024 finals and by world ranking respectively, in the 2026 finals.
In this cycle, a total of thirty teams are participating in the sub-regional phase, while the two leading associates, Scotland and Netherlands, who took part in the 2024 finals, progressing directly to the regional final.
The sub-regional phase is divided into three events with ten teams competing in each event, which are being held between June and August 2024.[1] Qualifier A was played in Italy from 9 to 16 June 2024, with the hosts victorious, qualifying for the regional final.[2] Qualifier B will be held in Germany from 7 to 14 July 2024.[3] Qualifier C will be held in Guernsey from 21 to 28 August 2024.[4][5]
The hosts and the dates of the sub-regional qualifier tournaments were announced on 14 December 2023. Italy and Germany were awarded hosting rights of an ICC qualification pathway event for the first time.[6][7]
Italy advanced from Qualifier A, with former Australian international Joe Burns scoring a century in the final against Romania.[8]
Teams
editEngland qualified directly for the T20 World Cup as a top eight team from the previous edition. Ireland qualified directly through ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings. The following teams entered the qualification process for the remaining two quotas for Europe.
Qualifier A | Qualifier B | Qualifier C | Regional Final | |||||
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Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Direct qualifiers | Sub-regional qualifiers | |
- ^ a b Received a bye after competing in the 2024 T20 World Cup
Qualifier A
editDates | 9 – 16 June 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | Italy |
Champions | Italy |
Runners-up | Romania |
Participants | 10 |
Matches | 24 |
Player of the series | Harry Manenti[9] |
Most runs | Karanbir Singh (225) |
Most wickets | Crishan Kalugamage (10) Josh Evans (10) Vikram Vijh (10) |
Squads
editAustria[10] | France[11] | Hungary | Isle of Man[12] | Israel[13] |
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Italy[14] | Luxembourg | Portugal[15] | Romania[16] | Turkey |
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Group stage
editGroup A
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.429 | Advanced to the final |
2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.702 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Isle of Man | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.180 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.000 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.308 |
Fixtures
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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
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.404 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.466 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.493 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.984 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.075 |
Fixtures
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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.[18]
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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.[18]
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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.
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Taranjeet Singh 35 (22)
Virendra Kumar 2/20 (3 overs) |
Eshkol Solomon 26* (23)
Muhammad Moiz 3/26 (4 overs) |
- Israel 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) |
Qualifier B
editDates | 7 – 14 July 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and final |
Host(s) | Germany |
Participants | 10 |
Matches | 24 |
Squads
editBelgium[20] | Croatia[21] | Germany | Gibraltar[22] | Jersey[23] |
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Norway[24] | Serbia | Slovenia[25] | Sweden | Switzerland[26] |
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Group stage
editGroup A
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the final |
2 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
editGroup B
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the final |
2 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
editPlay-offs
edit7th place play-off
edit5th place play-off
edit3rd place play-off
editFinal
editQualifier C
editDates | 21 – 28 August 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and final |
Host(s) | Guernsey |
Participants | 10 |
Matches | 24 |
Squads
editBulgaria | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia |
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Finland | Greece | Guernsey | Malta | Spain |
Group stage
editGroup A
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the final |
2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
editGroup B
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the final |
2 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
editPlay-offs
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Final
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Regional Final
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Winner of Qualifier B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | Winner of Qualifier C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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