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.
In this cycle, a total of thirty teams are participating in the sub-regional phase. This 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 is being held in Italy from 9 to 16 June 2024.[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]
Teams
Qualifier A | Qualifier B | Qualifier C | Regional Final | |||
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Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 1 | Group 2 | |
Qualifier A
Dates | 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 |
Participants | 10 |
Matches | 24 |
Squads
Austria[8] | France[9] | Hungary | Isle of Man[10] | Israel[11] |
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Italy[12] | Luxembourg | Portugal[13] | Romania[14] | Turkey |
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Group stage
Group A
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.155 | Advance to the final |
2 | Isle of Man (E) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.483 | Advance to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.077 | Advance to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.100 | Advance to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Turkey (E) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.850 |
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.
Group B
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.675 | Advance to the final |
2 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.577 | Advance to the 3rd place play-off |
3 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.242 | Advance to the 5th place play-off |
4 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.689 | Advance to the 7th place play-off |
5 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.444 |
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.[16]
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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.
- Kamran Wahid (Hun) and Aviel Warsulkar (Isr) both made their T20I debuts.
Play-offs
7th place play-off
5th place play-off
3rd place play-off
Final
Qualifier B
Dates | 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
Belgium | Croatia[17] | Germany | Gibraltar | Jersey |
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Norway[18] | Serbia | Slovenia | Sweden | Switzerland |
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Group stage
Group A
Points table
Pos | 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
Group B
Points table
Pos | 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
Play-offs
7th place play-off
14 July 2024
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5th place play-off
14 July 2024
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3rd place play-off
14 July 2024
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Final
14 July 2024
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Qualifier C
Dates | 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
Bulgaria | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia |
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Finland | Greece | Guernsey | Malta | Spain |
Group stage
Group A
Points table
Pos | 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
Group B
Points table
Pos | 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
Play-offs
7th place play-off
28 August 2024
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5th place play-off
28 August 2024
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3rd place play-off
28 August 2024
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Final
28 August 2024
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