In a dramatic conclusion Europe Regional Final In the Hague, Italy Make history by gaining qualification for 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World CupAlthough he lost his final group match for the hosts NetherlandsItaly progressed for next year’s global tournament- hosted by India And Sri Lanka-Thank you for a better net run-rate on jeries. The Netherlands also sealed their location by chasing the Italian target in 16.2 overs.
Despite the defeat, Italy qualifies for the T20 World Cup
To avoid a heavy necklace to be ahead of Jersey in the NET Run-Set equation, Italy ensured that they crossed the merit line during the 15th over of the Netherlands. Although Dutch eventually won by eight wickets, Italy proved the effort made to prove the match deep.
Earlier, Italy opted to bat but faced early failures. Opener Justin moska And Emilio gay Captain was rejected within three overs, then captain Joe Burns In the seventh over. With 46/4 reading on half the way of the scoreboard, the innings looked collapsing. However, a gritty attempt by Ben Mananti is supported by, Grant Stewart And Anthony moskaPicked Italy up to 134/7. Rolloff van der merve Starked with the ball to the Netherlands, finished with 3/15.
While the Italy could not defend the clan, his flexibility with bat and disciplined fielding efforts meant that the margin of defeat was quite small to keep them up. Jersey In standing. This will be the first time that Italy provided a senior male ICC World Cup event.
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The Netherlands join Italy in the 2026 line-up
The Netherlands, which were already in the entire qualifier, left no doubt about their World Cup credentials. They reached 66 runs without loss in Powerplay during their chase. Opener Max o’ -dow And Michael Levit Put on a 71 -run partnership before leaving for Levit’s 34. O’Dod then joined the army with the captain Scott edwards To complete the work easily, as Dutch won with 22 balls.
With this, the Netherlands closed their place for the 2026 T20 World Cup with Italy. For Jersey, his enthusiastic final ball on Scotland in the first day was not enough, as his net run-by-rate had decreased.
Fifteen teams have now qualified for the 2026 tournament. Three and East East Asia-Pacific will be included through qualifiers, and two more spots are made of Africa’s legs.
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