2018–19 T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
| Dates | 29 August – 2 September 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament |
| Host(s) |  Netherlands |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 45 |
The 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier is a cricket tournament that is being played in Netherlands between 29 August and 2 September 2018 as part of 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualification.[1][2] Eighteen countries from the European region are competing in the tournament, divided into three groups of six each.[3] The top two of each group will advance to the ICC World T20 Europe Final in 2019.[4] In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[5]
Three of the fixtures on day one of the qualifier were abandoned because of rain.[6] All three matches were replayed on the tournament's reserve day, 31 August 2018.[7][8]
Teams and qualification
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Group A
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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 Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.778 | Advanced to Regional Finals |
 Germany |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.481 | |
 Austria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.308 | |
 France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –3.094 | |
 Portugal (E) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.010 | |
 Cyprus |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6.318 |
(E) Eliminated
Fixtures
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- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Cyprus won the toss and elected to field.
- Cyprus were set a target of 117 runs from 12 overs due to rain.
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- France on the toss and elected to bat.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Portugal won the toss and elected to field.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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- France won the toss and elected to field.
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- Portugal won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Cyprus won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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 Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.737 | Advanced to Regional Finals |
 Jersey |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.295 | |
 Belgium |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.203 | |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.483 | |
 Isle of Man (E) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.285 | |
 Finland (E) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.559 |
(E) Eliminated
Fixtures
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- Spain won the toss and elected to field.
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- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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- Finland won the toss and elected to field.
- Finland were set a revised target of 49 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
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- Finland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Belgium won the toss and elected to bat.
Group C
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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 Norway |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.424 | Advanced to Regional Finals |
 Guernsey |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.601 | |
 Sweden |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.141 | |
 Israel |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.300 | |
 Gibraltar (E) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.424 | |
 Czech Republic (E) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.932 |
(E) Eliminated
Fixtures
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- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
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- Norway won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
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- Israel won the toss and elected to field.
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- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field.
Regional Finals
Points Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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| Winner Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Qualify to 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier |
| Winner Group B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Winner Group C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Runner-up Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Runner-up Group B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Runner-up Group C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Fixtures
References
- ^ "Anticipation grows as fixtures for ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier released". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures released for ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier". International Cricket Council Europe. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "18 teams compete in European men's ICC World T20 2020 Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Eighteen countries set to compete in the ICC World T20 Europe Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "First day of action affected by rain at ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Group favourites begin to appear as all 12 matches are completed on Day 2". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Italy and Norway move top of their groups as Israel record first victory in three rescheduled fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.