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[Gianlu33 5,276]

T20 World Cup qualification

Third day of matches, finally without rain. Jersey beat Guernsey very comfortably in the inter-island derby.

In the big match of the tournament, Scotland literally demolished the Netherlands. Tomorrow Italy will start the real tournament, playing against Scotland pending the possible decisive match against Netherlands.

 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

ITALY DEFEATED SCOTLAND!!! 

[Siddhartha Talukdar 242]

3 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

ITALY DEFEATED SCOTLAND!!! 

Italy virtually qualified unless they lose heavily against Netherlands. Will you be traveling to India if Italy qualifies

[JoshMartini007 2,762]

Huge upset.

 

Italy is in a great position to qualify to the World Cup. Nice to see another viable nation in the sport

[Dragon 2,026]

17 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Huge upset.

 

Italy is in a great position to qualify to the World Cup. Nice to see another viable nation in the sport

Is it really such a shock though? More than half the Italian team have played professionally in England or Australia.

[Grassmarket 4,026]

1 hour ago, Dragon said:

Is it really such a shock though? More than half the Italian team have played professionally in England or Australia.

Funny thing is that there seems to be a different Italian national team, this time consisting of Asian ex-pats and playing in the European T10 competitions, 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

41 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Funny thing is that there seems to be a different Italian national team, this time consisting of Asian ex-pats and playing in the European T10 competitions, 

Yes, there are two different national teams. The first is made up of Italian immigrants in English-speaking countries, the second is made up of Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants and primarily plays in T10 competitions. The idea is to expand the base in Italy with second-generation Italians.

[Dragon 2,026]

Jersey beat Scotland by 1 wicket off the last ball of the 20 overs. So nearly a tie.

[Gianlu33 5,276]

35 minutes ago, Dragon said:

Jersey beat Scotland by 1 wicket off the last ball of the 20 overs. So nearly a tie.

That's means that if Italy will defeat Netherlands (quite unlikely), both Italy and Jersey will qualify for World Cup. Would be ad huge shock for European Associated Cricket 

[Dragon 2,026]

Jersey were playing this tournament without their best player who was refused to be released by his English professional team