Guernsey got an opening win on the board against Bulgaria in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Europe Qualifier.
They did so in convincing style too, taking the victory by eight wickets at Port Soif.
The tournament will play out over the next week with the 10 teams split into two groups, the winners of each meeting in the final for the chance to progress to the next competition on the long road to the 2026 T20 World Cup.
We caught up with Josh Butler following Guernsey’s excellent start to the @icc_europe Sub Regional Qualifier here in Guernsey.
— Guernsey Cricket (@guernseycricket) August 21, 2024
Hear what Josh had to say about today’s victory.#guernsey #cricket #greencaps pic.twitter.com/SrqK6CSQIs
Guernsey have pledged to put on a show for home fans, and they did just that.
Having lost the toss, the men in green bowled their opponents out for 97.
Martin-Dale Bradley, awarded player of the match, took three wickets.
It took fewer than 10 overs for Guernsey’s batsmen to knock off the target. Josh Butler was unbeaten on 41.
Guernsey play Malta today at 15:30 at the KGV.
Thursday 22 August
10:30
Greece V Denmark, Port Soif
Estonia v Finland, KGV
15:30
Czechia v Spain, Port Soif
Malta v Guernsey, KGV
Friday 23 August
REST DAY
Saturday 24 August
10:30
Spain v Denmark, KGV
Guernsey v Finland, Port Soif
15:30
Cyprus v Greece, KGV
Bulgaria v Estonia, Port Soif
Sunday 25 August
10:30
Cyprus v Czechia, Port Soif
Bulgaria v Malta, KGV
15:30
Greece v Spain, Port Soif
Estonia v Guernsey, KGV
Monday 26 August
REST DAY
Tuesday 27 August
10:30
Denmark v Cyprus, KGV
Finland v Bulgaria, Port Soif
15:30
Czechia v Greece, KGV
Malta v Estonia, Port Soif
Wednesday 28 August
10:30
Third placed play-off, KGV
Seventh placed play-off, Port Soif
15:30
Fifth placed play-off, Port Soif
FINAL, KGV
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