2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final

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2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Europe Regional Final
Dates5 – 11 July 2025
Administrator(s) ICC Europe
Cricket format Round-robin
Tournament format(s) Twenty20 International
Host(s)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Participants5
Matches10
Player of the series Flag of Italy.svg Harry Manenti
Most runs Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max O'Dowd (204)
Most wickets Flag of Italy.svg Harry Manenti (8)

The 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was held in the Netherlands in July 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Netherlands won the tournament, while Italy qualified for a World Cup for the first time by clinching second place ahead of Jersey on net run-rate after the two teams finished level on points. [4] [5]

They will join England and Ireland as Europe's representatives at the 2026 T20 World Cup. [6] [7] England qualified directly as a top eight team from the previous edition, while Ireland qualified directly through ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings. [8] [9]

Teams and qualification

In this cycle, a total of 30 teams participated in the European sub-regional phase, which was divided into three events with ten teams competing in each event in two groups of five. [10] [11] [12] [13]

The winners of each sub-regional qualifier advanced to the regional final, where they joined Scotland and Netherlands who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Italy advanced from Qualifier A, [14] Jersey advanced from Qualifier B, [15] and Guernsey advanced from Qualifier C. [16] [17]

Method of
qualification
DateVenue(s)No. of teamsTeam
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 29 June 2024Flag of the United States.svg United States
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies
2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Europe Qualifier A 9 – 16 June 2024Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Europe Qualifier B 7 – 14 July 2024Flag of Germany.svg Germany
1
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Europe Qualifier C 21 – 28 August 2024Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey
1
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Total5

Squads

Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey [18] [19] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [20] Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey [21] [22] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [23] Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [24]

Warm-up matches

1 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
129/9 (20 overs)
Richie Berrington 36 (26)
Nick Greenwood 4/28 (4 overs)
Zak Tribe 30 (24)
Christopher McBride 2/17 (2 overs)
Scotland won by 22 runs
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Maulik Prabhudesai (Ned) and Jacques Westerberg (Ned)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.

1 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
164/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
105/9 (20 overs)
Michael Levitt 70 (46)
Charlie Forshaw 3/26 (4 overs)
Isaac Damarell 20 (21)
Zach Lion-Cachet 3/11 (3 overs)
Netherlands won by 59 runs
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Jacques Westerberg (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

2 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
169/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
113/7 (20 overs)
Syed Naqvi 36 (21)
Harry Johnson 3/35 (4 overs)
Oliver Nightingale 23* (22)
Benjamin Manenti 2/12 (4 overs)
Italy won by 56 runs
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Adwait Deshpande (Ned)
  • Italy won the toss and elected to bat.

3 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
166/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
127/9 (20 overs)
Michael Leask 41* (22)
Crishan Kalugamage 2/30 (4 overs)
Jaspreet Singh 31* (28)
Brandon McMullen 2/16 (2 overs)
Scotland won by 39 runs
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Maulik Prabhudesai (Ned) and Jnanesh Kolli (Ned)
  • Italy won the toss and elected to field.

3 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg
102 (19 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
103/1 (15.3 overs)
Charlie Brennan 20 (23)
Daniel Doram 3/5 (2 overs)
Zach Lion-Cachet 53* (49)
Benjamin Ward 1/23 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 9 wickets
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Umpires: Jnanesh Kolli (Ned) and Russell Warren (Eng)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (H)431061.281Qualified to the
2026 Men's T20 World Cup
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 421150.612
3Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 421150.306
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41213−0.117
5Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 40311−2.517
Source: ESPNcricinfo [25]
(H) Host

Fixtures

5 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg
160/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
161/3 (19.3 overs)
Zak Tribe 39 (33)
Kyle Klein 3/42 (4 overs)
Max O'Dowd 62 (48)
Charles Perchard 2/26 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 7 wickets
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Scott Edwards (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

5 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg
122/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
127/3 (14 overs)
Tom Nightingale 35 (26)
Harry Manenti 3/17 (4 overs)
Justin Mosca 66* (37)
Harry Johnson 1/18 (2 overs)
Italy won by 7 wickets
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Aidan Seaver (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Justin Mosca (Ita)
  • Italy won the toss and elected to field.
  • Emilio Gay (Ita) made his T20I debut.

6 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

6 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
v
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Match abandoned
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Aidan Seaver (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

8 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg
160/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
138/5 (20 overs)
Harrison Carlyon 63 (50)
Luke Bichard 2/26 (4 overs)
Matthew Stokes 62* (49)
Harrison Carlyon 2/8 (4 overs)
Jersey won by 22 runs
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Harrison Carlyon (Jer)
  • Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.

8 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
148/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
142/7 (20 overs)
Oli Hairs 52 (35)
Bas de Leede 3/17 (4 overs)
Noah Croes 52* (35)
Chris Greaves 3/26 (4 overs)
Scotland won by 6 runs
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Chris Greaves (Sco)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

9 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
167/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
155/5 (20 overs)
Emilio Gay 50 (21)
Michael Leask 3/18 (3 overs)
George Munsey 72 (61)
Harry Manenti 5/31 (4 overs)
Italy won by 12 runs
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Harry Manenti (Ita)

9 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
172/1 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
99/9 (20 overs)
Max O'Dowd 92* (57)
Martin-Dale Bradley 1/28 (4 overs)
Martin-Dale Bradley 26 (25)
Michael Levitt 3/11 (3 overs)
Netherlands won by 73 runs
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Aidan Seaver (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Max O'Dowd (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

11 July 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
133/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
134/9 (20 overs)
Matthew Cross 43* (40)
Harrison Carlyon 3/26 (4 overs)
Nick Greenwood 49 (36)
Mark Watt 2/22 (4 overs)
Jersey won by 1 wicket
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Nick Greenwood (Jer)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.

11 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
134/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
135/1 (16.2 overs)
Ben Manenti 30 (27)
Roelof van der Merwe 3/15 (4 overs)
Max O'Dowd 47* (42)
Crishan Kalugamage 1/25 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 9 wickets
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Roelof van der Merwe (Ned)
  • Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Both Italy and the Netherlands qualified for 2026 T20 World Cup as a result of this match.

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