Austria stunned the field in the T20 World Cup Europe sub-regional qualifier in Finland, beating Guernsey and Norway to claim a spot in next year’s continental qualifier.

Austria Stunned The Field in The T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier in Finland

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024:-

This means Austrians are in the race for two places in the European region for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in the United States and the West Indies.

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Austria defeated Guernsey in a crucial contest at Ventaya in the group stage to help advance to the final of the tournament.

Restricting the Channel Islanders to 139, the Austrians won the chase with only two wickets and two balls to spare to chase down the target of 140.

Austria stun field to steal third T20 World Cup 2024 Europe Sub-Regional  Qualifier
Austria Stunned The Field in The T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier in Finland

No. 8 Abdullah Akbarjan to Austrian in the last two overs:-

Iqbal Hossain (38 off 18 balls) and Razmal Shigiwal (42 off 29 balls) brought the top-order up the order. Although a fall in the middle order saw the Austrian need 15 runs in the last two overs with No. 8 Abdullah Akbarjan and No. 8. .10 Umar Tariq at the crease.

Tariq (12* in six balls) showed calm in the final, moving David Hooper behind point for the upset win.

The final between Austria and Norway was shortened to 14 overs, and it was a difficult off-spin from Austria’s Amit Nathwani that set the tone.

Austria stun Guernsey and Norway to keep their 2024 T20 World Cup hopes  alive - The SportsGrail
Austria Stunned The Field in The T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier in Finland

The top two teams in the European Regional Finals series, along. With qualifiers from the East-Asia Pacific, Africa, Asia, and Americas regions, will earn a spot in the 2024 tournament with 12 automatically qualifying teams:

USA and West Indies as hosts in 2024:-

Top eight teams in the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. The next highest ranked teams in the MRF Tires ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings as of 14 November 2022.

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For T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification:-

Attention turns to Vanuatu for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. With the East Asia-Pacific Sub-Regional A qualifier pitting the hosts, along with the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Samoa.

All pathway events on the way to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 are available on ICC.tv in all regions (other than Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan).