Jersey beat Scotland in thriller, but fall short of World Cup dream
Jersey got the better of Scotland by one wicket in a final-ball humdinger in their final ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Qualifier.
In a must-win battle on the final day of the ICC Men's T20 World 2026 Europe Qualifier, Jersey edged past Scotland off the final ball to stay in contention for the marquee event next year in India and Sri Lanka.
This was Jersey's first-ever win against Scotland and it gave them a great chance to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
However, the Netherlands' victory over Italy by nine wickets in 16.2 overs meant Jersey agonisingly missed out on the spot on net run-rate, with Netherlands and Italy sealing the two spots from the Europe Qualifier.
Harrison Carlyon broke Scotland's back early in the first innings to put them on the backfoot by snapping three wickets.
Losing half their side for just 43 runs on board, Scotland looked in grave trouble before Matthew Cross held fort with an unbeaten knock to help them finish at 133/7 in their stipulated 20 overs.
Jersey were cruising at a point at 81/1 in 11.1 overs with Nick Greenwood leading the chase with a quick 46 off 36 deliveries, before Scotland made a comeback, effecting a mini collapse, courtesy Mark Watt and Chris Greaves.
Looking in all sorts of trouble at 110/6 in 16.4 overs, Benjamin Ward kept Jersey in the hunt and brought down the equation to five runs off the final over before getting out off the second delivery, spicing the match up even further.
However, Jersey crossed the line off the final delivery of the game to pull off a stunning win.