2021 Central Europe Cup Explained

2021 Central Europe Cup
Fromdate:21
Todate:23 May 2021
Administrator:Czech Cricket Union
Cricket Format:Twenty20 International
Host: Czech Republic
Count:1
Participants:3
Matches:6
Most Runs: Sabawoon Davizi (162)
Most Wickets: Vikram Vijh (6)
Paul Taylor (6)
Previous Year:2019
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Central Europe Cup

The 2021 Central Europe Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament played in Prague between 21 and 23 May 2021.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Czech Republic, along with Austria and Luxembourg.[2] Malta were also due to take part, but were forced to withdraw due on 6 May due to COVID-19 restrictions.[3] The tournament was played in a double round-robin format, with all matches hosted at the Vinoř Cricket Ground in Prague.[4]

This was the seventh edition of the Central Europe Cup[5] and the first to have T20I status. These were the first official T20I matches to be played in the Czech Republic since the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full T20I status to all competitive matches between its members from 1 January 2019.[6] [7] The 2020 edition would have had T20I status but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] [9] The Czechs were the defending champions having defeated Hungary in the final of the 2019 edition.[10] Austria won the tournament on their debut at the Central Europe Cup,[11] winning three of their four matches.[12]

Squads

The Czech squad was announced on 21 April 2021 with some notable omissions including all-rounder Honey Gori, fast bowler Kyle Gilham and opening batter Sumit Pokhriyal, due to a lack of availability. On 18 May 2021, The Czech's announced changes to their squad due to players originally selected becoming unavailable; Abul Farhad and Zahid Mahmood were replaced by Sagar Madhireddy and Smit Patel.[16]

Points table

Team[17]
4 3 1 0 0 12 +1.370
4 2 2 0 0 8 –0.015
4 1 3 0 0 4 –1.151

Fixtures

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central European Cup announced for 2021 . Emerging Cricket . 25 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Czech Republic to host 3-nation Central Europe Cup in May 2021. CzarSportz . 14 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Malta withdraw from Central Europe Cup . Cricket Europe . 6 May 2021 . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506060202/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000005/000569-p.shtml . dead .
  4. Web site: Central Europe Cup draw . Cricket Europe . 27 April 2021 . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427102226/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000005/000516-p.shtml . dead .
  5. Web site: Central Europe Cup . Czech Cricket Union . 21 April 2021.
  6. CzechCricket . 1384909478794047490 . 21 April 2021 . The first ever T20i matches to be played in the Czech Republic, 3 days, 4 teams, 12 games.
  7. Web site: All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status. International Cricket Council. 21 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Central European Cup Cancelled due to Prague Covid-19 flare-up. Emerging Cricket. 15 September 2020. 21 April 2021.
  9. Web site: Central Europe Cup cancelled. CricketEurope. 5 September 2020. 21 April 2021. 27 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027143156/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000011/001161.shtml. dead.
  10. Web site: 4-nation T20 tournament report. Cricket Switzerland. 22 April 2021. 25 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925194238/https://www.cricketswitzerland.ch/news/2019/4-nation-t20-tournament-report/. dead.
  11. Web site: Austria lift cup on final day. Cricket Europe. 23 May 2021. 23 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523180608/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000007/000702-p.shtml. dead.
  12. Web site: Global Game: Scotland, Ireland women return to international arena . International Cricket Council . 24 May 2021.
  13. Web site: Central Europe Cup squads announced. Emerging Cricket . 15 May 2021.
  14. Web site: Czechs announce Central Europe Cup squad. CricketEurope. 22 April 2021. 22 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422104224/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000004/000488.shtml. dead.
  15. Web site: LCF announce the LCF national men's squad for the CE T20 Cup, Prague (21-23 May 2021). Luxembourg Cricket Federation (via Facebook) . 9 May 2021.
  16. CzechCricket . 1394578505778618368 . 18 May 2021 . Due to some players originally selected no longer being available, some changes have been made to the Czech Republic squad for the Central Europe Cup..
  17. Web site: Central Europe Cup 2021 . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 May 2021.

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