The Switzerland cricket team toured Luxembourg in June 2022 to play two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange.[1] A friendly match was played the following day after the T20Is.[2][3] The series provided both sides with preparation for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe sub-regional qualifier tournaments.[4][5]
| Switzerland cricket team in Luxembourg in 2022 | |||
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| Luxembourg | Switzerland | ||
| Date | 11 June 2022 | ||
| Captains | Joost Mees | Faheem Nazir | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Timothy Barker (49) | Faheem Nazir (75) | |
| Most wickets |
William Cope (4) Amit Dhingra (4) | Arjun Vinod (6) | |
Luxembourg won the first T20I by 18 runs, before Switzerland won the second game by 78 runs, with the series therefore shared 1–1.[6]
Squads
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T20I series
edit1st T20I
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Timothy Barker 32 (25)
Arjun Vinod 3/16 (4 overs) |
Aidan Andrews 30* (33)
Amit Dhingra 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Luxembourg won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shiv Gill, Anoop Orsu (Lux) and Faheem Nazir (Sui) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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Faheem Nazir 65 (45)
William Cope 3/39 (4 overs) |
Timothy Barker 17 (14)
Arjun Vinod 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Luxembourg won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Luxembourg men's national team prepares for World Cup qualifiers". RTL Today. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Luxembourg men's cricket team to host 2 international games, 1 friendly match". Chronicle.lu. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Luxembourg will host Switzerland in 2 international matches on 11th June 2022 at Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange". Luxembourg Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Luxembourg men's schedule announced for June/July 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "National team core squad announced for 2022". Cricket Switzerland. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Luxembourg and Switzerland split T20Is". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Squad Announcement!". Luxembourg Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "The squad and schedule for the Swiss National Team for Luxembourg has been announced". Cricket Switzerland (via Facebook). Retrieved 10 June 2022.