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Scotland beat Jersey in T20 warm-up match
Scotland beat Jersey by 22 runs in their warm-up match for their European qualifying tournament for the 2026 T20 World Greenwood took figures of 4-28 as Jersey restricted Scotland to 151-7 off their 20 overs in Utrecht. In reply, Scotland's bowlers proved to be too good for the islanders as Jersey ended on 129-9. Zak Tribe top-scored with 30, while Chris McBride took two sides begin their qualifying campaign at the weekend with Jersey facing hosts the Netherlands on Saturday before Scotland open against Guernsey in The Hague. The top two sides in the five-team round-robin tournament, which also includes Italy, will qualify for next year's tournament in India and Sri are aiming to make a fifth successive T20 World Cup, while Jersey are hoping to qualify for a major tournament for the first time.
George Richardson and Nick Greenwood took wickets in successive balls as they bowled out Matthew Cross (16) and Oliver Hairs (15) to leave Scotland on 32-2 off 4.1 captain Richard Berrington made 36 before being caught off Ben Ward's bowling having put on 66 for the third wicket with Brandon McMullan to leave them on Greenwood - playing for Jersey for the first time since admitting drink-drive related charges last week - took two wickets in three balls as Scotland went on to slump to 113-6 in the 15th over. McMullan was caught for 36 before his replacement Michael Leask went for two, and in the next over Greenwood caught McBride off Ward's bowling for McCreath became Greenwood's fourth victim when he was bowled for 8 in the middle of the 18th over, and Mark Watt hit 27 not out off 20 balls to move Scotland on to 151-7 from their 20 overs.
In reply, McMullan bowled Julius Sumerauer with his very first delivery to leave Jersey on 8-1 after seven balls. Zak Tribe hit a 24-ball 30 before he and Harrison Carlyon were dismissed in successive balls - Safyaan Sharif trapping Tribe lbw with the final ball of the sixth over before Carlyon was caught for 8 off Chris Greaves' first ball with Jersey on struggled to keep up with Scotland's run-rate as Jonty Jenner made 13 and Ben Ward 14. Greenwood hit 26 off 27 balls before falling to Bradley Currie midway through the 17th over with Jersey on tail struggled in the final three overs - Patrick Gouge was caught and bowled by Watt for 7, and he dismissed Jake Dunford for 2 later in the 18th took Will Perchard's wicket with the first ball of the penultimate over as Jersey ended on 129-9.
