Dubai, July 12 -- Italy and the Netherlands have qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 taking place in India and Sri Lanka.
This is the first time that Italy has qualified for a cricket ICC World Cup.
The sides met in one of the two all-important fixtures of the day at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Qualifier at The Hague in Switzerland.
The Netherlands beat Italy by nine wickets, while Jersey shocked Scotland with a one-wicket victory off the final ball of the match which saw the Scots eliminated from the running for the first time in four Men's T20 World Cup events.
Italy and Jersey both sat with five points in the log standings, but the former secured their place at the main event by virtue of a superior net run rate....