Romania Cricket Federation will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Hungary, Belgium and Switzerland for the 2026 Men’s Continental Cup tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 19th – 21st, 2026 at the Moara Vlasiei cricket ground in Bucharest. This will be the tenth (10th) edition of the tournament (Men’s), however, the winner of the previous edition in 2025, Malta, wouldn’t be competing this year. Switzerland and Hungary Men will be playing their first-ever T20I against each other in this tournament. The tournament is crucial for preparations for Romania, Hungary and Belgium, who will travel to Denmark in July 2026 for the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B tournament.
The event will be the second (2nd) international tournament organized by the European Cricket Association (ECA) as part of its finalized international schedule for the year, with the Viking Cup tournament in Sweden being the first event. Their schedule for this year also includes the inaugural editions of European Championships for Men, Women, and the Under-19 category.
Established in 2024 during the ICC Annual General Meeting in Colombo, the ECA now comprises fourteen (14) Associate Cricket Boards from across the region as its members. The founding Cricket Boards in the ECA were France Cricket, Romania, Malta, Jersey, Austria and Italy.
ECA Continental Cup 2026 Schedule
19th June 2026: Romania vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Switzerland vs Romania (Scorecard) ; Hungary vs Switzerland (Scorecard)
20th June 2026: Romania vs Hungary (Scorecard) ; Hungary vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Belgium vs Switzerland (Scorecard)
21st June 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)