Netherlands A defend their Title in 2018 Continental T20 Cup in Schiedam

Netherlands A Team defended their Title from 2017 in the 2018 Continental T20 Cup, held at Excelsior’20 ground in Sciedam from 29th – 30th Jun, 2018.

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Netherlands A defend their Continental T20 Cup Trophy at Schiedam – Image by Austria Cricket Association OCV ACA // www.austriacricket.at

Netherlands A, Austria, Belgium and a collegiate Team from South Africa took part in the tournament. Netherlands A beat Austria in the finals while Belgium defeated South Africa’s Team to finish third in the competition.

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Netherlands A vs Austria in 2018 Continental T20 Cup at Excelsior’20, Schiedam – Image by Austria Cricket Association OCV ACA // www.austriacricket.at

In the final, Netherlands A posted 159/9 batting first and then restricted Austria to 136/9 in their 20 overs to win the match by 23 runs.

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Netherlands A vs Austria in 2018 Continental T20 Cup at Excelsior’20, Schiedam – Image by Austria Cricket Association OCV ACA // www.austriacricket.at

The tournament provides further preparations to Austria and Belgium, ahead of their participation in ICC World T20 European qualifiers in Aug/Sep 2018 in Netherlands.

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