All the teams will also be meeting against each other for the first time in T20Is during this Tri-series, while this will be only the second (2nd) time that Portugal Women will be in International action, having made their T20I debut last year at home in April, against Norway.

Czechia Women’s T20I Tri-series 2026 Schedule

04th September 2026: Belgium vs Portugal (Scorecard) ; Portugal vs Czechia (Scorecard) ; Czechia vs Belgium (Scorecard)

05th September 2026: Belgium vs Portugal (Scorecard) ; Czechia vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Portugal vs Czechia (Scorecard)

06th September 2026: 2nd vs 3rd Qualifier (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

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

Hungary: Vinoth Ravindran, Sandeep Mohandas, Maaz Bhaiji, Muhammad Abbas Ghani, Matthew P Ainsworth, Muhammad Soban, Ali Farasat, Muhammad Ali Nawaz, Amal Jacob, Said Sadat, Muhammad Saqlain, Ibrar Ahmad, Zoltán T Marosy, Mark Des Fontaine and Robert J Ainsworth

Romania: Vasu Saini, Adrian Lascu, Ariyan MD, Eranga Desilva, Ramesh Satheesan, Luca Petre, Avishka Iroshan, Joshak Khadka, Irfan Hussain, Janitha Fernando, Tharindu Sandaruwan, Manmeet Koli, Jassi Rajinder and Parveen Kumar

Belgium: Mohammed Sheraz Sheikh, Ali Raza, Said Hakim Khaksar, Burhan Niaz, Rashid Sohail Khan, Syed Zaki-Ul Hassan Shah, Murid Ekrami, Omid Rahimi, Tarakhel Hadisullah, Mohammad Omid Mailk Khel, Faisal Khaliq, Mohammad Walid Sahib Zada, Ravi Thapliyal, Ahmad Khalid Ahmadzai and Aziz Mohammad Babarkrkhail

Switzerland: Harsha Deshan, Abid Barekzai, Ashwin Vinod, Diyon Johnson, Issac Stewart, Jai Tiwari, Jamal Stanikzai, Khalid Niazi, Malyar Stanikzai, Musa Khan Ahmadzai, Naim Stanikzai, Numan Ahmadzai, Raihan Stanikzai, Sahil Tarakhel and Shankar Panguluri

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)

This will also be the third (3rd) bi-lateral series arrangement made between the two (2) Cricket Boards in the last four (4) years, with the most recent one being held in Austria last year in May. Their last meeting in a T20I though, took place during the Continental Cup tournament held in Romania this year in June.

Belgium Men’s Tour of Austria Schedule 

23rd August 2025: Belgium vs Austria – 1st T20I (Scorecard) and 2nd T20I (Scorecard)

24th August 2025: Austria vs Belgium – 3rd T20I (Scorecard) and 3th T20I (Scorecard)

The teams have been split into two groups, with the top two (2) teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals, after the conclusion of the single round-robin group stage format. Host’s Romania are placed in Group A alongside Austria and Hungary, while France, Belgium and Malta are together in Group B of the competition.

2025 Continental Cricket Cup Schedule

26th June 2025: France vs Malta (Scorecard) ; Romania vs Austria (Scorecard) ; Belgium vs Malta (Scorecard)

27th June 2025: Austria vs Hungary (Scorecard) ; France vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Hungary vs Romania (Scorecard)

28th June 2025: 5th/6th Play-off (Scorecard) ; Semifinal #1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal #2 (Scorecard)

29th June 2025: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Mdina Cup T20I 2025 Series Schedule

Belgium: Mohammed Sheraz Sheikh (Captain), Ali Raza, Hikimatullah Jabarkhail, Iftekhar Kankhel, Ravi Thapliyal, Shaheryar Butt, Mohammad Ahmadzai Sajad, Burhan Niaz, Oliver Herrington, Saber Zakhil, Khalid Ahmadi, Muneeb Muhammad, Syed Zaki-Ul Hassan Shah, Murid Ekrami, Mohammad Omid Mailk Khel and Abdul Hai Muhammad

Malta: Priyan Pushpa Rajan (Captain), Rockey Dianish, Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Mehboob Ali, Waseem Abbas, Darshit Patankar, Chanjal Sudarsanan, Eldhose  Mathew, Amar Sharma, Imran Ameer, Jaswinder Singh, Shrijaykumar Patel, David Marks and Jamsheed Kunnanchirakkal

30th May 2025: Belgium vs Malta (Scorecard) ; Portugal vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Portugal vs Malta (Scorecard)

31st May 2025: Portugal vs Malta (Scorecard) ; Malta vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Portugal vs Belgium (Scorecard)

01st June 2025: FINAL (Scorecard)

Both teams will be coming into this series on the back of having played competitive cricket in 2024, with Belgium team having already toured Austria and France for bi-lateral series and Mdina Cup Tri-series in May 2024, while Guernsey Men’s team have played games against Academy teams from UK Counties, Ireland and representative team from Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in May/June 2024.

Guernsey Men’s Tour of Belgium Schedule

Guernsey: Ollie Nightingale (Captain), Luke Bichard, Ben Ferbrache, Dec Martel, Martin Dale-Bradley, Ben Fitchet, Dane Mullen, Josh Butler, Harry Johnson, Tom Nightingale, Zak Damarell, Adam Martel and Matt Stokes

Belgium: Sheraz Sheikh, Abdul Hai Muhammad, Shaheryar Butt, Khalid Ahmadi, Muneeb Muhammad, Adnan Razzaq, Saber Zakhil, Jabar Jabarkheil, Ravi Thapliyal, Hakim Said, Burhan Niaz, Raja Waqas, Murid Ekrami, Omid Malikkhel, Ibrahim Hussein, Fahim Bhatti, Khalid Ahmadzai and Sajad Ahmadzai

08th June 2024: Guernsey vs Belgium – 1st T20I (Scorecard) and 2nd T20I (Scorecard)

09th June 2024: Belgium vs Guernsey – 3rd T20I (Scorecard) and 4th T20I (Scorecard)

Belgium Men’s team, who were victorious in the recently concluded Mdina Cup T20I series in France in May 2024 involving the host’s France and Malta, will look for more success as they also build up towards participation in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B tournament in Germany in July 2024.

Belgium Men’s Tour of Austria Schedule

Belgium: Ali Raza (Captain), Omid Rahimi, Shaheryar Butt, Khalid Ahmadi, Muneeb Muhammad, Adnan Razzaq, Saber Zakhil, Jabar Jabarkhail, Ravi Thapliyal, Syed Zaki, Burhan Niaz, Dumon Dewald, Faisal Khaliq and Mansoor Malangzai

25th May 2024: Austria vs Belgium – 1st T20I (Scorecard) and 2nd T20I (Scorecard)

26th May 2024: Belgium vs Austria – 3rd T20I (Scorecard) and 4th T20I (Scorecard)

Mdina Cup T20I 2024 Series Schedule

Belgium: Ali Raza (Captain), Mohammad Sheraz Sheikh, Shaheryar Butt, Khalid Ahmadi, Muneeb Muhammad, Mohammad Sajjad Ahmadzai, Murib Ekrami, Saber Zakhil, Adnan Razzaq, Waqas Ali Raja, Burhan Niaz, Dumon Dewald, Faisal Khaliq, Syed Zaki ul Hassan Shah, Mussayab Syed Jamil and Md Sazzad Hosen

France: Gustav McKeon (Captain), Dawood Ahmadzai, Christian Roberts, Hamza Niaz, Hevit Alodin Jackson, Kamran Ahmadzai, Lingeswaran Canessane, Noman Amjad, Rahmatullah Mangal, Sajad Stanikzay, Usman Khan, Zain Ahmad, Ikbal Hossain, Mukhtar Ali Ghulami, Rohullah Mangal and Zaher Zahiri

09th May 2024: France vs Malta (Scorecard) ; Malta vs France (Scorecard)

10th May 2024: France vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Belgium vs Malta (Scorecard)

11th May 2024: Malta vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Belgium vs France (Scorecard)

12th May 2024: FINAL (Scorecard)

Squads

Germany Men: Venkat Ganesan (Captain), Abdul Basir, Abdul Shakoor, Adil Khan, Harish Srinivasan, Muhammad Mudassar, Muslim Yar Ashraf, Rasool Ahmadi, Rohit Singh, Sachin Mandy, Sahir Naqash, Shahid Afridi, Sri Vishnu, Vasekaran Aritharan, Vijay Shankar and Zahid Zadran

Belgium Men: Sheraz Sheikh (Captain), Adnan Razzaq, Ali Raza, Aziz Babarkrkhail, Burhan Niaz, Fahim Bhatti, Faisal Mehmood, Khalid Ahmadi, Mohammad Malik Khel, Mohammad Sajad Ahmadzai, Muneeb Muhammad, Murid Ekrami, Ravi Thapliyal, Saber Zakhil, Shagharai Sefat, Shaheryar Butt and Sidiqi Noorullah

Belgium Men’s Tour of Germany Schedule

09th June 2023: Germany vs Belgium – 1st T20I (Scorecard)

10th June 2023: Belgium vs Germany – 2nd T20I (Scorecard) and 3rd T20I (Scorecard)

11th June 2023: Germany vs Belgium – 4th T20I (Scorecard)

All the teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each and will be playing against their group opponents in a single round-robin group stage format, before their group standings will decide the matches in the knock-out stages of the tournament. Group A will contain Austria, Belgium and Hungary, while Group B will include Czech Republic, Luxembourg and Malta. Belgium have broken into the top 50 in the rankings on the account of their successful campaign during the Luxembourg T20I Tri-series held during the final week of Aug 2020, where they remained unbeaten in the tournament and registered two T20I wins each against the host’s and Czech Republic.

All the matches will be played at Scott Page Field and Banks Field grounds in Prague. “Všechny silnice vedou do Prahy”, indeed. Coming into the tournament, Austria are the highest placed team in the rankings at 38th position, followed by Belgium at 47th, Hungary at 53rd, Czech Republic at 61st, Luxembourg at 63rd and Malta at 78th.

The Central Europe Cup was held for the first time in 2014 and was played in the traditional 50-overs format until 2018, before the format was changed to T20 from the 2019 edition of the tournament, keeping in mind the preparations towards Europe sub-regional qualifiers for T20 World Cup. Over the years, 10 countries have participated in the tournament, with Switzerland having made the most appearances and taking part in every edition except 2015 and the 2020 edition (Switzerland are currently a non-Associate member). The tournament will mark Belgium and Austria first-ever appearance in the competition.