The Sarnians have booked their place in Saturday’s final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier in Cyprus having completed the group stage with a 100% record of four wins from four with a four-wicket win over Slovenia that was far more nervy than it needed to be.
The bowlers had done an excellent job to restrict dangerous opponents to 99 all out, backed up by some excellent fielding once again on a very windy day at the Happy Valley Ground, but the top-order batters then made heavy weather of the run chase.
They were seemingly in two minds whether to get to their target quickly or use the overs available and slipped to 62 for 5 at one stage.
Ollie Nightingale and Martin-Dale Bradley steadied the ship, though, and although the skipper was unable to see the job through, teenager Ed Robinson joined his Irregulars club-mate to take them to victory with more than five overs to spare.
‘These tournaments are all about getting over the line, we’ve done that today and we bowled and caught well, which is the positive to take today,’ said the Guernsey captain.
‘This was a game we might have lost previously, so we’re happy to get over the line and we’ll wipe the slate clean now and move on to Saturday.’
Guernsey are likely to face Jersey in the final, with their fellow Channel Islanders topping Group A with three wins from three so far.
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