2021 Sofia Twenty20

2021 Sofia Twenty20
Dates24 – 27 June 2021
Administrator(s)Bulgarian Cricket Federation
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Host(s) Bulgaria
Champions Romania
Runners-up Bulgaria
Participants4
Matches9
Player of the seriesRomania Taranjeet Singh
Most runsRomania Ramesh Satheesan (197)
Most wicketsRomania Sami Ullah (7)
Romania Pavel Florin (7)
2022

The 2021 Sofia Twenty20 tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Bulgaria in June 2021.[1] The tournament was played at the National Sports Academy in Sofia and was arranged to mark 20 years since the founding of the Bulgarian Cricket Federation.[2] In addition to the hosts Bulgaria, the competing nations were Greece, Romania and Serbia.[3] The tournament consisted of a round-robin stage, followed by semi-finals and a final.[4]

Romania topped the round-robin stage to set up a semi-final match against Serbia, with Bulgaria and Greece playing in the second semi-final.[5] After winning their semi-final against Serbia, Romania defeated Bulgaria by 7 wickets in the final.[6]

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  3. ^ "Previzualizare turneu internațional Sofia T20" [Preview Sofia T20 International tour]. Style Guide (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria to host 4-nation Sofia T20I tournament in June 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Romania on top after second day in Sofia T20". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Romania win Sofia T20". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.