2021 Continental Cup (cricket)

2021 Continental Cup
Dates2 – 5 September 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket Romania
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and play-offs
Host(s) Romania
Champions Romania
Runners-up Luxembourg
Participants6
Matches11
Most runsHungary Zeeshan Kukikhel (263)
Most wicketsLuxembourg Vikram Vijh (9)
2019
2023

The 2021 Continental Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place at the Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground in Ilfov County, Romania, in the first week of September 2021.[1] Austria won the previous edition in 2019,[2] but did not return to defend the title in 2021. The participating nations were the hosts Romania, along with Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and Malta.[1] Hungary played their first ever official men's T20I match during the tournament.[3] The teams were split into two groups, with the top two in each group progressing to the semi-finals.

Luxembourg topped Group A to set up a semi-final against Hungary, while Romania earned a semi-final against Malta after winning Group B.[4] Luxembourg and Romania advanced to the final by winning their semi-final matches, while the Czech Republic finished in fifth place after defeating Bulgaria in a play-off.[5] On the last day of the tournament, Romania defeated Luxembourg in the final by 33 runs, before Hungary secured third place with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Malta.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Czech Republic men's squad announced for 6-nation Continental Cup in Romania". Czarsportz. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Austria triumphant in 5-nation Continental T20I Cup in Romania". Czarsportz. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Two wins for Luxembourg as Continental Cup underway". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Continental Cup continues in Romania". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Romania win Continental Cup". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Luxembourg and Romania to face off in Continental Cup final". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.