Jersey ease to Denmark win in warm-up match

Jersey cruised to a six-wicket win over Denmark in the opening match of a three-game series.

The matches are Jersey's final warm-up matches before the first round of qualifying for the 2028 T20 World Cup.

The islanders head to Cyprus for Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A later this month.

Jersey won the toss and sent the Danes into bat at the Svanholm Cricket Club in Copenhagen.

The island's bowlers proved too strong for Denmark's top order as they were reduced to 20-5 off 5.5 overs with Dan Birrell taking 3-18.

George Richardson returned figures of 2-7 before Abdullah Mahmood (31) and Shakerullah Safi (26) put on 47 runs for the seventh wicket.

Nick Greenwood went on to take 3-15 from 16 balls as Denmark were bowled out for 92 with two balls to spare.

In reply, Harrison Carlyon and Patrick Gouge put on 33 for the opening wicket before Carlyon was caught on 18 in the fourth over.

Gouge went on to hit 37 off 25 balls before being dismissed at the start of the eighth over to leave Jersey on 66-2.

Greenwood went on to make 14, as Jonty Jenner (13 not out) and Zak Tribe (8) helped guide the islanders home as they reached 93-4 off 11.2 overs.

The two sides will face one another in two more matches on Saturday.