Jersey end Denmark series with win and loss

Jersey ended their T20 series with Denmark with a win and a loss in Copenhagen.

The results came a day after Jersey beat the Danes by six wickets in their opening match of the series.

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

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

Saturday's opening game was a closer affair than Friday's encounter as Jersey won by three wickets with just three balls to spare.

Having won the toss the Danes opted to bat first, making 144-7 off their 20 overs.

Shangeev Thanikaithasan top scored with 55 while opener Musa Shaheen Mahmood got 28 before both fell victim to Jersey skipper Charles Perchard.

Perchard went on to take match-best figures of 3-37 while Ben Ward had 2-19.

In reply, Jersey recovered from a tough start as they were reduced to 26-3 before Jonty Jenner and Zak Tribe made 56 for the fourth wicket.

Jenner was caught for 29 off 24 balls and Tribe went on to score 35 before Patrick Gouge's 31 not out from just 16 balls ensured a tight win for the islanders as they reached 148-7 off 19.3 overs.

The Danes got revenge in the second encounter as they won by seven wickets.

Jersey were bowled out for 118 with 13 balls to spare as their openers again struggled - the island side were reduced to 42-5 off seven overs.

Charlie Brennan and Ward each hit 31 as they steadied the innings, but they were the only players to score more than 11.

In reply, Denmark reached 119-3 off 16.4 overs as Hamid Shah hit 44 off 39 balls while Mahmood scored 32 and Sebastian Heath got 27 not out - Ward's figures of 2-11 were the best of the Jersey bowling.