2022 T20 World Cup qualifying: 'Fantastic' Jersey aim for next round
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Jersey coach Neil MacRae says his side will stay focused as they edge close to the next stage of qualifying for the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Having beaten Germany by four runs on Friday, they on Saturday and a day later in Spain.
Jersey top the Europe region group and need one more victory to make the global qualifying tournament.
"The players have been fantastic in three incredibly tense games," he said.
"They're playing with passion to represent Jersey, they're very proud of the fact that they're over here and we've got a massive opportunity now to qualify for the T20 global tournament next year," he told ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Jersey.
"We haven't achieved that goal yet, we know we have to play better cricket in the second half of the tournament than in the first half and they're certainly motivated and ready to go.
"It's keeping everybody calm at this stage, what we've really tried to do is focus on each game at a time.
"They've got to take huge credit for the way they've found difficult situations in front of them, come back, met that challenge and gained victory three times."
Jersey top their group with six points, with Germany second with four points after wins over Italy and Denmark and the Italians third following a win over the Danes.
The sides will face each other again with the top two after six games progressing to two eight-team qualifying tournaments next year ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia in 12 months time.
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- Published15 October 2021