Ex-Australia Star, With Cristiano Ronaldo Connection, To Lead Portugal As They Eye T20 World Cup

Ex-Australia Star, With Cristiano Ronaldo Connection, To Lead Portugal As They Eye T20 World Cup

Moises Henriques, who played four Tests, 16 ODIs and 24 T20Is for Australia, will lead Portugal as they attempt to qualify for the T20 World Cup for the first time. The 39-year-old has been named Portugal’s captain for the Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier C in Finland, where the team will attempt to progress through the qualification pathway for the global tournament in Australia and New Zealand, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Key Factors

The overall winner will then advance to the European regional final, where Scotland, Jersey and Denmark await. The group winner will meet the winner of Group A in the final on August 21. The top two teams from the European regional final will progress to the global qualifier, from where teams will compete for places at the 2028 T20 World Cup. Portugal fixtures: vs Israel (August 14), vs Germany (August 15), vs Greece (August 17), vs Czechia (August 20), Final (August 21)