Isle of Man to take on Denmark in the European Under-19 Championship Division Two final: Cricket News Update
Denmark Under-19 (U19) is set to take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Isle-of-Man-c41000 U19 side in the tournament final, as both teams gear up to face each other head to head in the final match of the European Under-19 Championship Division Two, One Day International (ODI) series, set to
take off today, Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at the King William’s College arena, in Castletown.
Both the teams paved their way into the final bout, following an impressive run throughout the competition, retaining an undefeated streak.
Starting with the Danish youth, the team took part in 4 matches so far, securing wins in as many games.
As part of their first game, Denmark contended against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Belgium-c2850 side in the tournament opener on July 27 at the King William’s College No 2 Ground, Castletown.
Thanks to its much productive batting line-up, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Denmark-c2884 managed to accumulate a massive chase against the opponent, worth 302 runs. With Belgium taking on the target, damage came from the Danish bowlers, crippling the side after securing all its wickets.
Denmark secured its first 168 runs win.
The following day, the side’s second match came against the Norwegian U19 side. Similar to their previous performance, Denmark U19 went on earning another massive win, offering a disappointing loss to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Norway-c2974 worth 221 runs.
Denmark’s third encounter came against the French youth. Complements to the team’s much talented bowling roster, Danish pacers went on securing the French stumps, forcing the opponent into offering a minor chase for Denmark. The game, once again, came to
a closure following the opponent’s loss with 7 wickets. The win came as the third consecutive one for Denmark.
In its recent fixture, the Danish trailed into retaining their consistent 4th victory after defeating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Israel-c2925 U19 with 6 wickets, securing a spot on the tournament final.
As for the Isle of Man U19, the team kicked off its winning streak on July 28, after taking on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gibraltar-c2906 young side. Marking their first win on the competition, the team managed to defeat Gibraltar with a notable 123 runs margin.
Isle of Man’s next fixture came against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Germany-c2904, where in almost a similar fashion, the team managed to earn their second win, after defeating Germany with 173 runs.
Following an abandoned game against the Italians, the team took on Spain U19 in their recent match, securing their 3rd successive win. Spain suffered a 6 wickets defeat, leading the Isle of Man to face the Danish in the upcoming final.
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