Valletta Cup

The Valletta Cup is a recurring Twenty20 International cricket tournament for associate members of the International Cricket Council in Europe. It is organised by the Malta Cricket Association, with the format being round-robin matches followed by a final; all matches are played at the Marsa Sports Club in Marsa, Malta. The first edition was held in 2019.

Valletta Cup
Countries Malta
AdministratorMalta Cricket Association
FormatTwenty20 International
First edition2019
Latest edition2023
Current trophy holder  Switzerland

2019
Main article: 2019 Valletta Cup

The 2019 Valletta Cup was held between 17 and 20 October 2019.[1] Four teams were involved: Malta, the Czech Republic, Iceland and a Hungary XI. Only matches played between Malta and the Czech Republic had official Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Czech Republic beat the Hungarian XI in the final.[2]

2021
Main article: 2021 Valletta Cup

The 2021 tournament was held between 21 and 24 October 2021.[3] The four teams were Malta, Bulgaria, Gibraltar and Switzerland.[3] Malta defeated Switzerland in the final,[4] while Bulgaria defeated Gibraltar in the third-place playoff.[5]

2022
Main article: 2022 Valletta Cup

In 2022, the competition was expanded to six teams: Malta, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Hungary and Romania. It was held between 10 and 15 May 2022, and Romania defeated Malta in the final.[6]

2023
Main article: 2023 Valletta Cup

In 2023, the tournament was contested by Malta, France, Luxembourg, Romania and Switzerland between 12 and 16 July. Switzerland won all of their matches in the round-robin stage before defeating Malta in the final.[7]

References
  1. "Valletta Cup 2019/20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. @MaltaCricket (20 October 2019). "Czech Republic crowned champions of the 2019 Valletta Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "T20 international series in Malta". Cricket Switzerland. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. "Malta Cricket beat Switzerland to lift Valletta Cup at Marsa Oval". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. "Malta crowned 2021 Valletta Cup champions". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. "Romania win Valletta Cup". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. "Switzerland win Valletta Cup in Malta". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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