Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard (born 18 November 1996) also known as Nicolaj Jørgensen is a Danish

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er. In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the

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tournament in Malaysia. He played in Denmark's third match of the tournament, against

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Career

In September 2018, he was the most economical bowler in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament, with an economy rate of 2.85, and the leading wicket-taker for Denmark, with nine dismissals in five matches. In September 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the

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tournament in Oman. Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Denmark's squad. In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for a five-match series against

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in Ireland, in preparation for the

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of the

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tournament in Guernsey. The same month, he was named in Denmark's squad for the Regional Finals qualification tournament. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Denmark, against

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, on 16 June 2019. He was awarded Player of the match against Norway, in his second T20I. In August 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the

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tournament. He made his

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debut for Denmark, against

, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laegsgaard, Nicolaj 1996 births Living people Danish cricketers Denmark Twenty20 International cricketers People from Herning Municipality Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region