The Valletta Cup is a recurring

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of the

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in Europe. It is organised by the

Malta Cricket Association Malta Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Malta. Its current headquarters is in Marsa, Malta. Malta Cricket Association is Malta's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate me ...

, with the format being round-robin matches followed by a final; all matches are played at the

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Marsa, Malta Marsa ( mt, Il-Marsa) is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 4,401 people as of March 2014. The name Marsa means " the harbour".

. The first edition was held in 2019.

2019

The 2019 Valletta Cup was held between 17 and 20 October 2019. Four teams were involved:

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, the

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and a Hungary XI. Only matches played between Malta and the Czech Republic had official

(T20I) status. Czech Republic beat the Hungarian XI in the final.

2021

The 2021 tournament was held between 21 and 24 October 2021. The four teams were

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Malta defeated Switzerland in the final, while Bulgaria defeated Gibraltar in the third-place playoff.

2022

In 2022, the competition was expanded to six teams:

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and

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. It was held between 10 and 15 May 2022, and Romania defeated Malta in the final.

2023

In 2023, the tournament was contested by

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Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

and

between 12 and 16 July. Switzerland won all of their matches in the round-robin stage before defeating Malta in the final.

References

{{reflist International cricket competitions in Malta Marsa, Malta Recurring sporting events established in 2019 Twenty20 International cricket competitions *