The 2019 Valletta Cup, the inaugural edition of the

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, was a

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cricket tournament held in Malta between 17 and 20 October 2019. The participating teams were the hosts

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along with

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

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(T20I) status, but because Iceland were not an Associate Member of the ICC and the selected Hungarian squad was not an official national side, matches involving either of these teams did not have T20I status. The matches were played at

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in Marsa. The Hungarian XI won all of their round-robin matches and their semi-final, but were beaten by the Czech Republic in the final.

Squads

Round robin

Points table

Fixtures

Knockouts

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links