Cyprus Cricket 2026 season opens with cup wins for Limassol Warriors and Larnaca Kings

Nicosia, Cyprus. The 2026 Cyprus Cricket 40-over Cup, presented by HurryCurry, opened with victories for Limassol Warriors, Larnaca Kings and Telugu11, while T-10 and women’s competition matches were also played.

40-over Cup results

At Happy Valley, Limassol Warriors recovered from 22/6 in the 13th over to defeat Gujrat Lions. Captain Takdeer Kundu made an unbeaten 52 as the Warriors reached 124, before bowling out Gujrat Lions for 108 in 32.5 overs.

Gurdeep Singh took 5 for 21 for Limassol Warriors, while Kundu returned figures of 2 for 10.

Larnaca Kings beat MSN Sport Club by 73 runs after recovering from 54/4 to score 149 in 34.1 overs. Vansham Bhandari took 5 for 37 for MSN Sport Club, who were then bowled out for 76 in 22.1 overs.

At Dhekelia, 4Scots made 174 in 32.1 overs after an opening stand of 92 between Eugene Steneberg, who scored 42, and Jahvon, who made 48.

Telugu11 completed a three-wicket win, led initially by Sankar Mekala’s 58 from 20 balls. Uppaladine Sumanth, who made 39, and Chaitanya Reddy Kolli, who scored 17, shared an eighth-wicket partnership to secure the victory.

T-10 Cup matches

In the 2026 Cyprus Cricket T-10 Cup, presented by HurryCurry, New Limassol Moufflons beat the Moufflons side by six wickets at Happy Valley, reaching a target of 50 in the eighth over.

Larnaca Warriors defeated Amdocs by eight runs in another low-scoring match. Larnaca Warriors defended 56.

Women’s Autumn Competition

Limassol secured a 10-wicket win over Paphos in the only match of the 2026 Women’s Autumn Competition, presented by HurryCurry.

Paphos made 46/4 from their 10 overs, with Limassol completing the chase in the seventh over.

Technical committee reaction

Richard Boxall, president of the Cyprus Cricket Technical Committee, attended the matches at Happy Valley.

“Some good matches to start the season,” Boxall said. “I was impressed to see umpires not afraid to give difficult decisions.”