Limassol, Cyprus. Bowlers led the storyline in Week 4 of the 2026 Cyprus Cricket T20 Cup presented by Hurry Curry, as Sri Lankan Lions Limassol and MSN Sport Club each recorded their second victories and Larnaca Kings’ difficult start continued.
MSN Sport Club edge Lankan Sport Club
MSN Sport Club beat Lankan Sport Club by four wickets after chasing 112. MSN slipped to 48/5, with opener Akila De Silva top-scoring with 40, before Viraj (25) and Vihan (20) steadied the chase in a key seventh-wicket partnership to win with 4.4 overs remaining.
Lankan Sport Club captain Tharanga Pathirana took four wickets and was also his side’s top scorer with 22. Vihan also contributed with the ball, taking 3/16 from four overs.
Nicosia Capitals hand Larnaca Kings another defeat
Nicosia Capitals defeated Larnaca Kings by three wickets after Larnaca posted 98/7. Muhammad Ikram and Yasir Raza put on a 37-run opening stand, but the middle order struggled, with Lovedeep Singh Bhullar scoring 26 off 35 balls.
For Nicosia Capitals, Sohidul took 3/11 and Hasan Munshi added 2/20. In reply, Nicosia fell to 44/6 before a 50-run partnership between Mithu and Ikbal secured the chase, with victory sealed with 5.5 overs to spare.
Sri Lankan Lions cruise past Global 75 Cricketers
Sri Lankan Lions defeated Global 75 Cricketers by six wickets after restricting them to 88. Kavindu Maduranga recorded bowling figures of 3/7, with support from Rawindu Hewagamage’s 3/21.
In the chase, Kavindu added 47 for the first wicket with Sadun Chamal (25) and finished unbeaten on 25 as the target was reached in 8.3 overs.
Iresha Chathurani makes Lord’s appearance
Earlier in the week, Cyprus national team captain Iresha Chathurani became the first Cypriot woman cricketer to play at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Representing the ICC Europe Women’s XI against MCC Women during the annual Women’s Day celebrations on Friday, she helped secure a 47-run victory.
With kit sponsorship from Newbery Cricket for the event, she scored 2 not out, took 3/14 in four overs, and held a catch to dismiss MCC’s top scorer Lucy Western. In the second match at Wormsley Cricket Ground on Saturday, she took two wickets as ICC Europe won again to clinch the two-match series 2-0.
Next week’s schedule and upcoming qualifiers
Fourteen teams are set to compete next week in the T20 cup, with the ICC World T20 Europe Sub-Regional Qualifiers less than four weeks away. Cyprus is set to host nine other teams in the competition for a place in the 2027 regional finals, with spectator registration open at www.cricket.cy.
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