Hamid Shah’s late squeeze nearly did it
Hamid Shah dragged Denmark into the contest and then almost pulled Germany back over the line himself, but Germany held their nerve to win by 2 wickets with one ball remaining. Denmark’s 116/9 looked defendable on a slowing surface, and Shah’s 3/13 kept the chase tense deep into the 20th over. Germany, though, found just enough calm at the end to get to 116/7 in 19.5.
Germany’s middle-overs rebuild
The game swung in Germany’s middle phase after a shaky start. They crawled to 24/3 in the powerplay, Denmark’s new-ball pressure forcing early mistakes and leaving the chase behind the rate. Then the innings settled: Germany added 63/1 through the middle overs, turning a stuttering pursuit into a manageable finish. That stretch, built on rotation more than boundaries, ensured the target never ran away even as wickets later fell.
Shah shines, Germany’s bowlers answer
Shah was Denmark’s heartbeat: 37 off 28 gave them momentum early, and his 3/13 later threatened to flip the finish. For Germany, Afridi’s 3/21 provided the key breakthroughs that turned Denmark’s 48/1 into 116/9, while Vashisht’s 2/14 kept the squeeze on. In the chase, Harmanjot Singh’s 25 off 24 and Musaddiq’s 24 off 33 anchored the recovery from 24/3, setting up the final-over escape.
Denmark’s collapse set the trap
Denmark had begun sharply at 48/1 in the powerplay, but their innings unravelled once Germany’s change bowlers hit their lengths. Shahid Afridi and Jatinder Vashisht combined to choke the middle overs, and Denmark slipped to 56/5 in that phase. The best stand—39 between Musa Mahmood and Shah—wasn’t enough to offset a death-overs stall of just 12/3, leaving Germany a chase that was awkward rather than daunting.
DEGermany
216/5
AUAustria
213/9
DEGermany
170/6
AUAustria
122/8
DEGermany
211/9
AUAustria
212/3
DEGermany
165/6
AUAustria
163/7
DEGermany
308/1
AUAustria
146/10
DEGermany
162/9
GGGuernsey
172/4
DEGermany
164/5
GGGuernsey
165/5
DEGermany
100/1
GGGuernsey
98/10
AUAustria
121/8
DEGermany
123/2
AUAustria
114/10
DEGermany
115/4