Jersey beat Germany but finish third in tri-series

Jersey also played Germany and Italy in ICC Women's T20 European Division Two qualifying last year

Jersey beat Germany but lost their other three Twenty20 matches to finish third in their tri-series tournament in Krefeld.

The islanders lost to Germany by 28 runs in their initial contest on Friday, before Italy beat them by 12 runs in their second match.

The highlight came with a three-wicket victory over their hosts on Saturday.

Germany had won the toss and elected to bat first, yet slumped to 87-9.

Jersey then started their innings sluggishly, falling to 25-5.

But captain Chloe Greechan's steady 14 off 20 balls lifted the confidence of her side, and Grace Wetherall's unbeaten 29 off 32 helped them to 88-7 and victory.

It was the team's second win under new head coach Darren Thomas, who saw his side beat Channel Island rivals Guernsey earlier this month.

In the last game of the series, Italy posted 160-4 to beat Jersey by 31 runs, helped by 79 from captain Emilia Bartram.

Italy then beat Germany in Sunday's final to win the series with eight points.

The home side finished second, ahead of Jersey, thanks to their net run rate of -0.181, compared to -0.742 for Thomas' side.

Jersey are ranked 28th in the ICC world rankings, one place above Italy and six places above Germany.

The series was the team’s return to the ICC stage, having played both sides at the ICC Women’s T20 European Division Two Qualifier in Jersey last year, where they narrowly missed out on promotion.