EC World Cup of Jerseys: Round of 16 Match 3

By Tom Grunshaw and Daniel Beswick

In the first match of the knockout rounds Scotland fought bravely against a giant in the kit World Cup, though it was the heavy public strength of Nepal that edged things.

In the third Round of 16 match-up, it’s Germany up against St. Helena! Before we preview that clash, here is the bracket for the final 16 after the latest result!

Group Stage Summary

Tanzania and Nepal progressed from Group A, while Vanuatu and Scotland 1999 progressed in Group B. The Pink of Bermuda stormed home and Rwanda scraped enough votes across Twitter and Facebook to squeeze through in Group C and Group D was domination by the Dutch, with both the current kit and the 1996 World Cup shirt running away from the field to advance.

Germany took out Group E, topping both the Facebook and Twitter polls, with PNG’s Early 2010s kit overcoming a perhaps more-fancied Afghanistan 2015 effort. Group F saw the current Namibian kit run away in first, with St. Helena causing a huge upset, beating out Singapore by the barest of margins (a single vote!) across Facebook and Twitter polls. Kenya’s 1999 World Cup shirt stormed away in Group G, with the shirt (or jersey) from Jersey took second place across the Facebook Group and the Twitter page.

Note: Jerseys are the current kits used by both men’s and women’s teams unless stated.

Round of 16 Match 3
Germany v St. Helena

Germany

Sticking to the colours of their national flag, Germany’s cricket team aren’t able to flaunt a white kit in limited-overs cricket for obvious reasons. Instead, a smart black and red has been put together, topped off by a yellow trim.

St. Helena

Other countries have moved away from predominantly yellow kits, though St. Helena has decided to go against the grain, albeit with green patterns. Can one of the smallest ICC members pull off the most unlikely tournament wins? St. Helena’s gold and green will have its work cut out, but the public vote could make this the 2020 Cinderella story.

EC World Cup of Jerseys Format and How to Vote

For the knockout stages of the tournament, a third poll via our Emerging Cricket Facebook page has been introduced. Instead of the four-way polls, team now go head-to-head to find a World Cup winner!

On top of the page, make sure you are a member of our Facebook Group and follow our Twitter pages to maximise your voting power when we post out the polls!

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The Emerging Cricket World Cup of Jerseys Draw^

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Tanzania	Scotland 1999 WC	Bermuda	Fiji U19 WC 2018
China (Women)	Scotland 2015 WC	Mexico	Ireland 2007 WC
Oman	Vanuatu	Qatar	Netherlands 1996 WC
Nepal	Nigeria (Yellow)	Rwanda	Netherlands

Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Afghanistan 2015	Namibia	Argentina	Uganda
Germany	Namibia 2003 WC	Kenya 1999 WC	Japan U19 WC Pink
Papua New Guinea Early 2010s	St. Helena	Jersey	Bhutan
South Korea	Singapore	Malaysia	Thailand Women’s T20 WC 2020

^ Teams in bold progressed through their groups

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