Ex-Australia star, with Ronaldo connection, becomes new T20 captain of Portugal

Henriques represented Australia in 24 T20Is, 16 ODIs and four Tests. His last international appearance was in August 2021, at a T20I match against Bangladesh. He made the switch to represent Portugal in June, having already served a three-year cool-off period necessary whilst making the transition from a full-member nation to an associate.

 

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Henriques is currently the only player in the Portugal squad to have played international cricket for another country, though they boast players who have First-Class experience in other nations. Craig Cachopa, who was born in South Africa, has played domestic cricket in both New Zealand and England. Siraj Ullah Khadem, meanwhile, is a Bangladesh-born cricketer who played at the 2006 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup under Mushfiqur Rahim’s leadership. Coincidentally, Henriques was the Australian captain in that same tournament.

The Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C will be contested among ten teams across two venues in Finland — Vantaa and Kerava. The ten teams have been split into two groups of five, with the two group-winners qualifying for the final. The winner of the final will qualify for the Europe Regional Qualifier, where they will compete against Scotland, Jersey and Denmark for a place in the Global Qualifier, which will ultimately decide which teams will travel to Australia and New Zealand for the 2028 Men’s T20 World Cup.