Jersey's spinners suffocated Guernsey at the top of their innings to help win the match

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Voorburg Cricket Club, The Hague

Jersey 160-4 (20): Carlyon 63, Jenner 48; Bichard 2-36

Guernsey 138-5 (20): Stokes 62*, O Nightingale 57; Carlyon 2-8

Jersey win by 22 runs

Jersey beat Guernsey by xxx runs to win the first meeting between the Channel Island rivals in a T20 World Cup qualifier.

The win keeps alive Jersey's hopes of reaching the finals in India and Sri Lanka next year.

But Guernsey's first-ever campaign in the final round of qualifying for a T20 World Cup is all but over with one game left against hosts Netherlands.

Batting first Jersey recovered from a tough start to make 160-4 as Harrison Carlyon scored 63 and Luke Bichard taking 2-36.

In reply Guernsey's top order collapse against the spin of Carlyon and Dominic Blampied as they slumped to 4-3 off three overs - costing them any hopes of a win.

Matt Stokes and Ollie Nightingale's 122-run fourth wicket stand restored some competitiveness to the Guernsey innings.

But the Sarnians fell 22 runs short as they made 138-5 in their 20 overs.

Having narrowly lost their opening game to the Netherlands before seeing their match with Italy abandoned due to rain Jersey know victory over Scotland on Friday could secure their place at the T20 World Cup.

Harrison Carlyon's 63 was the highest score by a Jersey batter so far at this year's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier

Having won the toss Guernsey put Jersey into bat on a slow field after days of heavy rain - and it was a decision that was vindicated almost immediately when Nick Greenwood was caught and bowled for a first-ball duck by Anthony Stokes with the fourth ball of the day.

His replacement Zak Tribe was caught for six off Luke Bichard's bowling in the sixth over to leave Jersey on 31-2.

But opener Carlyon and Jenner came together for a key 73-run stand before Carlyon was unfortunately run out as Jenner's shot was deflected onto the stumps by Adam Martel at the non-striker's end with Carlyon heading down the wicket.

His knock of 63 came off 50 balls and included a six and six fours, while the big hitting Jenner went on to make 48 before being bowled by Bichard trying to sweep over the wicketkeeper having hit three sixes and two fours in his 33-ball innings to leave Jersey on 133-4 off 17 overs.

Julius Sumerauer hit 26 not out off 14 balls as Jersey ended on 160-4.

Ollie Nightingale and Matt Stokes' partnership kept Guernsey in the game

Guernsey's struggles with the bat began very early as having seen Ben Fitchet survive a very strong appeal with the final ball of the first over Martin Dale Bradley was trapped by Blampied with the next ball for 1.

Carlyon bowled Tom Nightingale for 1 with the first ball of the next over before taking Fitchet's wicket with the final delivery as Guernsey were left on 4-3 off three overs.

But Matt Stokes and skipper Ollie Nightingale steadied the innings with an excellent fourth-wicket partnership of 122 - including hitting 50 runs between the ninth and 14th overs as they tried to haul Guernsey back up to Jersey's run rate.

Nightingale registered his maiden international half century as he made 57 off 52 balls before he was run out with three balls left of the final over.

Stokes' 62 not out came off 49 balls and was his second half century against Jersey in as many games as his side fell 22 runs short.