Jersey have twice previously participated in ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers, finishing second-bottom in their seven-team groups on both occasions - despite winning three of their six matches last time out in 2019.Following their clash with the USA, Jersey take on host nation Zimbabwe and Singapore in Group A, with the top two advancing to the semi-finals.
And despite the recent defeats against their first opponents, by 50 runs and seven wickets, Macrae identified notable positives - not least the performances with the bat.Ben Ward scored 60 and Ben Stevens an unbeaten 98 across the two matches, while former Sussex batter Jonty Jenner -- Jersey's highest scorer in the 2019 qualifiers who averages 36.85 over the past year -- is also part of the squad."Some of the signs from batters, particularly in the last two games against the USA, have been brilliant," added Macrae, who played two ODIs for Scotland during his playing career and has been in his current role since January 2014."Ben Stevens and Ben Ward both put in huge individual performances respectively in separate games, which shows the strength in depth we have in the batting line-up."We know along with that we have some great spinners, coupled with pace options and a young, athletic fielding unit - all the elements are starting to come together."
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