A fine team effort crowned by the individual efforts of Akshat Sanghvi enabled Belgium to beat Italy in a tight final on Friday.

Italy's win over Germany puts them in the final, while Israel just pip France to finish second.

The Belgians had little difficulty in overcoming Switzerland, while Spain proved too good for Gibraltar in the final Group B matches.

Italy seem likely to top Group A after recovering from an early collapse to beat challengers Israel.

And Thursday's meeting of the sides will almost certainly decide second place in the group.

Second wins for Israel and Italy on Monday make Wednesday's Group A clash crucial.

With three wins from three games, Belgium are now clear favourites to take Group B.

The Isle of Man came back well from Saturday's ten-wicket defeat, but Israel and Germany stole Sunday's headlines.

A huge win over Hellas on Sunday put Belgium in the Group B box seat, while Switzerland impressed on debut.

The bowlers were on top at JHQ2 and in Bonn, with Belgium and Spain prevailing over Gibraltar and Hellas.

Italy's ten-wicket victory over the Isle of Man was not the only surprise on Day 1, with France also beating hosts Germany in Group A.

This is the first major European tournament to take place in Germany.