# Moises Henriques leadership of Portugal cricket > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/moises-henriques-leadership-of-portugal-cricket > Updated: 2026-08-21T02:51:41.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 3. Moises Henriques, a former Australian international all-rounder born in Madeira, was appointed captain of the Portugal men’s cricket team to lead their 2028 T20 World Cup qualification campaign. He succeeded Carlos Nunes, who remained in the squad. Henriques made his debut as captain during the T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier C in Finland. During the tournament, he recorded a historic T20I century, scoring 111 runs off 51 balls. This performance helped propel Portugal to a total of 211/6 against Czechia. Following rain interruptions, Portugal was declared the winner by 91 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method, a victory that secured the team a place in the tournament final against Spain. Henriques previously earned 44 international caps for Australia across Test, ODI, and T20I formats. He has expressed that leading the team to its first men’s T20 World Cup would be “nirvana.” ## Timeline ### 2026-08-21: Moises Henriques scores T20I century to lead Portugal past Czechia Former Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques scored a historic 111-run T20I century to lead Portugal to a 91-run victory over Czechia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/moises-henriques-scores-t20i-century-to-lead-portugal-past-czechia ### 2026-08-15: Moises Henriques debuts as captain for Portugal cricket Former Australian cricketer Moises Henriques has debuted as captain for Portugal, aiming to lead the nation to its first T20 World Cup qualification. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/moises-henriques-debuts-as-captain-for-portugal-cricket ### 2026-08-12: Moises Henriques appointed Portugal cricket captain Former Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of Portugal for their 2028 T20 World Cup qualification campaign in Finland. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/moises-henriques-appointed-portugal-cricket-captain --- Cite as: Moises Henriques leadership of Portugal cricket. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/moises-henriques-leadership-of-portugal-cricket