[2] The participating teams were the hosts Malta along with Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Hungary and Romania.

[3] Malta were the defending champions having defeated Switzerland in the final of the 2021 edition.

[5] In a round-robin game against Bulgaria, Gibraltar put on an unbeaten 213 runs for the first wicket, the fourth highest opening partnerships in men's T20Is.

[6] Malta secured a place in the final on day three with a game to spare, after winning their first four matches.

[8][9] The Czech Republic also named Kranthi Venkataswamy and Neeraj Tyagi as reserves.