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Continental CupGroup stage, Group B · Match 3 · T20I

Belgium beat Malta by 65 runs

Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, . Malta won the toss and chose to bowl.

Belgium199/620 ov
Malta134/920 ov
Belgium won by 65 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Malta won the toss and chose to bowl. Belgium made 199 for 6 in 20 overs, Muhammad Muneeb 71 from 47 balls. Imran Ameer took 2 for 28.

Malta made 134 for 9 in 20 overs, Mehboob Ali 38 from 18 balls and Imran Ameer 34 from 30 balls. Iftikhar Kankhel took 3 for 25.

Belgium won by 65 runs.

Key performers

Belgium innings

199/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Muhammad Muneebc Jaswinder Singh b Mohammed Qasimc Jaswinder Singh b Mohammed Qasim714782151.06
A Raza †b Imran Ameerb Imran Ameer241740141.18
B Niazc P Pushparajan b Mohammed Qasimc P Pushparajan b Mohammed Qasim151320115.38
Sheraz Sheikhb Imran Ameerb Imran Ameer5410125.00
Shaheryar Buttc & b P Pushparajanc & b P Pushparajan181630112.50
Saber Zakhilc Mehboob Ali b Washeem Abbasc Mehboob Ali b Washeem Abbas19812237.50
F Khaliqnot outnot out7*700100.00
Khalid Ahmadinot outnot out22*812275.00
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 13)(b 1, lb 4, w 13)18
Total20 Ov (RR 9.95)20 Ov (RR 9.95)199/6
Fall of wickets: 74-1 (A Raza, 6.4 ov), 117-2 (B Niaz, 11.4 ov), 123-3 (Sheraz Sheikh, 12.3 ov), 140-4 (Muhammad Muneeb, 15.4 ov), 148-5 (Shaheryar Butt, 16.5 ov), 166-6 (Saber Zakhil, 17.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mehboob Ali201909.5062110
D Marks3052017.3334330
Mohammed Qasim402927.25104030
Washeem Abbas3033111.0042200
Imran Ameer402827.0093010
Jaswinder Singh1016016.0003010
P Pushparajan301715.6772000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMuhammad Muneeb 43(23) & A Raza 24(17)7440
2ndB Niaz 15(13) & Muhammad Muneeb 26(17)4330
3rdSheraz Sheikh 5(4) & Muhammad Muneeb 0(1)65
4thShaheryar Butt 13(13) & Muhammad Muneeb 2(6)1719
5thSaber Zakhil 3(4) & Shaheryar Butt 5(3)87
6thF Khaliq 2(2) & Saber Zakhil 16(4)186
7thKhalid Ahmadi 22(8) & F Khaliq 5(5)33*13

Malta innings

134/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Mehboob Alic †A Raza b Iftikhar Kankhelc †A Raza b Iftikhar Kankhel381862211.11
Mohammed Qasimb Iftikhar Kankhelb Iftikhar Kankhel350060.00
P Pushparajanlbw b Iftikhar Kankhellbw b Iftikhar Kankhel580062.50
R Dianishrun out (Sheraz Sheikh)run out (Sheraz Sheikh)120050.00
Jaspal Singhb F Khaliqb F Khaliq250040.00
SB Patelc Khalid Ahmadi b Rafiulah Alokozaic Khalid Ahmadi b Rafiulah Alokozai30403175.00
Imran Ameerc Saber Zakhil b Khalid Ahmadic Saber Zakhil b Khalid Ahmadi343050113.33
Muhammad Ajmalb Khalid Ahmadib Khalid Ahmadi01000.00
Jaswinder Singhlbw b F Khaliqlbw b F Khaliq130033.33
Washeem Abbasnot outnot out8*91088.89
D Marksnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 1, w 8, nb 2)(lb 1, w 8, nb 2)11
Total20 Ov (RR 6.70)20 Ov (RR 6.70) · Target 200 from 20 ov134/9
Fall of wickets: 38-1 (Mohammed Qasim, 3.3 ov), 45-2 (Mehboob Ali, 4 ov), 48-3 (R Dianish, 4.5 ov), 50-4 (P Pushparajan, 5.4 ov), 52-5 (Jaspal Singh, 6.5 ov), 111-6 (Imran Ameer, 15 ov), 123-7 (Muhammad Ajmal, 16.4 ov), 124-8 (Jaswinder Singh, 17.2 ov), 128-9 (SB Patel, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
F Khaliq301424.67121100
Iftikhar Kankhel302538.3384000
Khalid Ahmadi402325.75173101
Rafiulah Alokozai301615.33111051
Zaki Ul Hassan302508.3372120
Sheraz Sheikh302408.0073010
Saber Zakhil10606.0031000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMehboob Ali 34(16) & Mohammed Qasim 3(5)3821
2ndP Pushparajan 3(1) & Mehboob Ali 4(2)73
3rdP Pushparajan 1(4) & R Dianish 1(2)35
4thJaspal Singh 1(2) & P Pushparajan 1(3)25
5thSB Patel 1(4) & Jaspal Singh 1(3)27
6thImran Ameer 34(30) & SB Patel 16(20)5949
7thSB Patel 12(9) & Muhammad Ajmal 0(1)1210
8thJaswinder Singh 1(3) & SB Patel 0(1)14
9thWasheem Abbas 3(4) & SB Patel 1(6)410
10thWasheem Abbas 5(5) & D Marks 1(1)6*6

Commentary

End of innings: MAC 134/9 (20 ov)
End of over 206 runsMAC 134/9411000
Washeem Abbas 8(9)D Marks 1(1)Saber Zakhil 1-0-6-0
19.60
Saber Zakhil to Washeem Abbas, no run
19.50
Saber Zakhil to Washeem Abbas, no run
19.40
Saber Zakhil to Washeem Abbas, no run
19.31
Saber Zakhil to D Marks, 1 run
19.21
Saber Zakhil to Washeem Abbas, 1 run
19.14
Saber Zakhil to Washeem Abbas, FOUR
End of over 193 runs, 1 wktMAC 128/911010W
Washeem Abbas 3(4)Rafiulah Alokozai 3-0-16-1
18.6W
Rafiulah Alokozai to SB Patel, OUT
SB Patel c Khalid Ahmadi b Rafiulah Alokozai 30(40) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 128/9 (19 ov)
18.50
Rafiulah Alokozai to SB Patel, no run
18.41
Rafiulah Alokozai to Washeem Abbas, 1 run
18.30
Rafiulah Alokozai to Washeem Abbas, no run
18.21
Rafiulah Alokozai to SB Patel, 1 run
18.11
Rafiulah Alokozai to Washeem Abbas, 1 run
End of over 181 run, 1 wktMAC 125/80W1000
SB Patel 29(37)Washeem Abbas 1(1)F Khaliq 3-0-14-2
17.60
F Khaliq to SB Patel, no run
17.50
F Khaliq to SB Patel, no run
17.40
F Khaliq to SB Patel, no run
17.31
F Khaliq to Washeem Abbas, 1 run
17.2W
F Khaliq to Jaswinder Singh, OUT
Jaswinder Singh lbw b F Khaliq 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 124/8 (17.2 ov)
17.10
F Khaliq to Jaswinder Singh, no run
End of over 176 runs, 1 wktMAC 124/7041W10
SB Patel 29(34)Jaswinder Singh 1(1)Khalid Ahmadi 4-0-23-2
16.60
Khalid Ahmadi to SB Patel, no run
16.51
Khalid Ahmadi to Jaswinder Singh, 1 run
16.4W
Khalid Ahmadi to Muhammad Ajmal, OUT
Muhammad Ajmal b Khalid Ahmadi 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 123/7 (16.4 ov)
16.31
Khalid Ahmadi to SB Patel, 1 run
16.24
Khalid Ahmadi to SB Patel, FOUR
16.10
Khalid Ahmadi to SB Patel, no run
End of over 167 runsMAC 118/6240001
SB Patel 24(30)Muhammad Ajmal 0(0)Sheraz Sheikh 3-0-24-0