Sofia Twenty204th T20I
Romania beat Bulgaria by 7 wickets in the 4th T20I
National Sports Academy, Sofia, . Bulgaria won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardBulgaria won the toss and chose to bat. Bulgaria made 157 for 8 in 20 overs, Sulaiman Ali 32 from 16 balls and Bakhtiar Tahiri 29 from 21 balls. Taranjeet Singh took 3 for 27.
Romania reached 161 for 3 in 14 overs, Taranjeet Singh 60 from 22 balls and R Satheesan 35 from 25 balls.
Romania won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
Bulgaria innings
157/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Lakovc Taranjeet Singh b Sami Ullah | c Taranjeet Singh b Sami Ullah | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Sulaiman Alib Aftab Kayani | b Aftab Kayani | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 200.00 |
| IA De Silvac G Manan b Sami Ullah | c G Manan b Sami Ullah | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bakhtiar Tahirib Taranjeet Singh | b Taranjeet Singh | 29 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 138.10 |
| P Mishralbw b Taranjeet Singh | lbw b Taranjeet Singh | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 142.86 |
| KC D'Souzac sub (Ijaz Hussain) b Taranjeet Singh | c sub (Ijaz Hussain) b Taranjeet Singh | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140.00 |
| H Ivanovc †Abdul Shakoor b V Saini | c †Abdul Shakoor b V Saini | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| D Nikolovb Aftab Kayani | b Aftab Kayani | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| B Ivanovnot out | not out | 10* | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
| J Albinnot out | not out | 17* | 15 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 14) | (lb 2, w 14) | 16 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.85) | 20 Ov (RR 7.85) | 157/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Rohan Bhavesh Patel
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (Sulaiman Ali, 4.2 ov), 54-2 (H Lakov, 5.4 ov), 55-3 (IA De Silva, 6 ov), 89-4 (P Mishra, 9.5 ov), 121-5 (Bakhtiar Tahiri, 13.1 ov), 122-6 (KC D'Souza, 13.3 ov), 125-7 (H Ivanov, 14.1 ov), 134-8 (D Nikolov, 16.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Vashisht | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| V Saini | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Aftab Kayani | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sami Ullah | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Thakur | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taranjeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| P Florin | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | H Lakov 10(10) & Sulaiman Ali 32(16) | 48 | 26 |
| 2nd | IA De Silva 0(2) & H Lakov 5(6) | 6 | 8 |
| 3rd | Bakhtiar Tahiri 1(1) & IA De Silva 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | P Mishra 20(14) & Bakhtiar Tahiri 13(9) | 34 | 23 |
| 5th | KC D'Souza 14(9) & Bakhtiar Tahiri 15(11) | 32 | 20 |
| 6th | H Ivanov 1(1) & KC D'Souza 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | D Nikolov 1(2) & H Ivanov 0(2) | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | B Ivanov 5(9) & D Nikolov 2(3) | 9 | 12 |
| 9th | J Albin 17(15) & B Ivanov 5(8) | 23* | 23 |
Romania innings
161/3(14 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranjeet Singhc D Nikolov b Rohan Bhavesh Patel | c D Nikolov b Rohan Bhavesh Patel | 60 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 272.73 |
| G Mananb H Lakov | b H Lakov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R Satheesanc D Nikolov b P Mishra | c D Nikolov b P Mishra | 35 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 140.00 |
| S Thakurnot out | not out | 25* | 20 | 3 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Abdul Shakoor †not out | not out | 31* | 15 | 5 | 1 | 206.67 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 7) | (lb 3, w 7) | 10 | ||||
| Total14 Ov (RR 11.50) | 14 Ov (RR 11.50) · Target 158 from 20 ov | 161/3 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (G Manan, 0.3 ov), 83-2 (Taranjeet Singh, 6.3 ov), 105-3 (R Satheesan, 9.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Lakov | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 12.67 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J Albin | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bakhtiar Tahiri | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rohan Bhavesh Patel | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.50 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| P Mishra | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D Nikolov | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sulaiman Ali | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Taranjeet Singh 1(1) & G Manan 0(2) | 3 | 3 |
| 2nd | R Satheesan 20(15) & Taranjeet Singh 59(21) | 80 | 36 |
| 3rd | R Satheesan 15(10) & S Thakur 4(7) | 22 | 17 |
| 4th | Abdul Shakoor 31(15) & S Thakur 21(13) | 56* | 28 |
Commentary
End of over 1417 runsROM 161/3014444
Abdul Shakoor 31(15)S Thakur 25(20)Sulaiman Ali 1-0-17-0
13.64
Sulaiman Ali to Abdul Shakoor, FOUR
13.54
Sulaiman Ali to Abdul Shakoor, FOUR
13.44
Sulaiman Ali to Abdul Shakoor, FOUR
13.34
Sulaiman Ali to Abdul Shakoor, FOUR
13.21
Sulaiman Ali to S Thakur, 1 run
13.10
Sulaiman Ali to S Thakur, no run
End of over 1311 runsROM 144/3111116
Abdul Shakoor 15(11)S Thakur 24(18)D Nikolov 1-0-11-0
12.66
D Nikolov to Abdul Shakoor, SIX
12.51
D Nikolov to S Thakur, 1 run
12.41
D Nikolov to Abdul Shakoor, 1 run
12.31
D Nikolov to S Thakur, 1 run
12.21
D Nikolov to Abdul Shakoor, 1 run
12.11
D Nikolov to S Thakur, 1 run
End of over 128 runsROM 133/341Lb1101
S Thakur 21(15)Abdul Shakoor 7(8)P Mishra 3-0-16-1
11.61
P Mishra to S Thakur, 1 run
11.50
P Mishra to S Thakur, no run
11.41
P Mishra to Abdul Shakoor, 1 run
11.31
P Mishra to S Thakur, 1 run
11.21Lb
P Mishra to Abdul Shakoor, 1 leg bye
11.14
P Mishra to Abdul Shakoor, FOUR
End of over 1117 runsROM 125/3141Wd1LbWd44
S Thakur 19(12)Abdul Shakoor 2(5)Bakhtiar Tahiri 2-0-29-0
10.64
Bakhtiar Tahiri to S Thakur, FOUR
10.54
Bakhtiar Tahiri to S Thakur, FOUR
10.5Wd
Bakhtiar Tahiri to S Thakur, wide
10.41Lb
Bakhtiar Tahiri to Abdul Shakoor, 1 leg bye
10.4Wd
Bakhtiar Tahiri to Abdul Shakoor, wide
10.31
Bakhtiar Tahiri to S Thakur, 1 run
10.24
Bakhtiar Tahiri to S Thakur, FOUR