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Valletta CupQualifier · T20I

Malta beat France by 7 wickets in qualifier

Marsa Sports Club, . France won the toss and chose to bat.

France7816.3 ov
Malta82/310.1 ov
Malta won by 7 wickets
Switzerland won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

France won the toss and chose to bat. France were bowled out for 78. Waqas Ahmad took 5 for 11.

Malta reached 82 for 3 in 10.1 overs, Fanyan Mughal 33 not out from 34 balls and G Thakur 26 from 11 balls.

Malta won by 7 wickets.

Key performers

France innings

78(16.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zain Ahmadb Waqas Ahmadb Waqas Ahmad240050.00
HA Jackson †c B Arora b Fanyan Mughalc B Arora b Fanyan Mughal01000.00
Mukhtar Ghulamic †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmadc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmad140025.00
Dawood Ahmadzaib E Mathewb E Mathew18351051.43
L Canessaneb Waqas Ahmadb Waqas Ahmad130033.33
Usman Khanlbw b B Aroralbw b B Arora18190194.74
Noman Amjadc Jaspal Singh b E Mathewc Jaspal Singh b E Mathew10110190.91
P Pirabakaranrun out (Zeeshan Khan/†C Sudarsanan)run out (Zeeshan Khan/†C Sudarsanan)131320100.00
Ibrahim Jabarkhelnot outnot out4*70057.14
Rahmatullah Mangalc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmadc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmad120050.00
R Mangalc G Thakur b Waqas Ahmadc G Thakur b Waqas Ahmad01000.00
Extras(b 1, w 8, nb 1)(b 1, w 8, nb 1)10
Total16.3 Ov (RR 4.73)16.3 Ov (RR 4.73)78
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (HA Jackson, 0.2 ov), 3-2 (Zain Ahmad, 1.2 ov), 9-3 (Mukhtar Ghulami, 2 ov), 14-4 (L Canessane, 3.2 ov), 47-5 (Usman Khan, 10.1 ov), 50-6 (Dawood Ahmadzai, 11.5 ov), 69-7 (Noman Amjad, 13.4 ov), 75-8 (P Pirabakaran, 15.4 ov), 78-9 (Rahmatullah Mangal, 16.2 ov), 78-10 (R Mangal, 16.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fanyan Mughal301013.33110030
Waqas Ahmad3.301153.14141010
Washeem Abbas302006.6760110
Bikram Arora401914.75132010
E Mathew301725.67100121
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZain Ahmad 1(1) & HA Jackson 0(1)12
2ndMukhtar Ghulami 1(3) & Zain Ahmad 1(3)26
3rdDawood Ahmadzai 5(3) & Mukhtar Ghulami 0(1)64
4thDawood Ahmadzai 2(5) & L Canessane 1(3)58
5thUsman Khan 18(19) & Dawood Ahmadzai 11(22)3341
6thNoman Amjad 2(5) & Dawood Ahmadzai 0(5)310
7thP Pirabakaran 9(6) & Noman Amjad 8(6)1911
8thIbrahim Jabarkhel 2(5) & P Pirabakaran 4(7)612
9thRahmatullah Mangal 1(2) & Ibrahim Jabarkhel 2(2)34
10thR Mangal 0(1) & Ibrahim Jabarkhel 0(0)01

Malta innings

82/3(10.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zeeshan Khanb P Pirabakaranb P Pirabakaran11611183.33
Fanyan Mughalnot outnot out33*342297.06
G Thakurrun out (Zain Ahmad)run out (Zain Ahmad)261131236.36
Bikram Arorac Zain Ahmad b Rahmatullah Mangalc Zain Ahmad b Rahmatullah Mangal240050.00
Jaspal Singhnot outnot out0*7000.00
Extras(b 1, w 8, nb 1)(b 1, w 8, nb 1)10
Total10.1 Ov (RR 8.07)10.1 Ov (RR 8.07) · Target 79 from 20 ov82/3
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (Zeeshan Khan, 1.5 ov), 56-2 (G Thakur, 4.4 ov), 69-3 (B Arora, 7 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dawood Ahmadzai201608.0062000
P Pirabakaran2022111.0042130
R Mangal1025025.0021211
Ibrahim Jabarkhel30401.33140000
Rahmatullah Mangal2.101416.4671100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZeeshan Khan 11(6) & Fanyan Mughal 2(5)1611
2ndG Thakur 26(11) & Fanyan Mughal 7(7)4017
3rdFanyan Mughal 11(10) & B Arora 2(4)1314
4thFanyan Mughal 13(12) & Jaspal Singh 0(7)13*19

Commentary

End of innings: MAC 82/3 (10.1 ov)
10.16
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, SIX
End of over 101 runMAC 76/3000001
Fanyan Mughal 27(33)Jaspal Singh 0(7)Ibrahim Jabarkhel 3-0-4-0
9.61
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, 1 run
9.50
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, no run
9.40
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, no run
9.30
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, no run
9.20
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, no run
9.10
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, no run
End of over 95 runsMAC 75/3040100
Jaspal Singh 0(7)Fanyan Mughal 26(27)Rahmatullah Mangal 2-0-8-1
8.60
Rahmatullah Mangal to Jaspal Singh, no run
8.50
Rahmatullah Mangal to Jaspal Singh, no run
8.41
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, 1 run
8.30
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, no run
8.24
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, FOUR
8.10
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, no run
End of over 81 runMAC 70/3100000
Jaspal Singh 0(5)Fanyan Mughal 21(23)Ibrahim Jabarkhel 2-0-3-0
7.60
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Jaspal Singh, no run
7.50
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Jaspal Singh, no run
7.40
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Jaspal Singh, no run
7.30
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Jaspal Singh, no run
7.20
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Jaspal Singh, no run
7.11
Ibrahim Jabarkhel to Fanyan Mughal, 1 run
End of over 73 runs, 1 wktMAC 69/311001W
Fanyan Mughal 20(22)Rahmatullah Mangal 1-0-3-1
6.6W
Rahmatullah Mangal to B Arora, OUT
B Arora c Zain Ahmad b Rahmatullah Mangal 2(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 69/3 (7 ov)
6.51
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, 1 run
6.40
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, no run
6.30
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, no run
6.21
Rahmatullah Mangal to B Arora, 1 run
6.11
Rahmatullah Mangal to Fanyan Mughal, 1 run