T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier A 2026Group stage, Group B

Malta vs Austria, Match 4

Malta140(20 ov)

Austria141/3(12.5 ov)

Austria won by 7 wickets

Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi16 May 2026Toss: Austria, chose to bowl

Malta innings

140(20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mehboob Alic Amar Naeem b Baseer Khan	c Amar Naeem b Baseer Khan	6	7	1	0	85.71
Mohammed Qasimc Zeshan Arif b Irfan Safi	c Zeshan Arif b Irfan Safi	58	42	2	5	138.10
P Pushparajanc Amar Naeem b Aqib Iqbal	c Amar Naeem b Aqib Iqbal	10	10	2	0	100.00
Jaspal Singhb KR Jha	b KR Jha	6	10	0	0	60.00
Flynn Zahra †run out (Bilal Zalmai/Amar Naeem)	run out (Bilal Zalmai/Amar Naeem)	2	3	0	0	66.67
Imran Ameerb Bilal Zalmai	b Bilal Zalmai	0	1	0	0	0.00
Muhammad Ajmalc Bilal Zalmai b KR Jha	c Bilal Zalmai b KR Jha	0	2	0	0	0.00
Zeeshan Khanb Irfan Safi	b Irfan Safi	16	22	0	0	72.73
SB Patelb Waqar Zalmai	b Waqar Zalmai	22	11	0	3	200.00
Ajin Somanrun out (Amar Naeem)	run out (Amar Naeem)	9	9	1	0	100.00
Salman Sharjeelnot out	not out	3*	3	0	0	100.00
Extras(w 8)	(w 8)	8
Total20 Ov (RR 7.00)	20 Ov (RR 7.00)	140

Fall of wickets: 12-1 (Mehboob Ali, 1.3 ov), 35-2 (P Pushparajan, 4.4 ov), 54-3 (Jaspal Singh, 8.3 ov), 62-4 (Flynn Zahra, 9.3 ov), 65-5 (Imran Ameer, 10 ov), 66-6 (Muhammad Ajmal, 10.4 ov), 93-7 (Mohammed Qasim, 14.3 ov), 127-8 (SB Patel, 17.5 ov), 133-9 (Zeeshan Khan, 18.4 ov), 140-10 (Ajin Soman, 20 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Aqib Iqbal	4	31	1	7.75	10	3	1	1
Baseer Khan	3	18	1	6.00	11	2	1	0
Bilal Zalmai	4	20	1	5.00	12	0	1	1
KR Jha	3	21	2	7.00	8	0	2	1
Irfan Safi	3	29	2	9.67	6	1	2	4
Waqar Zalmai	3	21	1	7.00	5	0	1	1

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	Mehboob Ali 6(7) & Mohammed Qasim 5(2)	12	9
2nd	P Pushparajan 10(10) & Mohammed Qasim 13(9)	23	19
3rd	Jaspal Singh 6(10) & Mohammed Qasim 12(13)	19	23
4th	Flynn Zahra 2(3) & Mohammed Qasim 6(3)	8	6
5th	Mohammed Qasim 3(2) & Imran Ameer 0(1)	3	3
6th	Mohammed Qasim 1(2) & Muhammad Ajmal 0(2)	1	4
7th	Zeeshan Khan 7(12) & Mohammed Qasim 18(11)	27	23
8th	SB Patel 22(11) & Zeeshan Khan 9(9)	34	20
9th	Ajin Soman 6(4) & Zeeshan Khan 0(1)	6	5
10th	Salman Sharjeel 3(3) & Ajin Soman 3(5)	7	8

Austria innings

141/3(12.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Karanbir Singhlbw b Salman Sharjeel	lbw b Salman Sharjeel	23	6	1	3	383.33
Bilal Zalmaib Mehboob Ali	b Mehboob Ali	34	14	5	2	242.86
A Randhawanot out	not out	37*	27	2	2	137.04
Aqib Iqballbw b Mohammed Qasim	lbw b Mohammed Qasim	6	9	0	0	66.67
Imran Asifnot out	not out	39*	21	2	4	185.71
Extras(lb 1, w 1)	(lb 1, w 1)	2
Total12.5 Ov (RR 10.99)	12.5 Ov (RR 10.99) · Target 141 from 20 ov	141/3

Did not bat: Amar Naeem, Baseer Khan, Irfan Safi, Zeshan Arif, Waqar Zalmai, KR Jha

Fall of wickets: 23-1 (Karanbir Singh, 1.1 ov), 77-2 (Bilal Zalmai, 5 ov), 88-3 (Aqib Iqbal, 7.3 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Mehboob Ali	4	40	1	10.00	10	2	4	0
Salman Sharjeel	1	16	1	16.00	1	2	1	0
Ajin Soman	1	22	0	22.00	0	2	2	0
Mohammed Qasim	4	25	1	6.25	11	2	1	0
P Pushparajan	1.5	31	0	16.91	2	2	3	1
Imran Ameer	1	6	0	6.00	1	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	Karanbir Singh 23(6) & Bilal Zalmai 0(1)	23	7
2nd	A Randhawa 20(10) & Bilal Zalmai 34(13)	54	23
3rd	A Randhawa 5(6) & Aqib Iqbal 6(9)	11	15
4th	I Asif 39(21) & A Randhawa 12(11)	53*	32