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Continental CupMatch 6 · T20I

Romania beat Malta by 3 wickets

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

Malta11516 ov
Romania116/717.1 ov
Romania won by 3 wickets
Romania won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Romania won the toss and chose to bowl. Malta were bowled out for 115, Zeeshan Khan 34 from 28 balls. S Vashisht took 4 for 26.

Romania reached 116 for 7 in 17.1 overs, V Saini 31 from 22 balls. Waqas Ahmad took 2 for 26.

Romania won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Malta innings

115(16 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zeeshan Khanc Luca Petre b S Vashishtc Luca Petre b S Vashisht342850121.43
Fanyan Mughalc Ijaz Hussain b R Athapaththuc Ijaz Hussain b R Athapaththu5100050.00
G Thakurc †S Nadigotla b V Sainic †S Nadigotla b V Saini15162093.75
Imran Ameerb S Vashishtb S Vashisht12711171.43
Jaspal Singhc †S Nadigotla b S Vashishtc †S Nadigotla b S Vashisht9701128.57
SSM Stanislausc R Athapaththu b Ijaz Hussainc R Athapaththu b Ijaz Hussain211202175.00
Waqas Ahmadc R Satheesan b S Vashishtc R Satheesan b S Vashisht02000.00
Bikram Aroranot outnot out5*70071.43
E Mathewlbw b Ijaz Hussainlbw b Ijaz Hussain01000.00
C Sudarsanan †c S Vashisht b R Athapaththuc S Vashisht b R Athapaththu250040.00
Washeem Abbasrun out (R Satheesan/R Athapaththu)run out (R Satheesan/R Athapaththu)1100100.00
Extras(w 11)(w 11)11
Total16 Ov (RR 7.19)16 Ov (RR 7.19)115
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (Fanyan Mughal, 3.5 ov), 61-2 (Zeeshan Khan, 8.3 ov), 63-3 (G Thakur, 9.2 ov), 75-4 (Imran Ameer, 10.3 ov), 98-5 (Jaspal Singh, 12.3 ov), 98-6 (Waqas Ahmad, 12.5 ov), 107-7 (SSM Stanislaus, 14.3 ov), 107-8 (E Mathew, 14.4 ov), 114-9 (C Sudarsanan, 15.4 ov), 115-10 (Washeem Abbas, 16 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
M Koli302207.3363010
R Athapaththu403228.0092030
V Saini301816.0081100
S Vashisht402646.50132110
Ijaz Hussain201728.5050200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZeeshan Khan 15(13) & Fanyan Mughal 5(10)2523
2ndG Thakur 15(13) & Zeeshan Khan 19(15)3628
3rdImran Ameer 2(2) & G Thakur 0(3)25
4thJaspal Singh 2(2) & Imran Ameer 10(5)127
5thSSM Stanislaus 16(7) & Jaspal Singh 7(5)2312
6thWaqas Ahmad 0(2) & SSM Stanislaus 0(0)02
7thB Arora 4(5) & SSM Stanislaus 5(5)910
8thE Mathew 0(1) & B Arora 0(0)01
9thC Sudarsanan 2(5) & B Arora 1(1)76
10thWasheem Abbas 1(1) & B Arora 0(1)12

Romania innings

116/7(17.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
R Satheesanc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmadc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmad16721228.57
Rohit Kumarrun out (†C Sudarsanan)run out (†C Sudarsanan)191521126.67
S Nadigotla †c SSM Stanislaus b Fanyan Mughalc SSM Stanislaus b Fanyan Mughal6510120.00
V Sainib Washeem Abbasb Washeem Abbas312231140.91
S Periyalwarc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmadc †C Sudarsanan b Waqas Ahmad14151093.33
S Vashishtc †C Sudarsanan b Imran Ameerc †C Sudarsanan b Imran Ameer13201065.00
Ijaz Hussainc E Mathew b SSM Stanislausc E Mathew b SSM Stanislaus9111081.82
M Kolinot outnot out2*50040.00
R Athapaththunot outnot out2*30066.67
Extras(w 4)(w 4)4
Total17.1 Ov (RR 6.76)17.1 Ov (RR 6.76) · Target 116 from 20 ov116/7
Fall of wickets: 33-1 (R Satheesan, 2.1 ov), 41-2 (S Nadigotla, 3.5 ov), 45-3 (Rohit Kumar, 4.4 ov), 86-4 (S Periyalwar, 10.2 ov), 97-5 (V Saini, 12.3 ov), 112-6 (Ijaz Hussain, 15.2 ov), 114-7 (S Vashisht, 16.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Waqas Ahmad402626.50132110
Washeem Abbas4040110.0085120
Fanyan Mughal201517.5061110
Imran Ameer402416.00102000
E Mathew20703.5081000
SSM Stanislaus1.10413.4340000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stR Satheesan 16(7) & Rohit Kumar 14(6)3313
2ndS Nadigotla 6(5) & Rohit Kumar 1(5)810
3rdV Saini 0(1) & Rohit Kumar 4(4)45
4thV Saini 27(19) & S Periyalwar 14(15)4134
5thS Vashisht 7(11) & V Saini 4(2)1113
6thIjaz Hussain 9(11) & S Vashisht 6(6)1517
7thM Koli 2(4) & S Vashisht 0(3)27
8thR Athapaththu 2(3) & M Koli 0(1)2*4

Commentary

End of innings: ROM 116/7 (17.1 ov)
17.11
SSM Stanislaus to R Athapaththu, 1 run
End of over 171 run, 1 wktROM 115/700W010
M Koli 2(5)R Athapaththu 1(2)Imran Ameer 4-0-24-1
16.60
Imran Ameer to M Koli, no run
16.51
Imran Ameer to R Athapaththu, 1 run
16.40
Imran Ameer to R Athapaththu, no run
16.3W
Imran Ameer to S Vashisht, OUT
S Vashisht c †C Sudarsanan b Imran Ameer 13(20) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 114/7 (16.3 ov)
16.20
Imran Ameer to S Vashisht, no run
16.10
Imran Ameer to S Vashisht, no run
End of over 163 runs, 1 wktROM 114/61W0020
M Koli 2(4)S Vashisht 13(17)SSM Stanislaus 1-0-3-1
15.60
SSM Stanislaus to M Koli, no run
15.52
SSM Stanislaus to M Koli, 2 runs
15.40
SSM Stanislaus to M Koli, no run
15.30
SSM Stanislaus to M Koli, no run
15.2W
SSM Stanislaus to Ijaz Hussain, OUT
Ijaz Hussain c E Mathew b SSM Stanislaus 9(11) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 112/6 (15.2 ov)
15.11
SSM Stanislaus to S Vashisht, 1 run
End of over 153 runsROM 111/5201000
Ijaz Hussain 9(10)S Vashisht 12(16)Washeem Abbas 4-0-40-1
14.60
Washeem Abbas to Ijaz Hussain, no run
14.50
Washeem Abbas to Ijaz Hussain, no run
14.40
Washeem Abbas to Ijaz Hussain, no run
14.31
Washeem Abbas to S Vashisht, 1 run
14.20
Washeem Abbas to S Vashisht, no run
14.12
Washeem Abbas to S Vashisht, 2 runs
End of over 148 runsROM 108/5240110
Ijaz Hussain 9(7)S Vashisht 9(13)Imran Ameer 3-0-23-0
13.60
Imran Ameer to Ijaz Hussain, no run
13.51
Imran Ameer to S Vashisht, 1 run
13.41
Imran Ameer to Ijaz Hussain, 1 run
13.30
Imran Ameer to Ijaz Hussain, no run
13.24
Imran Ameer to Ijaz Hussain, FOUR
13.12
Imran Ameer to Ijaz Hussain, 2 runs