Romania beat Malta by 6 runs in the final

Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, 20 Aug 2023. Malta won the toss and chose to bowl.

Malta184/920 ov

Romania won by 6 runs

Romania won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Malta won the toss and chose to bowl. Romania made 190 for 8 in 20 overs, R Satheesan 66 from 55 balls and Rohit Kumar 27 from 17 balls. E Mathew took 4 for 39.

Malta made 184 for 9 in 20 overs, VP Thamotharam 62 from 32 balls and Waqas Ahmad 26 from 13 balls. R Athapaththu took 2 for 30.

Romania won by 6 runs.

Key performers

RS66R SatheesanRomania. 55 balls, 8 fours, 3 sixesPlayer of the match RA2/30R AthapaththuRomania. 4 overs VT62VP ThamotharamMalta. 32 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes EM4/39E MathewMalta. 4 overs

Romania innings

190/8(20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
R Satheesanb E Mathew	b E Mathew	66	55	8	3	120.00
Rohit Kumarc †C Sudarsanan b Fanyan Mughal	c †C Sudarsanan b Fanyan Mughal	27	17	4	1	158.82
V Sainic †C Sudarsanan b Fanyan Mughal	c †C Sudarsanan b Fanyan Mughal	0	1	0	0	0.00
S Periyalwarrun out (Imran Ameer/Fanyan Mughal)	run out (Imran Ameer/Fanyan Mughal)	4	5	0	0	80.00
S Nadigotla †c E Mathew b Imran Ameer	c E Mathew b Imran Ameer	23	10	1	3	230.00
Ijaz Hussainc Waqas Ahmad b E Mathew	c Waqas Ahmad b E Mathew	1	2	0	0	50.00
M Kolic & b E Mathew	c & b E Mathew	24	14	4	0	171.43
S Vashishtlbw b E Mathew	lbw b E Mathew	6	2	0	1	300.00
R Athapaththunot out	not out	7*	6	0	0	116.67
M Prasannanot out	not out	18*	8	3	0	225.00
Extras(b 4, w 10)	(b 4, w 10)	14
Total20 Ov (RR 9.50)	20 Ov (RR 9.50)	190/8

Did not bat: Sukhkaran Sahi

Fall of wickets: 63-1 (Rohit Kumar, 5.1 ov), 63-2 (V Saini, 5.2 ov), 74-3 (S Periyalwar, 8 ov), 110-4 (S Nadigotla, 11.3 ov), 111-5 (Ijaz Hussain, 12.1 ov), 156-6 (R Satheesan, 17.1 ov), 162-7 (S Vashisht, 17.3 ov), 163-8 (M Koli, 18 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Washeem Abbas	2	22	0	11.00	7	1	2	4
Waqas Ahmad	4	49	0	12.25	6	5	2	4
Imran Ameer	4	33	1	8.25	11	3	2	1
Fanyan Mughal	3	22	2	7.33	8	4	0	0
Bikram Arora	3	21	0	7.00	8	2	1	0
E Mathew	4	39	4	9.75	10	5	1	1

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	R Satheesan 31(14) & Rohit Kumar 27(17)	63	31
2nd	V Saini 0(1) & R Satheesan 0(0)	0	1
3rd	S Periyalwar 4(5) & R Satheesan 7(11)	11	16
4th	S Nadigotla 23(10) & R Satheesan 8(11)	36	21
5th	Ijaz Hussain 1(2) & R Satheesan 0(2)	1	4
6th	M Koli 24(13) & R Satheesan 20(17)	45	30
7th	S Vashisht 6(2) & M Koli 0(0)	6	2
8th	R Athapaththu 1(2) & M Koli 0(1)	1	3
9th	R Athapaththu 6(4) & M Prasanna 18(8)	27*	12

Malta innings

184/9(20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zeeshan Khanb R Athapaththu	b R Athapaththu	4	6	0	0	66.67
Imran Ameerc †S Nadigotla b R Athapaththu	c †S Nadigotla b R Athapaththu	13	8	1	1	162.50
Bikram Arorab M Prasanna	b M Prasanna	4	13	0	0	30.77
DR Patankarc †S Nadigotla b M Koli	c †S Nadigotla b M Koli	4	7	0	0	57.14
Jaspal Singhc & b V Saini	c & b V Saini	15	17	1	1	88.24
VP Thamotharamc V Saini b Ijaz Hussain	c V Saini b Ijaz Hussain	62	32	7	2	193.75
E Mathewc †S Nadigotla b M Koli	c †S Nadigotla b M Koli	10	9	1	0	111.11
Waqas Ahmadc Sukhkaran Sahi b Ijaz Hussain	c Sukhkaran Sahi b Ijaz Hussain	26	13	3	1	200.00
Fanyan Mughalnot out	not out	22*	9	1	2	244.44
C Sudarsanan †c R Athapaththu b M Prasanna	c R Athapaththu b M Prasanna	1	2	0	0	50.00
Washeem Abbasnot out	not out	12*	5	1	1	240.00
Extras(b 1, w 9, nb 1)	(b 1, w 9, nb 1)	11
Total20 Ov (RR 9.20)	20 Ov (RR 9.20) · Target 191 from 20 ov	184/9

Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Imran Ameer, 2 ov), 18-2 (Zeeshan Khan, 3.1 ov), 28-3 (DR Patankar, 4.5 ov), 43-4 (B Arora, 7.2 ov), 47-5 (Jaspal Singh, 8.4 ov), 100-6 (E Mathew, 13 ov), 147-7 (Waqas Ahmad, 17 ov), 158-8 (VP Thamotharam, 18.1 ov), 172-9 (C Sudarsanan, 19.1 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
M Koli	4	31	2	7.75	11	2	2	2	0
R Athapaththu	4	30	2	7.50	9	2	1	1	1
V Saini	4	34	1	8.50	11	2	2	1	0
M Prasanna	4	40	2	10.00	7	4	1	2	0
Ijaz Hussain	4	48	2	12.00	6	5	2	3	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	Zeeshan Khan 3(4) & Imran Ameer 13(8)	17	12
2nd	Zeeshan Khan 1(2) & B Arora 0(5)	1	7
3rd	DR Patankar 4(7) & B Arora 3(4)	10	10
4th	Jaspal Singh 13(11) & B Arora 1(4)	15	15
5th	VP Thamotharam 2(2) & Jaspal Singh 2(6)	4	8
6th	E Mathew 10(9) & VP Thamotharam 41(17)	53	26
7th	VP Thamotharam 18(11) & Waqas Ahmad 26(13)	47	24
8th	VP Thamotharam 1(2) & Fanyan Mughal 10(5)	11	7
9th	C Sudarsanan 1(2) & Fanyan Mughal 12(4)	14	6
10th	Washeem Abbas 12(5) & Fanyan Mughal 0(0)	12*	5

Commentary

End of over 2012 runs, 1 wktMAC 184/9W26004

Washeem Abbas 12(5)Fanyan Mughal 22(9)M Prasanna 4-0-40-2

19.64

M Prasanna to Washeem Abbas, FOUR

19.50

M Prasanna to Washeem Abbas, no run

19.40

M Prasanna to Washeem Abbas, no run

19.36

M Prasanna to Washeem Abbas, SIX

19.22

M Prasanna to Washeem Abbas, 2 runs

19.1W

M Prasanna to C Sudarsanan, OUT

C Sudarsanan c R Athapaththu b M Prasanna 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 172/9 (19.1 ov)

End of over 1914 runs, 1 wktMAC 172/8W1Wd2046

Fanyan Mughal 22(9)C Sudarsanan 1(1)Ijaz Hussain 4-0-48-2

18.66

Ijaz Hussain to Fanyan Mughal, SIX

18.54

Ijaz Hussain to Fanyan Mughal, FOUR

18.40

Ijaz Hussain to Fanyan Mughal, no run

18.32

Ijaz Hussain to Fanyan Mughal, 2 runs

18.3Wd

Ijaz Hussain to Fanyan Mughal, wide

18.21

Ijaz Hussain to C Sudarsanan, 1 run

18.1W

Ijaz Hussain to VP Thamotharam, OUT

VP Thamotharam c V Saini b Ijaz Hussain 62(32) [4s-7 6s-2] · FoW 158/8 (18.1 ov)

End of over 1811 runsMAC 158/7102206

Fanyan Mughal 10(5)VP Thamotharam 62(31)V Saini 4-0-34-1

17.66

V Saini to Fanyan Mughal, SIX

17.50

V Saini to Fanyan Mughal, no run

17.42

V Saini to Fanyan Mughal, 2 runs

17.32

V Saini to Fanyan Mughal, 2 runs

17.20

V Saini to Fanyan Mughal, no run

17.11

V Saini to VP Thamotharam, 1 run

End of over 179 runs, 1 wktMAC 147/71Wd140Wd1W

VP Thamotharam 61(30)Ijaz Hussain 3-0-34-1

16.6W

Ijaz Hussain to Waqas Ahmad, OUT

Waqas Ahmad c Sukhkaran Sahi b Ijaz Hussain 26(13) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 147/7 (17 ov)

16.51

Ijaz Hussain to VP Thamotharam, 1 run

16.5Wd

Ijaz Hussain to VP Thamotharam, wide

16.40

Ijaz Hussain to VP Thamotharam, no run

16.34

Ijaz Hussain to VP Thamotharam, FOUR

16.21

Ijaz Hussain to Waqas Ahmad, 1 run