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Continental CupMatch 3 · T20I

Malta beat Romania by 8 wickets

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

Romania16220 ov
Malta163/218.3 ov
Malta won by 8 wickets
Romania won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Romania won the toss and chose to bat. Romania were bowled out for 162, V Saini 45 from 23 balls and KA Vimlesh 39 from 36 balls. Washeem Abbas took 3 for 20.

Malta reached 163 for 2 in 18.3 overs, Zeeshan Khan 41 from 38 balls and G Thakur 41 not out from 33 balls.

Malta won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Romania innings

162(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
R Satheesanc Waqas Ahmad b B Arorac Waqas Ahmad b B Arora332132157.14
G Mananc Jaspal Singh b Washeem Abbasc Jaspal Singh b Washeem Abbas5510100.00
KA Vimleshc Fanyan Mughal b Washeem Abbasc Fanyan Mughal b Washeem Abbas393650108.33
V Sainirun out (†C Sudarsanan)run out (†C Sudarsanan)452315195.65
Asif Bevinjec Washeem Abbas b Waqas Ahmadc Washeem Abbas b Waqas Ahmad691066.67
S Nadigotla †c †C Sudarsanan b VP Thamotharamc †C Sudarsanan b VP Thamotharam131310100.00
Ijaz Hussainb Washeem Abbasb Washeem Abbas130033.33
M Prasannarun out (Waqas Ahmad/Imran Ameer)run out (Waqas Ahmad/Imran Ameer)230066.67
Sukhkaran Sahib Fanyan Mughalb Fanyan Mughal120050.00
Baljinder Singhrun out (†C Sudarsanan)run out (†C Sudarsanan)671085.71
Luca Petrenot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(w 7, nb 3)(w 7, nb 3)10
Total20 Ov (RR 8.10)20 Ov (RR 8.10)162
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (G Manan, 1.4 ov), 58-2 (R Satheesan, 6.2 ov), 123-3 (V Saini, 13.2 ov), 134-4 (KA Vimlesh, 14.4 ov), 136-5 (Asif Bevinje, 15.4 ov), 137-6 (Ijaz Hussain, 16.1 ov), 146-7 (M Prasanna, 17.2 ov), 151-8 (Sukhkaran Sahi, 18.1 ov), 159-9 (S Nadigotla, 19.1 ov), 162-10 (Baljinder Singh, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fanyan Mughal4042110.5064130
Washeem Abbas402035.00143010
Waqas Ahmad403318.25113113
Bikram Arora2020110.0051200
Imran Ameer301806.0062000
SSM Stanislaus2026013.0030300
VP Thamotharam10313.0050020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stR Satheesan 5(5) & G Manan 5(5)1310
2ndKA Vimlesh 16(13) & R Satheesan 28(16)4528
3rdV Saini 45(23) & KA Vimlesh 19(20)6542
4thAsif Bevinje 6(5) & KA Vimlesh 4(3)118
5thS Nadigotla 2(2) & Asif Bevinje 0(4)26
6thIjaz Hussain 1(3) & S Nadigotla 0(0)13
7thM Prasanna 2(3) & S Nadigotla 6(5)97
8thS Nadigotla 3(3) & Sukhkaran Sahi 1(2)55
9thBaljinder Singh 6(3) & S Nadigotla 2(3)86
10thLuca Petre 1(1) & Baljinder Singh 0(4)35

Malta innings

163/2(18.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zeeshan Khanc Asif Bevinje b Baljinder Singhc Asif Bevinje b Baljinder Singh413880107.89
Fanyan Mughalb Ijaz Hussainb Ijaz Hussain332051165.00
G Thakurnot outnot out41*3342124.24
Jaspal Singhnot outnot out26*2230118.18
Extras(b 6, lb 4, w 10, nb 2)(b 6, lb 4, w 10, nb 2)22
Total18.3 Ov (RR 8.81)18.3 Ov (RR 8.81) · Target 163 from 20 ov163/2
Fall of wickets: 76-1 (Fanyan Mughal, 8.2 ov), 101-2 (Zeeshan Khan, 10.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Baljinder Singh302919.6765000
Asif Bevinje403308.25135050
V Saini403107.75143150
Ijaz Hussain402015.00153000
M Prasanna3031010.3362202
Sukhkaran Sahi0.309018.0002000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZeeshan Khan 30(30) & Fanyan Mughal 33(20)7650
2ndG Thakur 13(7) & Zeeshan Khan 11(8)2515
3rdJaspal Singh 26(22) & G Thakur 28(26)62*46

Commentary

End of innings: MAC 163/2 (18.3 ov)
18.34
Sukhkaran Sahi to G Thakur, FOUR
18.21
Sukhkaran Sahi to Jaspal Singh, 1 run
18.14
Sukhkaran Sahi to Jaspal Singh, FOUR
End of over 189 runsMAC 154/211Wd2Wd1b20
G Thakur 37(32)Jaspal Singh 21(20)Asif Bevinje 4-0-33-0
17.60
Asif Bevinje to G Thakur, no run
17.52
Asif Bevinje to G Thakur, 2 runs
17.41b
Asif Bevinje to Jaspal Singh, 1 bye
17.4Wd
Asif Bevinje to Jaspal Singh, wide
17.32
Asif Bevinje to Jaspal Singh, 2 runs
17.3Wd
Asif Bevinje to Jaspal Singh, wide
17.21
Asif Bevinje to G Thakur, 1 run
17.11
Asif Bevinje to Jaspal Singh, 1 run
End of over 177 runsMAC 145/2041002
G Thakur 34(29)Jaspal Singh 18(17)Ijaz Hussain 4-0-20-1
16.62
Ijaz Hussain to G Thakur, 2 runs
16.50
Ijaz Hussain to G Thakur, no run
16.40
Ijaz Hussain to G Thakur, no run
16.31
Ijaz Hussain to Jaspal Singh, 1 run
16.24
Ijaz Hussain to Jaspal Singh, FOUR
16.10
Ijaz Hussain to Jaspal Singh, no run
End of over 162 runsMAC 138/2010Wd000
G Thakur 32(26)Jaspal Singh 13(14)V Saini 4-0-31-0
15.60
V Saini to G Thakur, no run
15.50
V Saini to G Thakur, no run
15.40
V Saini to G Thakur, no run
15.4Wd
V Saini to G Thakur, wide
15.30
V Saini to G Thakur, no run
15.21
V Saini to Jaspal Singh, 1 run
15.10
V Saini to Jaspal Singh, no run
End of over 155 runsMAC 136/2100040
G Thakur 32(22)Jaspal Singh 12(12)Ijaz Hussain 3-0-13-1
14.60
Ijaz Hussain to G Thakur, no run