Continental CupPlayoffs · Semi-final · T20I
Romania beat Malta by 36 runs in the semi-final
Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, . Malta won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardMalta won the toss and chose to bowl. Romania made 202 for 8 in 20 overs, Taranjeet Singh 91 from 57 balls and R Satheesan 39 from 18 balls. Washeem Abbas took 5 for 37.
Malta made 166 for 8 in 20 overs, Bikram Arora 42 from 38 balls and VP Thamotharam 31 from 23 balls. P Florin took 2 for 3.
Romania won by 36 runs.
Key performers
Romania innings
202/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranjeet Singhc B Arora b Washeem Abbas | c B Arora b Washeem Abbas | 91 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 159.65 |
| R Satheesanb Washeem Abbas | b Washeem Abbas | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 216.67 |
| G Mananb VP Thamotharam | b VP Thamotharam | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 135.71 |
| S Periyalwarc SE Aquilina b Amar Sharma | c SE Aquilina b Amar Sharma | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| V Sainib Washeem Abbas | b Washeem Abbas | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Sami Ullahc Zeeshan Khan b Bilal Muhammad | c Zeeshan Khan b Bilal Muhammad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S Nadigotla †c B Arora b Washeem Abbas | c B Arora b Washeem Abbas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Ijaz Hussainnot out | not out | 6* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 |
| S Vashishtb Washeem Abbas | b Washeem Abbas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, w 7, nb 4) | (b 1, w 7, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 10.10) | 20 Ov (RR 10.10) | 202/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 60-1 (R Satheesan, 5.1 ov), 92-2 (G Manan, 9.1 ov), 134-3 (S Periyalwar, 13.4 ov), 188-4 (Taranjeet Singh, 17.5 ov), 188-5 (V Saini, 18 ov), 188-6 (Sami Ullah, 18.1 ov), 197-7 (S Nadigotla, 19.2 ov), 202-8 (S Vashisht, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Muhammad | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amar Sharma | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Washeem Abbas | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 9.25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B George | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| VP Thamotharam | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bikram Arora | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Taranjeet Singh 17(14) & R Satheesan 39(18) | 60 | 31 |
| 2nd | G Manan 19(14) & Taranjeet Singh 11(11) | 32 | 24 |
| 3rd | S Periyalwar 12(11) & Taranjeet Singh 28(16) | 42 | 27 |
| 4th | V Saini 16(11) & Taranjeet Singh 35(16) | 54 | 25 |
| 5th | V Saini 0(1) & Sami Ullah 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | Sami Ullah 0(1) & S Nadigotla 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | S Nadigotla 7(5) & Ijaz Hussain 2(2) | 9 | 7 |
| 8th | Ijaz Hussain 4(3) & S Vashisht 0(1) | 5 | 4 |
Malta innings
166/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Georgeb Sami Ullah | b Sami Ullah | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 94.44 |
| Bikram Arorarun out (Ijaz Hussain) | run out (Ijaz Hussain) | 42 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 110.53 |
| N Khannarun out (†S Nadigotla) | run out (†S Nadigotla) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| VP Thamotharamc †S Nadigotla b Aftab Kayani | c †S Nadigotla b Aftab Kayani | 31 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 134.78 |
| Amar Sharmab Aftab Kayani | b Aftab Kayani | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Zeeshan Khanc R Satheesan b P Florin | c R Satheesan b P Florin | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Haroon Mughalc †S Nadigotla b Ijaz Hussain | c †S Nadigotla b Ijaz Hussain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Bilal Muhammadc †S Nadigotla b P Florin | c †S Nadigotla b P Florin | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| SSM Stanislausnot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Washeem Abbasnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 11, w 19, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 11, w 19, nb 1) | 35 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 20 Ov (RR 8.30) · Target 203 from 20 ov | 166/8 | ||||
Did not bat: SE Aquilina
Fall of wickets: 74-1 (B George, 8 ov), 79-2 (N Khanna, 9 ov), 89-3 (B Arora, 10.1 ov), 120-4 (Amar Sharma, 14.5 ov), 136-5 (VP Thamotharam, 16.3 ov), 148-6 (Haroon Mughal, 17.4 ov), 164-7 (Bilal Muhammad, 19.2 ov), 165-8 (Zeeshan Khan, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Vashisht | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| V Saini | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13.00 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Taranjeet Singh | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Ullah | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| R Satheesan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aftab Kayani | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ijaz Hussain | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| P Florin | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B George 17(18) & B Arora 37(30) | 74 | 48 |
| 2nd | B Arora 3(4) & N Khanna 2(2) | 5 | 6 |
| 3rd | B Arora 2(4) & VP Thamotharam 7(3) | 10 | 7 |
| 4th | Amar Sharma 16(16) & VP Thamotharam 12(12) | 31 | 28 |
| 5th | Zeeshan Khan 2(3) & VP Thamotharam 12(8) | 16 | 10 |
| 6th | Haroon Mughal 1(2) & Zeeshan Khan 6(5) | 12 | 7 |
| 7th | Zeeshan Khan 5(5) & Bilal Muhammad 7(5) | 16 | 10 |
| 8th | SSM Stanislaus 1(1) & Zeeshan Khan 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 9th | SSM Stanislaus 1(1) & Washeem Abbas 0(1) | 1* | 2 |
Commentary
End of over 203 runs, 2 wktsMAC 166/81W1W10
Washeem Abbas 0(1)SSM Stanislaus 2(2)P Florin 1-0-3-2
19.60
P Florin to Washeem Abbas, no run
19.51
P Florin to SSM Stanislaus, 1 run
19.4W
P Florin to Zeeshan Khan, OUT
Zeeshan Khan c R Satheesan b P Florin 13(14) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 165/8 (19.4 ov)
19.31
P Florin to SSM Stanislaus, 1 run
19.2W
P Florin to Bilal Muhammad, OUT
Bilal Muhammad c †S Nadigotla b P Florin 7(5) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 164/7 (19.2 ov)
19.11
P Florin to Zeeshan Khan, 1 run
End of over 1912 runsMAC 163/61Wd42b112
Bilal Muhammad 7(4)Zeeshan Khan 12(12)S Vashisht 3-0-23-0
18.62
S Vashisht to Bilal Muhammad, 2 runs
18.51
S Vashisht to Zeeshan Khan, 1 run
18.41
S Vashisht to Bilal Muhammad, 1 run
18.32b
S Vashisht to Bilal Muhammad, 2 byes
18.24
S Vashisht to Bilal Muhammad, FOUR
18.2Wd
S Vashisht to Bilal Muhammad, wide
18.11
S Vashisht to Zeeshan Khan, 1 run
End of over 1813 runs, 1 wktMAC 151/625Wd21W21Lb
Zeeshan Khan 10(10)Bilal Muhammad 0(0)Ijaz Hussain 2-0-16-1
17.61Lb
Ijaz Hussain to Zeeshan Khan, 1 leg bye
17.52
Ijaz Hussain to Zeeshan Khan, 2 runs
17.4W
Ijaz Hussain to Haroon Mughal, OUT
Haroon Mughal c †S Nadigotla b Ijaz Hussain 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 148/6 (17.4 ov)
17.31
Ijaz Hussain to Zeeshan Khan, 1 run
17.22
Ijaz Hussain to Zeeshan Khan, 2 runs
17.25Wd
Ijaz Hussain to Zeeshan Khan, 5 wides
17.12
Ijaz Hussain to Zeeshan Khan, 2 runs
End of over 1712 runs, 1 wktMAC 138/564W101
Zeeshan Khan 3(5)Haroon Mughal 1(1)Aftab Kayani 3-0-19-2
16.61
Aftab Kayani to Zeeshan Khan, 1 run
16.50
Aftab Kayani to Zeeshan Khan, no run
16.41
Aftab Kayani to Haroon Mughal, 1 run
16.3W
Aftab Kayani to VP Thamotharam, OUT
VP Thamotharam c †S Nadigotla b Aftab Kayani 31(23) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 136/5 (16.3 ov)
16.24
Aftab Kayani to VP Thamotharam, FOUR