France vs Malta, Qualifier
Valletta Cup 2023 · T20 · · Marsa Sports Club, Malta
Malta won by 7 wickets (With 59 balls remaining) (France 78, Malta 82/3).
Match report
France (FRA) faced Malta (MLT) in the Qualifier of Valletta Cup 2023, a T20 match, at Marsa Sports Club, Malta. Play began on Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 06:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
France won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Sandeep Harnal and Shanaka Fernando, with Vinay Malhotra as match referee.
France made 78 in 16.3 overs, with Usman Khan top-scoring on 18 from 19 balls. Waqar Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 11. Malta made 82/3 in 10 overs, with Fanyan Mughal top-scoring on 33 not out from 34 balls. Rahmatullah Mangal was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 14.
Result: Malta won by 7 wickets (With 59 balls remaining). Waqar Afridi was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
France · 1st innings: 78 (16.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zain Ahmad | b Waqar Afridi | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Hevit Alodin Jackson | c Bikram Arora b Fanyan Mughal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mukhtar Ghulami | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Waqar Afridi | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai | b Eldhose Mathew | 18 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 51.43 |
| Lingeswaran Canessane | b Waqar Afridi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Usman Khan | lbw b Bikram Arora | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 94.74 |
| Noman Amjad | c Jaspal Singh b Eldhose Mathew | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Pirakajan Pirabakaran | run out (Chanjal Sudarsanan) | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Ibrahim Jabarkhel | not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Waqar Afridi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rohullah Mangal | c Gopal Thakur b Waqar Afridi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 10
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanyan Mughal | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Waqar Afridi | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3.14 |
| Waseem Abbas | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Bikram Arora | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Eldhose Mathew | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 |
Malta · 1st innings: 82/3 (10 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Khan | b Pirakajan Pirabakaran | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Fanyan Mughal | not out | 33 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 97.06 |
| Gopal Thakur | run out | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 236.36 |
| Bikram Arora | c Zain Ahmad b Rahmatullah Mangal | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jaspal Singh | not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Darshit Patankar, Varun Prasath Thamotharam, Waqar Afridi, Eldhose Mathew, Chanjal Sudarsanan, Waseem Abbas
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawood Ahmadzai | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Pirakajan Pirabakaran | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| Rohullah Mangal | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Ibrahim Jabarkhel | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | 2.1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6.46 |
Latest overs
- Over 11 (MLT, Rahmatullah Mangal): 6 runs, 82/3 – 6
- Over 10 (MLT, Ibrahim Jabarkhel): 1 runs, 76/3 – 1 • • • • •
- Over 9 (MLT, Rahmatullah Mangal): 5 runs, 75/3 – • • 1 • 4 •
- Over 8 (MLT, Ibrahim Jabarkhel): 1 runs, 70/3 – • • • • • 1
- Over 7 (MLT, Rahmatullah Mangal): 3 runs, 69/3 – W 1 • • 1 1
- Over 6 (MLT, Ibrahim Jabarkhel): 2 runs, 66/2 – 1 • • • 1 •