Malta vs France, 1st Match
Valletta Cup 2023 · T20I · · Marsa Sports Club, Malta
France won by 30 runs (Malta 123, France 153/7).
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced France (FRA) in the 1st Match of Valletta Cup 2023, a T20I match, at Marsa Sports Club, Malta. Play began on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at 14:15 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 Sunil Gowda, with Shanaka Fernando as match referee.
France made 153/7 in 20 overs, with Gustav Mckeon top-scoring on 44 from 25 balls. Eldhose Mathew was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 27. Malta made 123 in 18.2 overs, with Varun Prasath Thamotharam top-scoring on 24 from 17 balls. Usman Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 17.
Result: France won by 30 runs. Usman Khan 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: 153/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Mckeon | c Varun Prasath Thamotharam b Imran Ameer | 44 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 176 |
| Hevit Alodin Jackson | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Eldhose Mathew | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Mukhtar Ghulami | c Fanyan Mughal b Eldhose Mathew | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 95.65 |
| Lingeswaran Canessane | c Eldhose Mathew b Imran Ameer | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Usman Khan | c Bikram Arora b Waseem Abbas | 22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Noman Amjad | not out | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 184.62 |
| Ibrahim Jabarkhel | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Eldhose Mathew | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Shayam Warnakulasuriya | run out (Waqar Afridi) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Dawood Ahmadzai, Rohullah Mangal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanyan Mughal | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Waseem Abbas | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Waqar Afridi | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Imran Ameer | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 |
| Eldhose Mathew | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 |
Malta · 1st innings: 123 (18.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Khan | c Usman Khan b Shayam Warnakulasuriya | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Fanyan Mughal | b Shayam Warnakulasuriya | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 190 |
| Darshit Patankar | c Hevit Alodin Jackson b Rahmatullah Mangal | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Gopal Thakur | c Ibrahim Jabarkhel b Rahmatullah Mangal | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 121.43 |
| Imran Ameer | c Hevit Alodin Jackson b Usman Khan | 18 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | c Hevit Alodin Jackson b Dawood Ahmadzai | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Eldhose Mathew | lbw b Dawood Ahmadzai | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Waqar Afridi | c Mukhtar Ghulami b Usman Khan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Chanjal Sudarsanan | not out | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Bikram Arora | c Hevit Alodin Jackson b Usman Khan | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Waseem Abbas | lbw b Usman Khan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras: 10
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noman Amjad | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Shayam Warnakulasuriya | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Rohullah Mangal | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Usman Khan | 3.2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5.1 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (MLT, Usman Khan): 1 runs, 120/10 – W 1
- Over 18 (MLT, Noman Amjad): 3 runs, 119/9 – • wd 1 • • • 1
- Over 17 (MLT, Usman Khan): 5 runs, 116/9 – • 1 • • W 4
- Over 16 (MLT, Noman Amjad): 4 runs, 111/8 – • 1 • 1 1 wd •
- Over 15 (MLT, Usman Khan): 9 runs, 107/8 – 1 1 • • W 6 wd
- Over 14 (MLT, Dawood Ahmadzai): 8 runs, 98/7 – W 1 W • 6 1