Malta vs Gibraltar, 9th Match
Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023 · T20I · · Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar
Malta won by 1 run (Malta 165/7, Gibraltar 164/9).
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced Gibraltar (GIB) in the 9th Match of Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023, a T20I match, at Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar. Play began on Sunday, 7 May 2023 at 17:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Malta won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Sebastian Maynard.
Malta made 165/7 in 20 overs, with Varun Prasath Thamotharam top-scoring on 60 not out from 30 balls. Kabir Mirpuri was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. Gibraltar made 164/9 in 20 overs, with Kayron Stagno top-scoring on 36 from 14 balls. Fazil Rahman was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 15.
Result: Malta won by 1 run. Fazil Rahman 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.
Malta · 1st innings: 165/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Stanislaus | c Louis Bruce b Kabir Mirpuri | 47 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 120.51 |
| Jaspal Singh | b Louis Bruce | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Bastiansz | c Julian Freyone b Kabir Mirpuri | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Niraj Khanna | c Iain Latin b Andrew Reyes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | not out | 60 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 200 |
| Fanyan Mughal | c Kabir Mirpuri b Samarth Bodha | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Affy Khan | c Kayron Stagno b Kabir Mirpuri | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Amar Sharma | c Andrew Reyes b Richard Hatchman | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Fazil Rahman | not out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
Extras: 18 · Did not bat: David Marks, Yash Singh, Darshit Patankar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avinash Pai | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Louis Bruce | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Kabir Mirpuri | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Andrew Reyes | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Samarth Bodha | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Richard Hatchman | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 16 |
Gibraltar · 1st innings: 164/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayron Stagno | c Niraj Khanna b Fazil Rahman | 36 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 257.14 |
| Louis Bruce | c Jaspal Singh b Fazil Rahman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Freyone | c Ryan Bastiansz b Yash Singh | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Iain Latin | c Fanyan Mughal b Fazil Rahman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Bryan Zammit | c Affy Khan b Fanyan Mughal | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Kenroy Nestor | c Darshit Patankar b Fanyan Mughal | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 218.75 |
| Richard Hatchman | st Affy Khan b Amar Sharma | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Andrew Reyes | lbw b Fazil Rahman | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Kabir Mirpuri | not out | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Samarth Bodha | c Jaspal Singh b Amar Sharma | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 156.25 |
| Avinash Pai | not out | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 171.43 |
Extras: 11
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 17 |
| Fazil Rahman | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| David Marks | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Fanyan Mughal | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Yash Singh | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Amar Sharma | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (GIB, Varun Prasath Thamotharam): 8 runs, 163/9 – 2 2 1 1 1 1
- Over 19 (GIB, Fanyan Mughal): 8 runs, 155/9 – 1 4 1 • 1 1
- Over 18 (GIB, Amar Sharma): 9 runs, 147/9 – W 1 1 wd 4 1 1
- Over 17 (GIB, David Marks): 17 runs, 138/8 – 1 wd 4 4 4 1 2
- Over 16 (GIB, Amar Sharma): 6 runs, 121/8 – 2 • wd 2 • • 1
- Over 15 (GIB, David Marks): 8 runs, 115/8 – 1 1 1 2 wd 1 1