Malta vs Luxembourg, 2nd Match
Valletta Cup 2023 · T20I · · Marsa Sports Club, Malta
Malta won by 6 wickets (With 10 balls remaining) (Malta 175/4, Luxembourg 174/6).
- Malta: 175/4 (18.2 ov)
- Luxembourg: 174/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced Luxembourg (LUX) in the 2nd Match of Valletta Cup 2023, a T20I match, at Marsa Sports Club, Malta. Play began on Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 06:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Malta won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Djiewan Kalloe, with Vinay Malhotra as match referee.
Luxembourg made 174/6 in 20 overs, with Joost Mees top-scoring on 85 from 51 balls. Waqar Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 18. Malta made 175/4 in 18.2 overs, with Fanyan Mughal top-scoring on 56 from 37 balls. Mohit Dixit was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 26.
Result: Malta won by 6 wickets (With 10 balls remaining). Fanyan Mughal 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.
Luxembourg · 1st innings: 174/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Barker | c Affy Khan b Waqar Afridi | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Shiv Karan Gill | c Waqar Afridi b Bikram Arora | 40 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 117.65 |
| Amit Halbhavi | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Waqar Afridi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joost Mees | c Zeeshan Khan b Eldhose Mathew | 85 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 166.67 |
| Vikram Vijh | not out | 33 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 143.48 |
| Eliyas Jabarkhel | run out (Waqar Afridi) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| William Cope | c Zeeshan Khan b Waqar Afridi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Barker | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Amit Dhingra, Ankush Nanda, Mohit Dixit
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanyan Mughal | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Waqar Afridi | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Waseem Abbas | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Yash Singh | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Eldhose Mathew | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Bikram Arora | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Malta · 1st innings: 175/4 (18.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Khan | b Mohit Dixit | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 126.67 |
| Fanyan Mughal | c Eliyas Jabarkhel b Vikram Vijh | 56 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 151.35 |
| Gopal Thakur | c Amit Halbhavi b Mohit Dixit | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Affy Khan | run out | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 121.74 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | not out | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 206.67 |
| Waqar Afridi | not out | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Bikram Arora, Eldhose Mathew, Chanjal Sudarsanan, Waseem Abbas, Yash Singh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankush Nanda | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Eliyas Jabarkhel | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Mohit Dixit | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Amit Dhingra | 3.2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Shiv Karan Gill | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Vikram Vijh | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (MLT, Amit Dhingra): 2 runs, 167/4 – 1 1
- Over 18 (MLT, Eliyas Jabarkhel): 11 runs, 165/4 – 1 1 2 • 6 1
- Over 17 (MLT, Amit Dhingra): 17 runs, 154/4 – 1 1 6 1 2 6
- Over 16 (MLT, Vikram Vijh): 11 runs, 137/4 – 6 1 1 1 1 1
- Over 15 (MLT, Mohit Dixit): 7 runs, 126/4 – 1 1 1 W 4 •
- Over 14 (MLT, Vikram Vijh): 2 runs, 119/3 – • 1 W • • 1