Malta vs Luxembourg, 5th Match
Mdina Cup 2023 · T20I · · Marsa Sports Club, Malta
Luxembourg won by 4 wickets (With 0 ball remaining) (Malta 163/5, Luxembourg 164/6).
- Malta: 163/5 (20 ov)
- Luxembourg: 164/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced Luxembourg (LUX) in the 5th Match of Mdina Cup 2023, a T20I match, at Marsa Sports Club, Malta. Play began on Wednesday, 12 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 bat. The on-field umpires were Vinay Malhotra and Sandeep Harnal, with Sunil Gowda as match referee.
Malta made 163/5 in 20 overs, with Samuel Stanislaus top-scoring on 62 from 48 balls. Ankush Nanda was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 22. Luxembourg made 164/6 in 20 overs, with Shiv Karan Gill top-scoring on 47 from 39 balls. Waqar Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25.
Result: Luxembourg won by 4 wickets (With 0 ball remaining). Eliyas Jabarkhel 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: 163/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Khan | c Anoop Orsu b Ankush Nanda | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jaspal Singh | c James Barker b Pankaj Malav | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Samuel Stanislaus | b Eliyas Jabarkhel | 62 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 129.17 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | c & b Ankush Nanda | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 109.52 |
| Bikram Arora | c Joost Mees b Vikram Vijh | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Waqar Afridi | not out | 53 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 212 |
| Waseem Abbas | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Chanjal Sudarsanan, Jaison Jerome, Yash Singh, Justin Shaju
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankush Nanda | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Eliyas Jabarkhel | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Pankaj Malav | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Mohit Dixit | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Vikram Vijh | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
Luxembourg · 1st innings: 164/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Barker | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Waqar Afridi | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 154.55 |
| Shiv Karan Gill | c Varun Prasath Thamotharam b Waseem Abbas | 47 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 120.51 |
| Amit Halbhavi | b Yash Singh | 25 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 104.17 |
| Joost Mees | run out (Chanjal Sudarsanan) | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Anoop Orsu | c Eldhose Mathew b Waqar Afridi | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Vikram Vijh | c Justin Shaju b Waqar Afridi | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Eliyas Jabarkhel | not out | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 228.57 |
| James Barker | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 17 · Did not bat: Ankush Nanda, Pankaj Malav, Mohit Dixit
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaison Jerome | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Waqar Afridi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Waseem Abbas | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Justin Shaju | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Bikram Arora | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Yash Singh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (LUX, Waseem Abbas): 15 runs, 161/6 – 1 2 4 4 • 4
- Over 19 (LUX, Waqar Afridi): 3 runs, 146/6 – 2 W • • 1 W
- Over 18 (LUX, Varun Prasath Thamotharam): 9 runs, 143/4 – • wd 6 • • • wd • wd
- Over 17 (LUX, Waseem Abbas): 12 runs, 134/4 – 2 2 • 6 2 •
- Over 16 (LUX, Justin Shaju): 7 runs, 122/4 – • • wd 1 2 1 2
- Over 15 (LUX, Waseem Abbas): 3 runs, 115/4 – 1 1 • W 0lb W
