Malta vs Portugal, 3rd Match
Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023 · T20I · · Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar
Portugal won by 17 runs (Malta 145, Portugal 162).
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced Portugal (POR) in the 3rd Match of Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023, a T20I match, at Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar. Play began on Friday, 5 May 2023 at 12:45 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Portugal won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Richard Cunningham.
Portugal made 162 in 19.5 overs, with Najam Shahzad top-scoring on 47 from 27 balls. Ashok Bishnoi was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 35. Malta made 145 in 19.1 overs, with Ryan Bastiansz top-scoring on 46 from 41 balls. Francoise Stoman was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 16.
Result: Portugal won by 17 runs. Francoise Stoman 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.
Portugal · 1st innings: 162 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Gholiya | c Ryan Bastiansz b Ashok Bishnoi | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Azhar Andani | c Affy Khan b Fazil Rahman | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Suman Ghimire | c Fazil Rahman b Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Miguel Machado | lbw b Fazil Rahman | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Amir Zaib | c & b Amar Sharma | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 180 |
| Najam Shahzad | b Fazil Rahman | 47 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 174.07 |
| Francoise Stoman | run out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rana Sarwar | c Amar Sharma b Ashok Bishnoi | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Anthony Chambers | c Darshit Patankar b Ashok Bishnoi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| Junaid Khan | lbw b Ashok Bishnoi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Md Siraj Nipo | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Extras: 26
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| Fanyan Mughal | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Fazil Rahman | 3.5 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 6.78 |
| Jaison Jerome | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Amar Sharma | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
Malta · 1st innings: 145 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darshit Patankar | c Amir Zaib b Najam Shahzad | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Fanyan Mughal | lbw b Junaid Khan | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Niraj Khanna | b Francoise Stoman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ryan Bastiansz | c Kuldeep Gholiya b Rana Sarwar | 46 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 112.2 |
| Amar Sharma | b Francoise Stoman | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 |
| Affy Khan | lbw b Francoise Stoman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | b Md Siraj Nipo | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Basil George | c Miguel Machado b Md Siraj Nipo | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 200 |
| Ashok Bishnoi | not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Fazil Rahman | b Md Siraj Nipo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaison Jerome | c Suman Ghimire b Rana Sarwar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 19
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Najam Shahzad | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Francoise Stoman | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Rana Sarwar | 3.1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.26 |
| Md Siraj Nipo | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 |
| Suman Ghimire | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (MLT, Rana Sarwar): 0 runs, 142/10 – W
- Over 19 (MLT, Md Siraj Nipo): 4 runs, 142/9 – 2 1 W • W 1
- Over 18 (MLT, Rana Sarwar): 9 runs, 138/7 – 1 W 1 6 1 •
- Over 17 (MLT, Najam Shahzad): 11 runs, 129/6 – • 0lb 4 1 0lb 6
- Over 16 (MLT, Suman Ghimire): 11 runs, 118/6 – • • 6 4 1 •
- Over 15 (MLT, Md Siraj Nipo): 5 runs, 107/6 – W 1 1 1 1 1