Malta vs Portugal, 7th Match
Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023 · T20I · · Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar
Portugal won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining) (Malta 156/4, Portugal 157/3).
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced Portugal (POR) in the 7th Match of Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023, a T20I match, at Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar. Play began on Saturday, 6 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 Steve Mumford, with Richard Cunningham as match referee.
Malta made 156/4 in 20 overs, with Jaspal Singh top-scoring on 65 not out from 51 balls. Najam Shahzad was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 24. Portugal made 157/3 in 15 overs, with Kuldeep Gholiya top-scoring on 80 from 31 balls. Fanyan Mughal was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 16.
Result: Portugal won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining). Kuldeep Gholiya 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: 156/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Stanislaus | lbw b Najam Shahzad | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaspal Singh | not out | 65 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 127.45 |
| Amar Sharma | b Francoise Stoman | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Niraj Khanna | c Anthony Chambers b Francoise Stoman | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | b Najam Shahzad | 42 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 116.67 |
| Affy Khan | not out | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
Extras: 21 · Did not bat: Darshit Patankar, Fanyan Mughal, David Marks, Yash Singh, Fazil Rahman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Khan | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Najam Shahzad | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| Francoise Stoman | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Assad Mehmood | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Md Siraj Nipo | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Rana Sarwar | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
Portugal · 1st innings: 157/3 (15 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Gholiya | c Fanyan Mughal b Yash Singh | 80 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 258.06 |
| Anthony Chambers | lbw b Fanyan Mughal | 36 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Miguel Machado | c Affy Khan b David Marks | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Najam Shahzad | not out | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 126.67 |
| Suman Ghimire | not out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Rana Sarwar, Francoise Stoman, Amir Zaib, Junaid Khan, Md Siraj Nipo, Assad Mehmood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar Sharma | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Fazil Rahman | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Fanyan Mughal | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Yash Singh | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| David Marks | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 15 (POR, Fanyan Mughal): 12 runs, 157/3 – 1 1 6 4 • W
- Over 14 (POR, Amar Sharma): 8 runs, 145/2 – 4 1 1 1 • 1
- Over 13 (POR, David Marks): 12 runs, 137/2 – 4 • wd • 1 • 6
- Over 12 (POR, Yash Singh): 10 runs, 125/2 – 1 nb2 1 1 • 4 •
- Over 11 (POR, David Marks): 6 runs, 115/2 – • • • 1wd • 4 •
- Over 10 (POR, Yash Singh): 5 runs, 109/2 – 2 1 • • 1 1