Malta vs Romania, 6th Match
Valletta Cup 2023 · T20I · · Marsa Sports Club, Malta
Malta won by 41 runs (Malta 187/7, Romania 145/9).
Match report
Malta (MLT) faced Romania (ROU) in the 6th Match of Valletta Cup 2023, a T20I match, at Marsa Sports Club, Malta. Play began on Friday, 14 July 2023 at 10:15 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 Sandeep Harnal and Jan Hilhorst, with Vinay Malhotra as match referee.
Malta made 187/7 in 20 overs, with Zeeshan Khan top-scoring on 98 not out from 58 balls. Shantanu Vashisht was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 29. Romania made 145/9 in 20 overs, with Manmeet Koli top-scoring on 32 not out from 22 balls. Eldhose Mathew was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 23.
Result: Malta won by 41 runs. Zeeshan Khan 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: 187/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Khan | not out | 98 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 168.97 |
| Fanyan Mughal | c Vasu Saini b Shantanu Vashisht | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Darshit Patankar | c Manmeet Koli b Shantanu Vashisht | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Affy Khan | b Shantanu Vashisht | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bikram Arora | c Satwik Nadigotla b Vasu Saini | 36 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 144 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | c Gaurav Mishra b Manmeet Koli | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Waqar Afridi | c Gaurav Mishra b Vasu Saini | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Eldhose Mathew | run out (Vasu Saini) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Ashok Bishnoi | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Chanjal Sudarsanan, Waseem Abbas
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaurav Mishra | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Shantanu Vashisht | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
| Manmeet Koli | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Taranjeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Vasu Saini | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
Romania · 1st innings: 145/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramesh Satheesan | c Darshit Patankar b Bikram Arora | 31 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 114.81 |
| Taranjeet Singh | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Ashok Bishnoi | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 250 |
| Vasu Saini | c Affy Khan b Fanyan Mughal | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Satwik Nadigotla | st Chanjal Sudarsanan b Bikram Arora | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 120 |
| Sivakumar Periyalwar | c Chanjal Sudarsanan b Eldhose Mathew | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Abdul Shakoor | c Varun Prasath Thamotharam b Eldhose Mathew | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Shantanu Vashisht | c Affy Khan b Eldhose Mathew | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Gaurav Mishra | run out (Bikram Arora) | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Manmeet Koli | not out | 32 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Luca Petre | b Fanyan Mughal | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Sudeep Thakur | not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 10
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanyan Mughal | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Ashok Bishnoi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| Waqar Afridi | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Waseem Abbas | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Bikram Arora | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Eldhose Mathew | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (ROU, Waseem Abbas): 10 runs, 145/9 – 1 1 1 6 1 •
- Over 19 (ROU, Fanyan Mughal): 4 runs, 135/9 – 1 2 W • 1 •
- Over 18 (ROU, Waseem Abbas): 7 runs, 131/8 – • 2 1 • 2 2
- Over 17 (ROU, Ashok Bishnoi): 7 runs, 124/8 – 1 1 1 • nb1 1 1
- Over 16 (ROU, Eldhose Mathew): 10 runs, 117/8 – 2 1 4 2 • 1
- Over 15 (ROU, Bikram Arora): 10 runs, 107/8 – W 1 3 • 4 1