Portugal vs Malta, 1st Match
Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023 · T20I · · Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar
Portugal won by 84 runs (Portugal 160/6, Malta 76).
Match report
Portugal (POR) faced Malta (MLT) in the 1st Match of Triangular Series (Gibraltar) 2023, a T20I match, at Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar. Play began on Thursday, 4 May 2023 at 12:45 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 Sebastian Maynard and Richard Cunningham.
Portugal made 160/6 in 20 overs, with Najam Shahzad top-scoring on 44 from 29 balls. Fazil Rahman was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 26. Malta made 76 in 13.3 overs, with Fanyan Mughal top-scoring on 20 from 20 balls. Md Siraj Nipo was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 17.
Result: Portugal won by 84 runs. Md Siraj Nipo 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: 160/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Gholiya | c David Marks b Fazil Rahman | 27 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Azhar Andani | c Samuel Stanislaus b Amar Sharma | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Miguel Machado | lbw b Fazil Rahman | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Amir Zaib | run out | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Najam Shahzad | c Basil George b Ashok Bishnoi | 44 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 151.72 |
| Anthony Chambers | c Ryan Bastiansz b Fanyan Mughal | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Rana Sarwar | not out | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 164.29 |
| Francoise Stoman | not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
Extras: 22 · Did not bat: Suman Ghimire, Junaid Khan, Md Siraj Nipo
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Bishnoi | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Fanyan Mughal | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Fazil Rahman | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Amar Sharma | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| David Marks | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Malta · 1st innings: 76 (13.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darshit Patankar | c Kuldeep Gholiya b Md Siraj Nipo | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Fanyan Mughal | b Junaid Khan | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| Basil George | c Amir Zaib b Junaid Khan | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Samuel Stanislaus | c Kuldeep Gholiya b Junaid Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Prasath Thamotharam | c Rana Sarwar b Md Siraj Nipo | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Jaspal Singh | c Najam Shahzad b Md Siraj Nipo | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Ryan Bastiansz | c Rana Sarwar b Md Siraj Nipo | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Amar Sharma | st Kuldeep Gholiya b Md Siraj Nipo | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Ashok Bishnoi | lbw b Amir Zaib | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fazil Rahman | b Amir Zaib | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Marks | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 15
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Khan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Najam Shahzad | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Md Siraj Nipo | 3.3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4.86 |
| Francoise Stoman | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Amir Zaib | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Latest overs
- Over 14 (MLT, Md Siraj Nipo): 2 runs, 71/10 – W 1 1
- Over 13 (MLT, Amir Zaib): 2 runs, 69/9 – W • • W • 1 wd
- Over 12 (MLT, Md Siraj Nipo): 15 runs, 67/7 – • wd W 4 nb1 6 1 1
- Over 11 (MLT, Francoise Stoman): 3 runs, 52/6 – 1 1 • 0lb • 1
- Over 10 (MLT, Md Siraj Nipo): 1 runs, 49/6 – • • W 1 • W
- Over 9 (MLT, Francoise Stoman): 6 runs, 48/4 – 1 1 1 1 • 1 wd