Romania vs Belgium, 1st Match
Continental Cup 2026 · T20I · · Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County
Belgium won by 20 runs (Romania 160/8, Belgium 180/4).
Match report
Romania (ROU) faced Belgium (BEL) in the 1st Match of Continental Cup 2026, a T20I match, at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County. Play began on Friday, 19 June 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Belgium won the toss and chose to bat.
Belgium made 180/4 in 20 overs, with Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh top-scoring on 51 from 34 balls. Manmeet Koli was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23. Romania made 160/8 in 20 overs, with Irfan Ringku top-scoring on 31 from 30 balls. Murid Ekrami was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 15.
Result: Belgium won by 20 runs. Omid Malik Khel 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.
Belgium · 1st innings: 180/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Mohammad Babarkrkhail | c Vasu Saini b Manmeet Koli | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Hadisullah Tarakhel | c Avishka Iroshan b Irfan Ringku | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Omid Malik Khel | c Adrian Lascu b Manmeet Koli | 50 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 135.14 |
| Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh | c Eranga De Silva b Janitha Fernando | 51 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 150 |
| Burhan Niaz | not out | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Faisal Khaliq | not out | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 500 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Murid Ekrami, Syed Zaki Ul Hassan, Rashid Sohail Khan, Walid Sahibzada, Ahmad Khalid Ahmadzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josak Khadka | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Irfan Ringku | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Manmeet Koli | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Vasu Saini | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Janitha Fernando | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
Romania · 1st innings: 160/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lascu | c Syed Zaki Ul Hassan b Hadisullah Tarakhel | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 160 |
| Ramesh Satheesan | c Faisal Khaliq b Rashid Sohail Khan | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Irfan Ringku | c Omid Malik Khel b Murid Ekrami | 31 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 103.33 |
| Vasu Saini | c Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh b Syed Zaki Ul Hassan | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Avishka Iroshan | c Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh b Murid Ekrami | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Ariyan Mohammed | c Walid Sahibzada b Rashid Sohail Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Janitha Fernando | c Faisal Khaliq b Syed Zaki Ul Hassan | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | run out (Walid Sahibzada) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Eranga De Silva | not out | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 222.22 |
| Manmeet Koli | not out | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Josak Khadka
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadisullah Tarakhel | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Faisal Khaliq | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Rashid Sohail Khan | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Aziz Mohammad Babarkrkhail | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| Syed Zaki Ul Hassan | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
| Murid Ekrami | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
| Muhammad Sheraz Sheikh | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (ROU, Aziz Mohammad Babarkrkhail): 0 runs, 158/8 – •
- Over 20 (ROU, Faisal Khaliq): 8 runs, 158/8 – 1 2 1 1 2 1
- Over 19 (ROU, Hadisullah Tarakhel): 7 runs, 150/8 – • • 2 2 2 1
- Over 18 (ROU, Syed Zaki Ul Hassan): 9 runs, 143/8 – W • 1 1 1 6
- Over 17 (ROU, Aziz Mohammad Babarkrkhail): 15 runs, 134/7 – • 1 4 nb5 W • 1
- Over 16 (ROU, Rashid Sohail Khan): 8 runs, 119/6 – 2 W • 1 4 1