Romania vs Bulgaria, 1st T20I
Bulgaria tour of Romania 2026 · T20I · · Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County
Romania won by 31 runs (Romania 164, Bulgaria 133/6).
Match report
Romania (ROU) faced Bulgaria (BGR) in the 1st T20I of Bulgaria tour of Romania 2026, a T20I match, at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County. Play began on Friday, 8 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Romania won the toss and chose to bat.
Romania made 164 in 19.2 overs, with Irfan Husain top-scoring on 40 from 23 balls. Anthony Dowling was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 28. Bulgaria made 133/6 in 20 overs, with Isa Zaroo top-scoring on 49 from 47 balls. Josak Khadka was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 20.
Result: Romania won by 31 runs. Irfan Husain 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.
Romania · 1st innings: 164 (19.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranjeet Singh | lbw b Joshua Dowling | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Ramesh Satheesan | c Kushaal Krishnakumar b Anthony Dowling | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Avishka Iroshan | c Anthony Dowling b Prakash Mishra | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| Vasu Saini | lbw b Prakash Mishra | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 190.91 |
| Chamalka Fernando | c Anthony Dowling b Jakob Gul | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Irfan Husain | c Milen Gogev b Anthony Dowling | 40 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 173.91 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | c Manan Bashir b Prakash Mishra | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Eranga De Silva | b Anthony Dowling | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Shantanu Vashisht | c Isa Zaroo b Anthony Dowling | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Dilum Fernando | b Firas Hussain | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Josak Khadka | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 16
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milen Gogev | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Joshua Dowling | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12 |
| Oscar Duff | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony Dowling | 3.2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 8.4 |
| Prakash Mishra | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 |
| Jakob Gul | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Firas Hussain | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
Bulgaria · 1st innings: 133/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hristo Lakov | b Josak Khadka | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Isa Zaroo | b Vasu Saini | 49 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 104.26 |
| Milen Gogev | c Taranjeet Singh b Josak Khadka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushaal Krishnakumar | c Shantanu Vashisht b Irfan Husain | 31 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 88.57 |
| Manan Bashir | c Shantanu Vashisht b Irfan Husain | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| Firas Hussain | not out | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jakob Gul | c Avishka Iroshan b Dilum Fernando | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 210 |
| Anthony Dowling | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Prakash Mishra, Joshua Dowling, Oscar Duff
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josak Khadka | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Irfan Husain | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Taranjeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Dilum Fernando | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Vasu Saini | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |