Romania vs Bulgaria, 5th T20I
Bulgaria tour of Romania 2026 · T20I · · Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County
Romania won by 30 runs (Romania 154/9, Bulgaria 124/9).
Match report
Romania (ROU) faced Bulgaria (BGR) in the 5th T20I of Bulgaria tour of Romania 2026, a T20I match, at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County. Play began on Sunday, 10 May 2026 at 10:00 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 154/9 in 20 overs, with Vasu Saini top-scoring on 72 from 51 balls. Hristo Lakov was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 11. Bulgaria made 124/9 in 20 overs, with Isa Zaroo top-scoring on 30 from 20 balls. Vasu Saini was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 11.
Result: Romania won by 30 runs.
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: 154/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Husain | c Hristo Lakov b Joshua Dowling | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Vasu Saini | run out | 72 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Chamalka Fernando | c Hristo Lakov b Milen Gogev | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parveen Kumar | c Anthony Dowling b Prakash Mishra | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 94.74 |
| Shantanu Vashisht | c Oscar Duff b Prakash Mishra | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | st Kushaal Krishnakumar b Jakob Gul | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Avishka Iroshan | c Isa Zaroo b Gagandeep Singh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Janitha Fernando | c Jakob Gul b Hristo Lakov | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Manmeet Koli | c Anthony Dowling b Hristo Lakov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilum Fernando | not out | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Luca Petre | not out | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
Extras: 12
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milen Gogev | 3.1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6.95 |
| Joshua Dowling | 2.5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.88 |
| Prakash Mishra | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Jakob Gul | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Gagandeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Anthony Dowling | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Hristo Lakov | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 |
Bulgaria · 1st innings: 124/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isa Zaroo | c Chamalka Fernando b Irfan Husain | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 150 |
| Kushaal Krishnakumar | c Vasu Saini b Irfan Husain | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Milen Gogev | c Chamalka Fernando b Dilum Fernando | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Hristo Lakov | b Vasu Saini | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 119.05 |
| Manan Bashir | c Janitha Fernando b Tharindu Sandaruwan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jakob Gul | b Manmeet Koli | 30 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 150 |
| Huzaif Yousuf | lbw b Vasu Saini | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Gagandeep Singh | c Manmeet Koli b Janitha Fernando | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joshua Dowling | c & b Luca Petre | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Prakash Mishra | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Anthony Dowling | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras: 10
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manmeet Koli | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Irfan Husain | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Dilum Fernando | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Vasu Saini | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Janitha Fernando | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Luca Petre | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |