Romania vs Hungary, 5th Match
Continental Cup 2026 · T20I · · Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County
Romania won by 5 wickets ( with 26 balls remaining) (Romania 125/5, Hungary 124/8).
Match report
Romania (ROU) faced Hungary (HUN) in the 5th Match of Continental Cup 2026, a T20I match, at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County. Play began on Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Romania won the toss and chose to bowl.
Hungary made 124/8 in 20 overs, with Ali Nawaz top-scoring on 41 from 31 balls. Irfan Husain was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 19. Romania made 125/5 in 15.4 overs, with Vasu Saini top-scoring on 36 not out from 30 balls. Muhammad Saqlain was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 27.
Result: Romania won by 5 wickets ( with 26 balls remaining). 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.
Hungary · 1st innings: 124/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas Ghani | b Manmeet Koli | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Vinoth Ravindran | c Janitha Fernando b Luca Petre | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 88.24 |
| Muhammad Soban | c Luca Petre b Irfan Husain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Maaz Bhaiji | c Eranga De Silva b Irfan Husain | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Matthew Ainsworth | b Irfan Husain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Des Fontaine | c Ariyan Mohammed b Irfan Husain | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Robert John Ainsworth | c Avishka Iroshan b Vasu Saini | 27 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Ali Nawaz | c Eranga De Silva b Janitha Fernando | 41 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 132.26 |
| Amal Jacob | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Said Sadat | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 16 · Did not bat: Muhammad Saqlain, Ibrar Ahmad
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Husain | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Manmeet Koli | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Luca Petre | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Janitha Fernando | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Vasu Saini | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Romania · 1st innings: 125/5 (15.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lascu | c Vinoth Ravindran b Muhammad Saqlain | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 110 |
| Ramesh Satheesan | c Vinoth Ravindran b Muhammad Saqlain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Husain | c Said Sadat b Muhammad Saqlain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| Vasu Saini | not out | 36 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 120 |
| Eranga De Silva | b Matthew Ainsworth | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Ariyan Mohammed | b Matthew Ainsworth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avishka Iroshan | not out | 29 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 111.54 |
Extras: 21 · Did not bat: Janitha Fernando, Manmeet Koli, Tharindu Sandaruwan, Luca Petre
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Saqlain | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 |
| Said Sadat | 2.4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 |
| Matthew Ainsworth | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Muhammad Soban | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Amal Jacob | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Robert John Ainsworth | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (ROU, Said Sadat): 7 runs, 124/5 – 1 1 1 4
- Over 15 (ROU, Muhammad Saqlain): 4 runs, 117/5 – • • 1 wd • 1 1
- Over 14 (ROU, Robert John Ainsworth): 13 runs, 113/5 – 1 1 4 • 4 nb1 1
- Over 13 (ROU, Muhammad Soban): 9 runs, 100/5 – • 1 1 1 4 2
- Over 12 (ROU, Amal Jacob): 10 runs, 91/5 – • 4 • 4 1 wd •
- Over 11 (ROU, Muhammad Soban): 8 runs, 81/5 – 1 2wd • 2 1 • 1