MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier A 2026

Malta v Austria

Group B, match 4 · Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi · 16 May 2026

Austria won by 7 wickets

Malta innings14020 overs
Austria innings141/312.5 overs · target 141

The worm

MaltaAustria
025507510012515005101520Malta: 1 wicket in over 2, 12/1Malta: 1 wicket in over 5, 36/2Malta: 1 wicket in over 9, 61/3Malta: 2 wickets in over 10, 65/5Malta: 1 wicket in over 11, 68/6Malta: 1 wicket in over 15, 102/7Malta: 1 wicket in over 18, 128/8Malta: 1 wicket in over 19, 135/9Malta: 1 wicket in over 20, 140/10Austria: 1 wicket in over 2, 39/1Austria: 1 wicket in over 5, 77/2Austria: 1 wicket in over 8, 88/3

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Maltawicket
012245101520Over 1: 8 runsOver 2: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 3 runsOver 4: 12 runsOver 5: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 2 runsOver 7: 11 runsOver 8: 3 runsOver 9: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 4 runs, 2 wicketsOver 11: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 2 runsOver 13: 9 runsOver 14: 11 runsOver 15: 12 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 5 runsOver 17: 10 runsOver 18: 11 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 5 runs, 1 wicket
Austriawicket
012245101520Over 1: 23 runsOver 2: 16 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 22 runsOver 4: 11 runsOver 5: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 4 runsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 7 runsOver 10: 9 runsOver 11: 14 runsOver 12: 6 runsOver 13: 17 runs

Malta innings 140 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
Mehboob Alic Amar Naeem b Baseer Khan671085.7
Mohammed Qasimc Zeshan Arif b Irfan Safi584225138.1
P Pushparajanc Amar Naeem b Aqib Iqbal101020100.0
Jaspal Singhb KR Jha6100060.0
Flynn Zahrarun out (Bilal Zalmai/Amar Naeem)230066.7
Imran Ameerb Bilal Zalmai01000.0
Muhammad Ajmalc Bilal Zalmai b KR Jha02000.0
Zeeshan Khanb Irfan Safi16220072.7
SB Patelb Waqar Zalmai221103200.0
Ajin Somanrun out (Amar Naeem)9910100.0
Salman Sharjeelnot out3300100.0
Extras8
Totalall out, 20 overs140

Fall of wickets: 12-1 (Mehboob Ali, 1.3 ov), 35-2 (P Pushparajan, 4.4 ov), 54-3 (Jaspal Singh, 8.3 ov), 62-4 (Flynn Zahra, 9.3 ov), 65-5 (Imran Ameer, 9.6 ov), 66-6 (Muhammad Ajmal, 10.4 ov), 93-7 (Mohammed Qasim, 14.3 ov), 127-8 (SB Patel, 17.5 ov), 133-9 (Zeeshan Khan, 18.4 ov), 140-10 (Ajin Soman, 19.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Aqib Iqbal403117.751010
Baseer Khan301816.001100
Bilal Zalmai402015.001210
KR Jha302127.00810
Irfan Safi302929.67640
Waqar Zalmai302117.00510
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1129Mehboob Ali 6, Mohammed Qasim 5
22319Mohammed Qasim 13, P Pushparajan 10
31923Mohammed Qasim 12, Jaspal Singh 6
486Mohammed Qasim 6, Flynn Zahra 2
533Mohammed Qasim 3, Imran Ameer 0
614Mohammed Qasim 1, Muhammad Ajmal 0
72723Mohammed Qasim 18, Zeeshan Khan 7
83420Zeeshan Khan 9, SB Patel 22
965Zeeshan Khan 0, Ajin Soman 6
1078Ajin Soman 3, Salman Sharjeel 3

Austria innings 141/3 (12.5 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
Karanbir Singhlbw b Salman Sharjeel23613383.3
Bilal Zalmaib Mehboob Ali341452242.9
A Randhawanot out372722137.0
Aqib Iqballbw b Mohammed Qasim690066.7
I Asifnot out392124185.7
Extras2
Total3 wickets, 12.5 overs141

Did not bat: Zeshan Arif, Irfan Safi, Waqar Zalmai, Baseer Khan, KR Jha, Amar Naeem

Fall of wickets: 23-1 (Karanbir Singh, 1.1 ov), 77-2 (Bilal Zalmai, 4.6 ov), 88-3 (Aqib Iqbal, 7.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Mehboob Ali4040110.001000
Salman Sharjeel1016116.00100
Ajin Soman1022022.00000
Mohammed Qasim402516.251000
P Pushparajan1.5031016.91210
Imran Ameer10606.00100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1237Karanbir Singh 23, Bilal Zalmai 0
25423Bilal Zalmai 34, A Randhawa 20
31115A Randhawa 5, Aqib Iqbal 6
Unbroken5332A Randhawa 12, I Asif 39

Match details

Toss
Austria, chose to field
Player of the match
Bilal Zalmai
Ground
Happy Valley Ground 2, Cyprus
Season
2026
Umpires
Mark Duffy, M Burns
Match referee
G McCrea
Source
Cricsheet match 1534041