Slovenia v Malta
Group B, match 20 · Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi · 22 May 2026
Malta won by 9 wickets
Slovenia innings6817 overs
Malta innings69/15.3 overs · target 69
The worm
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Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Sloveniawicket
Maltawicket
Slovenia innings 68 (17 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarun Sharma | c Jaspal Singh b Muhammad Ajmal | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Taher Muhammad | st Flynn Zahra b Muhammad Ajmal | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 55.6 |
| OJR Groves | c Flynn Zahra b Muhammad Ajmal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Izaz Ali | c P Pushparajan b Muhammad Ajmal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Shahid Arshad | lbw b Imran Ameer | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 81.8 |
| Waqar Khan | c P Pushparajan b Imran Ameer | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| JL Kovacic | run out (P Pushparajan/Flynn Zahra) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| DK Pallekonda | c Mehboob Ali b Imran Ameer | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.6 |
| Shiva Mani | not out | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
| AS Kumaran | c Jaspal Singh b P Pushparajan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Saeed Waqar Ali | c Imran Ameer b Jaswinder Singh | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Extras | 7 | |||||
| Total | all out, 17 overs | 68 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (Tarun Sharma, 2.3 ov), 15-2 (OJR Groves, 4.3 ov), 17-3 (Izaz Ali, 4.6 ov), 20-4 (Taher Muhammad, 6.3 ov), 45-5 (Shahid Arshad, 11.3 ov), 46-6 (JL Kovacic, 11.5 ov), 53-7 (Waqar Khan, 13.4 ov), 55-8 (DK Pallekonda, 13.6 ov), 64-9 (AS Kumaran, 15.2 ov), 68-10 (Saeed Waqar Ali, 16.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Ajmal | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Mehboob Ali | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran Ameer | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed Qasim | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| P Pushparajan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaswinder Singh | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 15 | Tarun Sharma 3, Taher Muhammad 1 |
| 2 | 9 | 12 | Taher Muhammad 7, OJR Groves 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Taher Muhammad 0, Izaz Ali 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | Taher Muhammad 2, Shahid Arshad 1 |
| 5 | 25 | 30 | Shahid Arshad 17, Waqar Khan 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Waqar Khan 0, JL Kovacic 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Waqar Khan 2, DK Pallekonda 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | DK Pallekonda 0, Shiva Mani 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | Shiva Mani 3, AS Kumaran 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | Shiva Mani 2, Saeed Waqar Ali 1 |
Malta innings 69/1 (5.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehboob Ali | b JL Kovacic | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 169.2 |
| Mohammed Qasim | not out | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.4 |
| P Pushparajan | not out | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 254.5 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | 1 wicket, 5.3 overs | 69 | ||||
Did not bat: Muhammad Ajmal, R Dianish, Jaswinder Singh, Jaspal Singh, SB Patel, Micheal Das, Imran Ameer, Flynn Zahra
Fall of wickets: 32-1 (Mehboob Ali, 2.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JL Kovacic | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Saeed Waqar Ali | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Izaz Ali | 1.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 14.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 18 | Mehboob Ali 22, Mohammed Qasim 5 |
| Unbroken | 37 | 15 | Mohammed Qasim 8, P Pushparajan 28 |
Match details
- Toss
- Slovenia, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- Muhammad Ajmal
- Ground
- Happy Valley Ground 2, Cyprus
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- G Morrisey, Mark Duffy
- Match referee
- G McCrea
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1534057