Austria vs Malta, Match 4 — ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A
Match summary
Austria beat Malta by 7 wickets in the Match 4 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A at Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi on Sat, 16 May, 2026. Malta 140/10 (20 ov); Austria 141/3 (12.5 ov). Muhammad Qasim top-scored with 58 off 42 balls for Malta. Kumud Jha took 2/21 for Austria. Austria won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh lbw b S Sharjeel | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 383.33 |
| Mahammad Bilal Zalmai b M Ali | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 242.86 |
| Armaan Randhawa Not out | 37 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 137.04 |
| Aqib Iqbal lbw b M Qasim | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Imran Asif Not out | 39 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 185.71 |
Extras 2 (1 lb, 1 wd)
Total 141/3 (12.5 ov)
Yet to bat: Amar Naeem, Baseer Khan, Irfan Safi, Kumud Jha, Mohamad Waqar Zalmai, Zeeshan Arif
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Ameer | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Mehboob Ali | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Ajin Soman | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Priyan Pushparajan | 1.5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 16.91 |
| Salman Sharjeel | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Muhammad Qasim | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
23 (Karanbir Singh, 1.1 ov) · 77 (Mahammad Bilal Zalmai, 4.6 ov) · 88 (Aqib Iqbal, 7.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehboob Ali c A Naeem b Baseer Khan | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Muhammad Qasim c Z Arif b Irfan Safi | 58 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 138.1 |
| Priyan Pushparajan c A Naeem b Aqib Iqbal | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Jaspal Singh b KR Jha | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Flynn Zahara runout (MB Zalmai / A Naeem) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Imran Ameer b MB Zalmai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Ajmal c MB Zalmai b KR Jha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeeshan Khan b Irfan Safi | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Shrijay Patel b MW Zalmai | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 200 |
| Ajin Soman runout (A Naeem) | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Salman Sharjeel Not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 8 (8 wd)
Total 140/10 (20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahammad Bilal Zalmai | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Mohamad Waqar Zalmai | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Aqib Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Baseer Khan | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Kumud Jha | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 |
| Irfan Safi | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.67 |
12 (Mehboob Ali, 1.3 ov) · 35 (Priyan Pushparajan, 4.4 ov) · 54 (Jaspal Singh, 8.3 ov) · 62 (Flynn Zahara, 9.3 ov) · 65 (Imran Ameer, 9.6 ov) · 66 (Muhammad Ajmal, 10.4 ov) · 93 (Muhammad Qasim, 14.3 ov) · 127 (Shrijay Patel, 17.5 ov) · 133 (Zeeshan Khan, 18.4 ov) · 140 (Ajin Soman, 19.6 ov)