Malta vs Slovenia, Match 20 — ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A
Match summary
Malta beat Slovenia by 9 wickets in the Match 20 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A at Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi on Fri, 22 May, 2026. Slovenia 68/10 (17 ov); Malta 69/1 (5.3 ov). Priyan Pushparajan top-scored with 28* off 11 balls for Malta. Muhammad Ajmal took 4/6 for Malta. Slovenia won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehboob Ali b JL kovacic | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 169.23 |
| Muhammad Qasim Not out | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Priyan Pushparajan Not out | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 254.55 |
Extras 6 (3 b, 1 lb, 2 wd)
Total 69/1 (5.3 ov)
Yet to bat: Flynn Zahara, Imran Ameer, Jaspal Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Michael Das, Muhammad Ajmal, Rockey Dianish, Shrijay Patel
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izaz Ali | 1.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 14.67 |
| Saeed Waqar Ali | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Jack Ludvik kovacic | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
32 (Mehboob Ali, 2.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarun Sharma-I c J Singh b M Ajmal | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Taher Muhammad st F Zahara b M Ajmal | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Owen Groves c F Zahara b M Ajmal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izaz Ali c Priyan Pushparajan b M Ajmal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Shahid Arshad lbw b I Ameer | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 81.82 |
| Waqar Khan c Priyan Pushparajan b I Ameer | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Jack Ludvik kovacic runout (F Zahara / Priyan Pushparajan) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dileep Pallekonda c M Ali b I Ameer | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Shiva Mani Not out | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Arul Kumaran c J Singh b Priyan Pushparajan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Saeed Waqar Ali c I Ameer b J Singh | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
Extras 7 (1 lb, 6 wd)
Total 68/10 (17 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Ameer | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 |
| Jaswinder Singh | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Mehboob Ali | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Muhammad Ajmal | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Priyan Pushparajan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Muhammad Qasim | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
6 (Tarun Sharma-I, 2.3 ov) · 15 (Owen Groves, 4.3 ov) · 17 (Izaz Ali, 4.6 ov) · 20 (Taher Muhammad, 6.3 ov) · 45 (Shahid Arshad, 11.3 ov) · 46 (Jack Ludvik kovacic, 11.5 ov) · 53 (Waqar Khan, 13.4 ov) · 55 (Dileep Pallekonda, 13.6 ov) · 64 (Arul Kumaran, 15.2 ov) · 68 (Saeed Waqar Ali, 16.6 ov)