Switzerland vs Malta, 7th Place Play-off — ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A
Match summary
CHE beat Switzerland by 3 wickets in the 7th Place Play-off of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi on Sat, 23 May, 2026. Malta 139/10 (20 ov); Switzerland 145/7 (19.3 ov). Harsha Deshan top-scored with 36* off 22 balls for Switzerland. Ashwin Vinod took 3/21 for Switzerland. Switzerland won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Vinod c & b M Ali | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Izhar Hussain c M Ajmal b M Qasim | 29 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 85.29 |
| Malyar Stanikzai c Priyan Pushparajan b M Qasim | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 145.45 |
| Jai Sinh c F Zahara b M Qasim | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 200 |
| Diyon Johnson c M Ajmal b I Ameer | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 108.33 |
| Harsha Deshan Not out | 36 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 163.64 |
| Ahmed Hassan c F Zahara b Priyan Pushparajan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashwin Vinod b M Ali | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Aneesh Kumar Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musa Ahmadzai Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 4 (2 b, 1 lb, 1 wd)
Total 145/7 (19.3 ov)
Yet to bat: Musa Ahmadzai, Sheraz Sarwari
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Ameer | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Mehboob Ali | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Muhammad Ajmal | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Ajin Soman | 0.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Priyan Pushparajan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Muhammad Qasim | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
17 (Arjun Vinod, 3.6 ov) · 36 (Malyar Stanikzai, 6.5 ov) · 79 (Jai Sinh, 10.4 ov) · 86 (Izhar Hussain, 12.3 ov) · 107 (Diyon Johnson, 14.5 ov) · 110 (Ahmed Hassan, 15.3 ov) · 133 (Ashwin Vinod, 18.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehboob Ali c A Vinod b J Sinh | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Muhammad Qasim c Aneesh Kumar b A Vinod | 29 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 126.09 |
| Priyan Pushparajan b Aneesh Kumar | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 108.33 |
| Jaspal Singh b A Vinod | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Flynn Zahara c Harsha Deshan b A Vinod | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Muhammad Ajmal c J Sinh b M Ahmadzai | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Michael Das b M Ahmadzai | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Shrijay Patel c A Vinod b Sheraz Sarwari | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 123.53 |
| Ajin Soman c A Hassan b Sheraz Sarwari | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 220 |
| Imran Ameer Not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jaswinder Singh runout (A Vinod / Sheraz Sarwari) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 13 (3 b, 3 lb, 7 wd)
Total 139/10 (20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musa Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Sheraz Sarwari | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 |
| Arjun Vinod | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashwin Vinod | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Jai Sinh | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Aneesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Harsha Deshan | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
2 (Mehboob Ali, 1.2 ov) · 45 (Muhammad Qasim, 6.1 ov) · 48 (Jaspal Singh, 6.5 ov) · 63 (Flynn Zahara, 10.4 ov) · 81 (Priyan Pushparajan, 13.2 ov) · 87 (Muhammad Ajmal, 14.1 ov) · 125 (Michael Das, 18.1 ov) · 136 (Ajin Soman, 19.2 ov) · 137 (Shrijay Patel, 19.4 ov) · 139 (Jaswinder Singh, 19.6 ov)