Austria vs Croatia, 5th Place Play-off — ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A
Match summary
Austria beat Croatia by 5 wickets in the 5th Place Play-off of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A at Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi on Sat, 23 May, 2026. Croatia 160/6 (20 ov); Austria 164/5 (16.5 ov). Mahammad Bilal Zalmai top-scored with 68 off 30 balls for Austria. Aqib Iqbal took 2/21 for Austria. Croatia won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh c A Curavic b C Carroll | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| Mahammad Bilal Zalmai c S Manzoor b J Newton | 68 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 226.67 |
| Amar Naeem c C Carroll b S Khan | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Armaan Randhawa c S Khan b DA Hall | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Imran Asif c S Khan b DA Hall | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Nageebullah Sultanzai Not out | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Aqib Iqbal Not out | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 344.44 |
Extras 8 (5 b, 3 wd)
Total 164/5 (16.5 ov)
Yet to bat: Baseer Khan, Hekmatullah Khogiyani, Irfan Safi, Umair Tariq
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Davidovic | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sam Houghton | 1.5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 21.82 |
| Jared Newton | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Connor Carroll | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Sajid Khan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Damien Ashley Hall | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
15 (Karanbir Singh, 1.4 ov) · 69 (Amar Naeem, 7.3 ov) · 109 (Mahammad Bilal Zalmai, 10.5 ov) · 119 (Imran Asif, 12.3 ov) · 128 (Armaan Randhawa, 14.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houghton c A Naeem b Aqib Iqbal | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Carroll c U Tariq b Aqib Iqbal | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Rashid Hashmi c (sub Z Arif) b MB Zalmai | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121.74 |
| Jared Newton c Irfan Safi b U Tariq | 50 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 108.7 |
| Oliver Tilley runout (A Naeem / Aqib Iqbal) | 22 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Saghar Manzoor c Irfan Safi b H Khogiyani | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 300 |
| Nikola Davidovic Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Damien Ashley Hall Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 23 (8 b, 2 lb, 11 wd, 2 nb)
Total 160/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Andrija Curavic, Matija Sarenac, Sajid Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahammad Bilal Zalmai | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Aqib Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Baseer Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Umair Tariq | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Hekmatullah Khogiyani | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
| Irfan Safi | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
1 (Sam Houghton, 0.4 ov) · 12 (Connor Carroll, 2.2 ov) · 81 (Rashid Hashmi, 10.1 ov) · 121 (Jared Newton, 16.3 ov) · 157 (Saghar Manzoor, 19.2 ov) · 159 (Oliver Tilley, 19.5 ov)