Romania vs Belgium, Match 1 — Continental Cup
Match summary
Belgium beat Romania by 20 runs in the Match 1 of the Continental Cup at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Bucharest on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026. Belgium 180/4 (20 ov); Romania 160/8 (20 ov). Sheraz Sheikh top-scored with 51 off 34 balls for Belgium. Murid Ekrami took 2/15 for Belgium. Belgium won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lascu c Z Shah b H Tarakhel | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 160 |
| Ramesh Satheesan c F Khaliq b R Khan | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Irfan Ringku c O Khel b Murid Ekrami | 31 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 103.33 |
| Vasu Saini c S Sheikh b Z Shah | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Avishka Iroshan c S Sheikh b Murid Ekrami | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Md Ariyan c W Sahibzada b R Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Janitha Fernando c F Khaliq b Z Shah | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan runout (W Sahibzada / O Khel) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Eranga De Silva Not out | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 222.22 |
| Manmeet Koli Not out | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Extras 14 (4 lb, 8 wd, 2 nb)
Total 160/8 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Josak Khadka
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faisal Khaliq | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Aziz Mohammad | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| Murid Ekrami | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
| Sheraz Sheikh | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Hadisullah Tarakhel | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Zaki Shah | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
35 (Adrian Lascu, 2.6 ov) · 39 (Ramesh Satheesan, 3.5 ov) · 74 (Vasu Saini, 7.4 ov) · 114 (Avishka Iroshan, 14.2 ov) · 115 (Irfan Ringku, 14.6 ov) · 121 (Md Ariyan, 15.5 ov) · 126 (Tharindu Sandaruwan, 16.2 ov) · 145 (Janitha Fernando, 17.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Mohammad c V Saini b M Koli | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Hadisullah Tarakhel c A Iroshan b I Ringku | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Omid Khel c A Lascu b M Koli | 50 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 135.14 |
| Sheraz Sheikh c Erang Silva b J Fernando | 51 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 150 |
| Burhan Niaz Not out | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Faisal Khaliq Not out | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 600 |
| Ahmad Khalid Ahmadzai Not out | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 500 |
Extras 6 (1 lb, 4 wd, 1 nb)
Total 180/4 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Faisal Khaliq, Murid Ekrami, Rashid Khan, Walid Sahibzada, Zaki Shah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josak Khadka | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Manmeet Koli | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Vasu Saini | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Janitha Fernando | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Irfan Husain | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Irfan Ringku | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
27 (Hadisullah Tarakhel, 3.3 ov) · 45 (Aziz Mohammad, 7.1 ov) · 128 (Omid Khel, 15.6 ov) · 143 (Sheraz Sheikh, 17.6 ov)