France vs Romania, Final — ECA Men's European Cup
Match summary
France beat Romania by 4 runs in the Final of the ECA Men's European Cup at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Bucharest on Thu, 30 Jul, 2026. France 166/8 (20 ov); Romania 162/7 (20 ov). Rahimgul Naseri top-scored with 54 off 31 balls for France. Rahmatullah Mangal took 3/25 for France. France won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranjeet Singh c J Nasiri b R Mangal | 38 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 211.11 |
| Gihan Sanjeewa c Virk Ali b R Mangal | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Ringku c N Amjad b D Ahmadzai | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Vasu Saini runout (Virk Ali) | 52 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 126.83 |
| Avishka Iroshan b R Mangal | 46 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 124.32 |
| Md Ariyan c D Ahmadzai b K Ahmadzai | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Rameez Khan-l c U Khan b N Amjad | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 185.71 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 2 (1 lb, 1 wd)
Total 162/7 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Md Nazmus Sakib, Taimoor Cheema, Manmeet Koli
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noman Amjad | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Kamran Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Usman Khan | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Rahimgul Naseri | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Jamshid Nasiri | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 13.33 |
25 (Gihan Sanjeewa, 2.4 ov) · 44 (Taranjeet Singh, 4.4 ov) · 54 (Irfan Ringku, 5.5 ov) · 135 (Avishka Iroshan, 16.4 ov) · 146 (Md Ariyan, 18.2 ov) · 161 (Vasu Saini, 19.3 ov) · 162 (Rameez Khan-l, 19.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakria Atiq c T Sandaruwan b I Ringku | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virk Ali c Md Ariyan b I Ringku | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Mustafa Omer c T Singh b Nazmus Sakib | 44 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 118.92 |
| Rahimgul Naseri lbw b T Sandaruwan | 54 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 174.19 |
| Christian Roberts c A Iroshan b T Sandaruwan | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Kamran Ahmadzai runout (I Ringku) | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 218.18 |
| Jamshid Nasiri c T Singh b M Koli | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 136.36 |
| Noman Amjad runout (Md Ariyan) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usman Khan Not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal Not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras 12 (2 b, 4 lb, 6 wd)
Total 166/8 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Dawood Ahmadzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manmeet Koli | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Vasu Saini | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Ijaz Hussain | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Rameez Khan-l | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12 |
| Tharindu Sandaruwan | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 |
| Irfan Ringku | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Gihan Sanjeewa | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Md Nazmus Sakib | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
(Zakria Atiq, 0.3 ov) · 17 (Virk Ali, 2.4 ov) · 106 (Rahimgul Naseri, 11.2 ov) · 120 (Mustafa Omer, 14.5 ov) · 130 (Christian Roberts, 15.4 ov) · 153 (Jamshid Nasiri, 18.1 ov) · 164 (Kamran Ahmadzai, 19.3 ov) · 164 (Noman Amjad, 19.5 ov)