Bulgaria vs Czech Republic, 7th Place Play-off — ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier C
Match summary
Czech Republic beat Bulgaria by 5 wickets in the 7th Place Play-off of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier C at Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa on Fri, 21 Aug, 2026. Bulgaria 158/10 (19.5 ov); Czech Republic 164/5 (19.2 ov). Kushaal Krishnakumar top-scored with 77 off 49 balls for Bulgaria. Joe Cope took 4/30 for Czech Republic. Czech Republic won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhuturaj Magare c O Duff b P Mishra | 45 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 173.08 |
| Sahil Grover c M Bashir b J Gul | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 170 |
| Ritik Tomar c I Zaroo b P Mishra | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Sazib Bhuiyan lbw b D Raja | 31 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 124 |
| Sudesh Wickramasekara c K Krishnakumar b O Duff | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sojib Miah Not out | 33 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 220 |
| Ratul Khan Not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 11 (2 lb, 7 wd, 2 nb)
Total 164/5 (19.2 ov)
Yet to bat: Saqlain Saqib Mukhtar, Neeraj Tyagi, Davidson Ramani, Joe Cope
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prakash Mishra | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Jakob Gul | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Milen Gogev | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oscar Duff | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Danyal Raja | 3.2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 11.1 |
53 (Sahil Grover, 4.2 ov) · 79 (Rhuturaj Magare, 7.4 ov) · 95 (Ritik Tomar, 11.3 ov) · 124 (Sazib Bhuiyan, 15.3 ov) · 150 (Sudesh Wickramasekara, 18.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milen Gogev b J Cope | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Manan Bashir b J Cope | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Isa Zaroo b D Ramani | 24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
| Kushaal Krishnakumar c R Magare b J Cope | 77 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 157.14 |
| Jakob Gul runout (R Magare / R Tomar) | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Danyal Raja b R Magare | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dowling c R Tomar b S Wickramasekara | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Prakash Mishra b J Cope | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Dowling Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Duff b S Wickramasekara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genchev Ivanov b S Wickramasekara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 26 (3 lb, 23 wd)
Total 158/10 (19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudesh Wickramasekara | 2.5 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 13.06 |
| Rhuturaj Magare | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Saqlain Saqib Mukhtar | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Sazib Bhuiyan | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Neeraj Tyagi | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Davidson Ramani | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Cope | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 |
10 (Milen Gogev, 0.6 ov) · 23 (Manan Bashir, 2.4 ov) · 68 (Isa Zaroo, 9.2 ov) · 90 (Jakob Gul, 12.3 ov) · 102 (Danyal Raja, 14.4 ov) · 154 (Kushaal Krishnakumar, 18.4 ov) · 154 (Prakash Mishra, 18.5 ov) · 158 (Anthony Dowling, 19.2 ov) · 158 (Oscar Duff, 19.4 ov) · 158 (Genchev Ivanov, 19.5 ov)