Malta vs Austria Live Score and Commentary, Match 1, ECI Malta-Austria T10 International, 18 February, 2023

COMPLETED / Match 1 / Marsa Sports Club

Malta

89/5 (10 ov)

Austria

80/6 (10 ov)

Malta won by 9 runs.

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Player of the match

Basil George, Malta

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aqib Iqbal	8	12	0	0	66.67
Baseer Khan	12	5	1	1	240.00
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Fazil Rahman	2	0	13	0	6.50
Basil George	2	0	8	3	4.00

Malta won by 9 runs.

Malta vs Austria, Live Cricket Commentary

End of over 6 (4 runs)
1. Aqib Iqbal 2 (3)
2. Mirza Ahsan 16 (9)
3. Zeshan Yousaf 1-0-4-1
4. Waseem Abbas 2-0-18-1
5. Austria 44/3
1

6.1

Basil George to Aqib Iqbal, 1 run,
w

6.2

Mirza Ahsan b Basil George 16 (10) Basil George to Mirza Ahsan, no run, b Basil George,
w

6.3

Jaweed Zadran c Niraj Khanna b Basil George 0 (1) Basil George to Jaweed Zadran, no run, c Niraj Khanna b Basil George,
1wd

6.4

Basil George to Zeshan Arif, 1 wide,
1

6.4

Basil George to Zeshan Arif, 1 run,
0

6.5

Basil George to Aqib Iqbal, no run,
0

6.6

Basil George to Aqib Iqbal, no run,
End of over 7 (3 runs)
1. Aqib Iqbal 3 (6)
2. Zeshan Arif 1 (1)
3. Basil George 1-0-3-2
4. Zeshan Yousaf 1-0-4-1
5. Austria 47/5
6

7.1

Zeshan Yousaf to Zeshan Arif, Six,
1

7.2

Zeshan Yousaf to Zeshan Arif, 1 run,
1

7.3

Zeshan Yousaf to Aqib Iqbal, 1 run,
5wd

7.4

Zeshan Yousaf to Zeshan Arif, 5 wide,
1

7.4

Zeshan Yousaf to Zeshan Arif, 1 run,
1

7.5

Zeshan Yousaf to Aqib Iqbal, 1 run,
1

7.6

Zeshan Yousaf to Zeshan Arif, 1 run,
End of over 8 (16 runs)
1. Zeshan Arif 10 (5)
2. Aqib Iqbal 5 (8)
3. Zeshan Yousaf 2-0-20-1
4. Basil George 1-0-3-2
5. Austria 63/5
1

8.1

Basil George to Zeshan Arif, 1 run,
1

8.2

Basil George to Aqib Iqbal, 1 run,
1

8.3

Basil George to Zeshan Arif, 1 run,
1

8.4

Basil George to Aqib Iqbal, 1 run,
w

8.5

Zeshan Arif c D Patankar b Basil George 12 (8) Basil George to Zeshan Arif, no run, c D Patankar b Basil George,
1

8.6

Basil George to Baseer Khan, 1 run,
End of over 9 (5 runs)
1. Baseer Khan 1 (1)
2. Aqib Iqbal 7 (10)
3. Basil George 2-0-8-3
4. Zeshan Yousaf 2-0-20-1
5. Austria 68/6
4

9.1

Fazil Rahman to Baseer Khan, Four,
0

9.2

Fazil Rahman to Baseer Khan, no run,
6

9.3

Fazil Rahman to Baseer Khan, Six,
1

9.4

Fazil Rahman to Baseer Khan, 1 run,
0

9.5

Fazil Rahman to Aqib Iqbal, no run,
1

9.6

Fazil Rahman to Aqib Iqbal, 1 run,
End of over 10 (12 runs)
1. Aqib Iqbal 8 (12)
2. Baseer Khan 12 (5)
3. Fazil Rahman 2-0-13-0
4. Basil George 2-0-8-3
5. Austria 80/6

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Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)

Opponent	Description	Date
Switzerland (SUI won by 3 wickets)	7th Place Play-off	23 May 2026
Slovenia (MAL won by 9 wickets)	Match 20	22 May 2026
Sweden (MAL won by 6 wickets)	Match 15	20 May 2026
Guernsey (GUE won by 6 wickets)	Match 5	17 May 2026
Austria (AUT won by 7 wickets)	Match 4	16 May 2026

Opponent	Description	Date
Romania (ROM won by 6 wickets)	2nd Semi-Final	30 Jul 2026
France (FRAN won by 81 runs)	7th Match	28 Jul 2026
Israel (AUT won by 7 wickets)	5th Match	28 Jul 2026
Romania (AUT won by 3 wickets)	1st Match	26 Jul 2026
Croatia (AUT won by 5 wickets)	5th Place Play-off	23 May 2026

Key Stats

Partnership: 13 run (1.1 ov): Baseer Khan: 12 (5), Aqib Iqbal: 1 (2)
Last Bat: Zeshan Arif 12(8) - c D Patankar b Basil George Basil George
Fall of Wickets: 19 - 1 Klair Kailash, 19 - 2 Razmal Shigiwal, 41 - 3 Armaan Randhawa, 45 - 4 Mirza Ahsan, 45 - 5 Jaweed Zadran, 67 - 6 Zeshan Arif
Reviews Remaining: Austria - 0 of 0, Malta - 0 of 0
Toss: Austria elected to bowl

Match Info

Match: Match 1
Series: ECI Malta-Austria T10 International
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Time: 04:35 PM
Venue: Marsa Sports Club
City: Malta
Umpires: Suleman Saeed (Italy), Steffan Gooch (Estonia) and Yash Singh (India, TV)
Referee: Sam Williams (Bulgaria)