Portugal vs Malta Live Score and Commentary, Match 5, Gibraltar T20I Tri-Series, 5 May, 2023

COMPLETED / Match 5 / Europa Sports Complex

Portugal

162/10 (19.5 ov)

Malta

145/10 (19.1 ov)

Portugal won by 17 runs.

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Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jaison Jerome	1	2	0	0	50.00
Ashok Bishnoi	4	3	0	0	133.33
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Rana-Zohaib Sarwar	3.1	0	23	2	7.26
Mohammad Siraj Nipo	3	0	17	3	5.67

Portugal won by 17 runs.

Portugal vs Malta, Live Cricket Commentary

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14.6

Varun Prasath b MS Nipo 18 (17) Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Varun Prasath, no run, b MS Nipo,
End of over 15 (5 runs)
1. Varun Prasath 18 (17)
2. Ryan Bastiansz 34 (32)
3. Mohammad Siraj Nipo 2-0-13-1
4. Junaid Khan II 4-0-28-1
5. Malta 108/6
0

15.1

Suman Ghimire to Ryan Bastiansz, no run,
1

15.2

Suman Ghimire to Ryan Bastiansz, 1 run,
4

15.3

Suman Ghimire to Basil George, Four,
6

15.4

Suman Ghimire to Basil George, Six,
0

15.5

Suman Ghimire to Basil George, no run,
0

15.6

Suman Ghimire to Basil George, no run,
End of over 16 (11 runs)
1. Basil George 10 (4)
2. Ryan Bastiansz 35 (34)
3. Suman Ghimire 2-0-25-0
4. Mohammad Siraj Nipo 2-0-13-1
5. Malta 119/6
6

16.1

Najam Shahzad to Ryan Bastiansz, Six,
1lb

16.2

Najam Shahzad to Ryan Bastiansz, 1 leg bye,
1

16.3

Najam Shahzad to Basil George, 1 run,
4

16.4

Najam Shahzad to Ryan Bastiansz, Four,
1lb

16.5

Najam Shahzad to Ryan Bastiansz, 1 leg bye,
0

16.6

Najam Shahzad to Basil George, no run,
End of over 17 (13 runs)
1. Basil George 11 (6)
2. Ryan Bastiansz 45 (38)
3. Najam Shahzad 3-0-32-1
4. Suman Ghimire 2-0-25-0
5. Malta 132/6
0

17.1

Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Ryan Bastiansz, no run,
1

17.2

Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Ryan Bastiansz, 1 run,
6

17.3

Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Basil George, Six,
1

17.4

Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Basil George, 1 run,
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17.5

Ryan Bastiansz c K Gholiya b RZ Sarwar 46 (41) Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Ryan Bastiansz, no run, c K Gholiya b RZ Sarwar,
1

17.6

Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Ashok Bishnoi, 1 run,
End of over 18 (9 runs)
1. Ashok Bishnoi 1 (1)
2. Basil George 18 (8)
3. Rana-Zohaib Sarwar 3-0-23-1
4. Najam Shahzad 3-0-32-1
5. Malta 141/7
1

18.1

Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Ashok Bishnoi, 1 run,
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18.2

Basil George c M Machado b MS Nipo 18 (9) Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Basil George, no run, c M Machado b MS Nipo,
0

18.3

Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Fazil Rahman, no run,
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18.4

Fazil Rahman b MS Nipo 0 (2) Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Fazil Rahman, no run, b MS Nipo,
1

18.5

Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Jaison Jerome, 1 run,
2

18.6

Mohammad Siraj Nipo to Ashok Bishnoi, 2 runs,
End of over 19 (4 runs)
1. Ashok Bishnoi 4 (3)
2. Jaison Jerome 1 (1)
3. Mohammad Siraj Nipo 3-0-17-3
4. Rana-Zohaib Sarwar 3-0-23-1
5. Malta 145/9
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19.1

Jaison Jerome c S Ghimire b RZ Sarwar 1 (2) Rana-Zohaib Sarwar to Jaison Jerome, no run, c S Ghimire b RZ Sarwar,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 3 run (0.3 ov): Jaison Jerome: 1 (2), Ashok Bishnoi: 2 (1)
Last Bat: Jaison Jerome 1(2) - c S Ghimire b RZ Sarwar Rana-Zohaib Sarwar
Fall of Wickets: 26 - 1 Fanyan Mughal, 27 - 2 Darshit Patankar, 39 - 3 Niraj Khanna, 61 - 4 Amar Sharma, 62 - 5 Affy Khan, 108 - 6 Varun Prasath, 140 - 7 Ryan Bastiansz, 142 - 8 Basil George, 142 - 9 Fazil Rahman, 145 - 10 Jaison Jerome
Reviews Remaining: Malta - 0 of 0, Portugal - 0 of 0
Toss: Portugal elected to bat