Maltese cricket team in Belgium in 2022
| Maltese cricket team in Belgium in 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| Belgium | Malta | ||
| Dates | 11 – 12 June 2022 | ||
| Captains | Sheraz Sheikh | Bikram Arora | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Belgium won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Aziz Mohammad (137) | Varun Thamotharam (60) | |
| Most wickets | Khalid Ahmadi (8) | Varun Thamotharam (7) | |
The Malta cricket team toured Belgium in June 2022 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The series provided both sides with preparation for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe sub-regional qualifier tournaments.[1]
The hosts were on top from the start with an opening partnership of 135 runs in the first game, and they went on to win all three games convincingly.[2]
Squads
[edit] Belgium[3] |  Malta |
|---|---|
T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
[edit]v | ||
Muhammad Muneeb 73 (47) Varun Thamotharam 3/32 (3 overs) | Varun Thamotharam 57 (25) Shagharai Sefat 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Malta won the toss and elected to field.
- Ahmad Khalid Ahmadzai, Fahim Bhatti and Omid Mailk Khel (Bel) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
[edit]v | ||
Aziz Mohammad 46 (33) Varun Thamotharam 3/33 (4 overs) | Amar Sharma 34* (19) Khalid Ahmadi 4/38 (4 overs) |
- Belgium won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sajad Ahmadzai (Bel) and Ryan Bastiansz (Mlt) both made their T20I debuts.
3rd T20I
[edit]v | ||
Aziz Mohammad 35 (31) Bilal Muhammad 4/18 (4 overs) | Basil George 9 (12) Khalid Ahmadi 4/5 (4 overs) |
- Belgium won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khalid Ahmadi (Bel) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket Belgium host Malta Men's team for T20I series in July 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Malta swept in Belgium". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "All the best Red tigers". Belgium Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.