2020 T20I Balkan Cup
| 2020 Balkan Cup | |||
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| Romania | Bulgaria | ||
| Dates | 16 – 18 October 2020 | ||
| Captains | Ramesh Satheesan | Prakash Mishra | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Romania won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ramesh Satheesan (165) | Bakhtiar Tahiri (129) | |
| Most wickets | Shantanu Vashisht (4) | Prakash Mishra (6) | |
The Bulgaria cricket team toured Romania in October 2020 to contest the Balkan Cup over four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The matches were played between 16 and 18 October 2020 at the Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground in Ilfov County.[2] Romania's only previous official T20I matches were played in August 2019 during the Continental Cup, which was also hosted at the Moara Vlasiei Ground. Bulgaria lost their previous series against Malta a month prior to this tour.[3] Bulgaria won the opening match, but Romania took both matches on the second day. The Bulgarians were bowled out for only 60 runs in the final game and Romania went on to claim the series 3–1.[4]
Squads
[edit] Romania[2]
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 Bulgaria[2]
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T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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Bakhtiar Tahiri 41 (36)
Sami Ullah 2/23 (4 overs) |
Abdul Shakoor 20 (25)
Sulaiman Ali 2/8 (2.4 overs) |
- Bulgaria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asif Bevinje, Marian Gherasim, Aftab Kayani, Vasu Saini, Sami Ullah (Rom) and Asad Ali Rehemtulla (Bul) all made their T20I debuts.
- Marian Gherasim (Rom), at the age of 14 years and 16 days, became the youngest cricketer to play in a men's T20I match.[5]
2nd T20I
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Ramesh Satheesan 92* (50)
Rohan Bhavesh Patel 1/22 (3 overs) |
Sulaiman Ali 33 (28)
Pavel Florin 2/10 (1 over) |
- Romania won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Patras Masih (Rom) made his T20I debut.
3rd T20I
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Ramesh Satheesan 67 (32)
Dimo Nikolov 2/27 (3 overs) |
Bakhtiar Tahiri 66 (44)
Waqar Abbasi 2/30 (3 overs) |
- Romania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Waqar Abbasi (Rom) made his T20I debut.
4th T20I
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Hristo Ivanov 13 (13)
Shantanu Vashisht 3/11 (4 overs) |
Cosmin Zavoiu 14 (12)
Prakash Mishra 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Bulgaria won the toss and elected to bat.
References
[edit]- ^ "Balkan Cup 2020". Cricket Romania (via Facebook). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Romania and Bulgaria men's teams to compete for the Balkan Cup". Emerging Cricket. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Malta national cricket team complete clean sweep in Bulgaria". Sports Desk (Times of Malta). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Romania win Balkan Cup series against Bulgaria". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Romanian teenager sets new record". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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