SPAIN SECURE SEMI FINAL SPOT AFTER CRUSHING MALTA

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At Ropa Valley No. 2 Spain made sure of a place in the semi-finals by inflicting a 10-wicket defeat on Malta. 

Maltese captain Andrew Naudi was again his side’s top-scorer with 29 in a total of 119, while his opposite number Mark Spencer was the main wicket-taker for Spain, cleaning up the tail to finish with three for 10. 

But the early damage was done by Talat Ali, Mohib Hussain and Sajad Ali, who claimed two wickets apiece at a cost of 33, 22 and 17. 

Armaghan Khan and Tariq Ali knocked off the runs in just 11.2 overs, with Khan finishing on 51 and Tariq on 58, each facing 34 balls. Khan’s innings included four fours and three sixes, while Tariq his three fours and five sixes, bringing his aggregate for the group phase to 383 runs, made at a strike rate of 211.60.

 Ropa 2: Malta 119, 19.2 overs (Mark Spencer 3-10)

Spain 121-0, 11.2 overs (Armaghan Khan 51 not out, Tariq Ali 58 not out)

 

Spain won by 10 wickets 

 

Spain Vs Malta

 

1-Innings T20 Match Played At Ropa Valley 2, 06-Sep-2012, ICC European Division 2

 

Spain Win by 10 wkts

 

Round 7
Toss won by Malta
Umpires Kamran Sadiq and R Waskar
Scorers J Jones and C Khosla

 

Malta 1st Innings 119/10 All Out (Overs 19.2)

 

Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Bls 4s 6s
J Callus   b Mohib Hussein 9 12 1 0
D Borg   b Talat Nadeem 4 3 1 0
N Khosla lbw b Mohib Hussein 12 11 2 0
AFP Spiteri c Sajad Ali b Farhat Mahmood 18 17 3 0
AM Naudi* c Nisar Ahmed b Sajad Ali 29 23 2 1
GJ Agius c G Crompton b Sajad Ali 4 5 0 0
RRP Sacco   b Talat Nadeem 10 16 0 0
B Dhandapani   b MR Spencer 1 11 0 0
MG Sacco not out   11 14 1 0
SE Aquilina+ c Talat Nadeem b MR Spencer 1 5 0 0
MTC Caruana   b MR Spencer 7 2 0 1
extras   (b2 lb1 w8 nb2) 13      
TOTAL   10 wickets for 119      

 

FOW
1-10(D Borg) 2-29(N Khosla) 3-43(J Callus) 4-57(AFP Spiteri) 5-62(GJ Agius)
6-89(AM Naudi) 7-97(B Dhandapani) 8-101(RRP Sacco) 9-104(SE Aquilina)
10-119(MTC Caruana)
 

 

Bowler O M R W wd nb
Talat Nadeem 4 0 33 2 1 –
Mohib Hussein 3 0 22 2 – 1
Armaghan Khan 2 0 10 0 1 –
Farhat Mahmood 3 0 24 1 – –
Sajad Ali 4 0 17 2 – 1
MR Spencer 3.2 0 10 3 2 –

 

Spain 1st Innings 121/0 (Overs 11.2)

 

Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Bls 4s 6s
Armaghan Khan not out   51 34 4 3
Tariq Ali Awan not out   58 34 3 5
G Crompton dnb   –      
JH Morgan+ dnb   –      
Sajad Ali dnb   –      
Nisar Ahmed dnb   –      
Farhat Mahmood dnb   –      
Talat Nadeem dnb   –      
LP Venus Valiente dnb   –      
MR Spencer* dnb   –      
Mohib Hussein dnb   –      
extras   (b0 lb4 w7 nb1) 12      
TOTAL   0 wickets for 121      

 

FOW
 

 

Bowler O M R W wd nb
GJ Agius 4 0 34 0 – 1
AM Naudi 3 0 26 0 1 –
D Borg 2 0 19 0 1 –
MTC Caruana 1 0 13 0 1 –
J Callus 1 0 20 0 – –
B Dhandapani .2 0 5 0 – –