The 6th T20i of the Women’s Continental Cup is scheduled to be held at the Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, Romania on 5th August 2023, at 6:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST). The two sides have played each other thrice in T20is before with Malta winning all three matches.
Squads:
Romania: Cristiana Sanda, Madalina Chereches, Stefania Tudorache, Clara Popa, Grigore Nicola, Iuliana Muntean, Ashaani Durayalage, Rebecca Layla Blake, Chamila Priyadarshani Godagamage, Madalina Marin, Arumadura Dineshi, Chirila Jennifer Ana, Cristina Cirlig, Sorina Moise
Malta: Angelique Pinas, Mae Macelli, Bibina Baby, Claire Sammut, Jyoti Neupane, Shamla Cholasseri, Sushma Khatri, Jessica Rymer, Anupama Rameshan, Prativa Bhandari, Svitlana Iushchenko, Tracy Calingin
Players to watch out:
Clara Popa (Romania)
The 17-year-old sensation is a decent off-spinner even though her numbers do not suggest the same as of now she has taken 2 wickets as of now with her economy around 4.2.
Ashaani Durayalage (Romania)
She is a talented pace bowling all-rounder with not many notable performances under her belt as of now, but if she plays to her full potential, she can turn the match be it with either bat or ball.
Anupama Rameshan (Malta)
The talented 24-year-old player is sufficiently good with the ball in hand. She has taken 5 wickets at an astonishing average of just 10.6 with her best figure being 3/5 which came against the same opponent. She is more than handy with a bat too.
Prativa Bhandari (Malta)
A duck on debut against Greece in the ongoing tournament does not change the fact that she is a gleaming future prospect. Malta will hope that she comes well against Romania on Saturday.
Pitch
The wicket at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground is a bowler’s friendly pitch and will assist pacers. The average score is 82. So anything above that will be a challenging total.
Weather
The weather is expected to be good for the match. It will be a sunny day with the temperature hanging around 36 degree Celsius with 41% humidity and with a moderate breeze.
Fantasy Playing 11
Clara Popa, Ashaani Durayalage, Rebecca Layla Blake, Chamila Priyadarshani, Madalina Marin, Arumadura Dineshi, Jyoti Neupane, Shamla Cholasseri, Jessica Rymer, Anupama Rameshan, Prativa Bhandari
Match Details
Date: 5th August 2023
Time: 6:30 pm (IST)
Venue: Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, Romania
Broadcast: All games of the tournament will be live-streamed on FanCode and European Cricket Network’s YouTube channel.