Bulgaria, led by skipper Detelina Ruynekova, hosted Serbia, led by skipper Sladjana Matijevic, for a 4-match T20I series from 26th June to 28th June 2026. The visitors, Serbia, showcased clinical performances throughout the series to come out on top.
Nadja Nojic Delivers All-round Impact to Give Serbia T20I series lead with a comprehensive win
Serbia skipper Sladjana Matijevic won the toss and elected to field first. Bulgaria managed to get past the 100-run mark, on the back of vital contributions from Gabriela Ilarionova (23 off 33 balls) and Krastina Ivanova (10 off 34 balls). The innings had as many as 40 extras, taking Bulgaria’s total to 106/9 in their quota of 20 overs.
Milica Stevanovic (4-0-15-1), Elena Prokic (4-0-27-2), Marija Trajkovic (2-0-8-2), and Milica Perisic (2-0-8-2), and skipper Sladjana Matijevic (4-0-18-1) were the top performers with the ball for Serbia.
Serbia chased down the total of 107, comfortably by 5 wickets in hand and 14 balls to spare. Nadja Nojic (29* off 38 balls), Bojana Ercegovcevic (12 off 26 balls), and Milica Stevanovic (11 off 7 balls) chipped in with crucial contributions with the bat for Serbia. The innings had as many as 39 extras, showing a lack of discipline from both the bowling attacks. Nadja Nojic was awarded the Player of the Match for her sensational all-round performance, scoring 29* (38 balls) with the bat and returning with match figures (4-0-21-1) with the ball for her side in the clash.
Skipper Detelina Ruynekova leads from the front as Bulgaria levels the T20I Series
Serbia yet again won the toss and opted to field first in the 2nd T20I. Bulgaria posted a competitive total of 138/4 in their quota of 20 overs. Opening batter Vili NIkolova smashed an enterprising half-century, 60 (47 balls), alongside skipper Detelina Ruynekova (23* off 52 balls) to guide them to a fighting total. Slaveya Galabova (10 off 12 balls) played her part with the bat for her side. The innings had 42 extras.
Nadja Nojic (4-1-24-2), skipper Sladjana Matijevic (4-0-23-0), Milica Stevanovic (4-0-27-0), Milica Perisic (2-0-6-1), and Dunja Demic (2-0-15-1) were the top performers with the ball for Serbia.
Chasing a target of 139, Serbia got agonisingly closer to the target, managing 131/7, falling just 7 runs short. Sladjana Matijevic (27 off 49 balls) and Nadja Nojic (35 off 45 balls) were the lone warriors with the bat for Serbia. The extras column, accounting for 51 runs, was the top-scorer for them. Skipper Detelina Ruynekova (4-0-14-3), Bilyana Shotorova (4-0-23-2), Gabriela Ilarionova (4-0-25-2), and Kalina Paskova (4-0-24-0) were the top performers with the ball for Bulgaria.
Wicket-keeper batter Dunja Demic’s unbeaten century powers Serbia to a massive 84-run win
The Bulgarian skipper Detelina Ruynekova won the toss for the first time in the series and opted to field first. The Serbian batters, particularly the wicket-keeper batter and opener Dunja Demic, cashed in and smashed a massive unbeaten century (108* off 78 balls), her 1st century in the format. Her knock included 14 boundaries and 3 maximums. Nadja Nojic (22* off 27 balls) chipped in with a handy cameo as Serbia posted a passive total of 199/3 in their quota of 20 overs. The extras were yet again on the higher side, accounting for 48 runs.
Gabriela Ilarionova (3-0-26-1), skipper Detelina Ruynekova (2-0-20-1), and Nevena Tropolova (1-0-12-1) were the only wicket-takers with the ball for Bulgaria, while Deya Stefanova (4-0-22-0) was impressive with the ball for her side.
Chasing a mammoth total of 200, the Bulgarian batters struggled for momentum, as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Gabriela Ilarionova (21 off 17 balls), Aleksa Stoilova (20 off 27 balls), Bilyana Shotorova (15 off 37 balls), and Martina Abadjieva (10 off 19 balls) were the only batters to enter the double digits with the bat for Bulgaria. There were as many as 39 extras.
Milica Stevanovic (4-0-23-2), Nadja Nojic (4-1-12-0), skipper Sladjana Matijevic (4-0-11-1), and Milica Peirsic (4-0-23-1) were the top performers with the ball for Serbia. Dunja Demick was awarded the Player of the Match for her decisive unbeaten century with the bat for Serbia as they go 2-1 up in the series.
Young Sensation Dunja Demick’s all-round prowess stuns Bulgaria as Serbia bags the T20I series with another comprehensive victory
Bulgaria won the toss and decided to put the runs on the board in the 4th and final game of the series. They just managed a total of 117/9 in their quota of 20 overs, out of which 40 runs came in the form of extras. Gabriela Ilarionova (39 off 39 balls), Stanislava Sarandeva (22 off 38 balls), and Martina Abadjeva (11* off 16 balls) chipped in with handy contributions with the bat for Bulgaria. Dunja Demic (2-0-4-4) stood out with the ball for Serbia, while Milica Stevanovic (4-0-20-2), Milica Perisic (4-0-22-1), and Nadja Nojic (4-0-19-0) played their part with the ball.
Chasing a target of 118, Serbia got over the line by 5 wickets and 22 balls to spare. Wicket-keeper batter Dunja Demic (40 off 39 balls) and skipper Sladjana Matijevic (36* off 41 balls) top-scored with the bat for Serbia. Bilyana Shotorova (4-0-24-3), Stanislava Sarandeva (3-0-16-1), and Nevena Tropolova (2-0-11-1) were the top performers with the ball for Bulgaria.
Dunja Demic secured back-to-back Player of the Match awards, this time around for her all-round show (40 off 39 balls) with the bat, and displaying her bowling prowess (2-0-4-4) in her match-defining spell, playing a crucial role as Serbia clinched the 4-match T20I series by a 3-1 margin against Bulgaria.
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