Croatia vs Austria Scorecard, 5th Place Play-off, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2026
Result · May 23 2026, Sat - 06:00 PM (IST)
5th Place Play-off, - Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi, Episkopi, Cyprus
AUT164/5 (16.5)
CRO160/6 (20.0)
Austria beat Croatia by 5 wickets
CRR:9.74
Player Of The Match
CROATIA - 160/6 (20.0)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houghton c Amar Naeem b Aqib Iqbal | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Connor Carroll c Umair Tariq b Aqib Iqbal | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 100 | |
| Rashid Hashmi c sub Zeshan Arif b Bilal Zalmai | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121.74 | |
| Jared Newton c Irfan Safi b Umair Tariq | 50 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 108.7 | |
| Oliver Tilley run out (Aqib Iqbal / Amar Naeem) | 22 | 32 | 1 | - | 68.75 | |
| Saghar Manzoor c Irfan Safi b Hekmatullah Khogiyani | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 300 | |
| Nikola Davidovic not out | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100 | |
| Damien Hall not out | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100 | |
| Andrija Curavic | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Matija Separovic | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sajid Khan | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Extras | 23 ( lb: 2 w: 11 Nb: 2) | |||||
| Total | 160 / 6 (20.0 ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqib Iqbal | 4 | - | 21 | 2 | 5.25  |
| Baseer Khan | 4 | - | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Hekmatullah Khogiyani | 4 | - | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Bilal Zalmai | 4 | - | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Irfan Safi | 2 | - | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Umair Tariq | 2 | - | 21 | 1 | 10.50 |
 Replacement Player In |
 Replacement Player Out |
| Fall Of Wickets | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 1/1 (0.4) | Sam Houghton |
| 12/2 (2.2) | Connor Carroll |
| 81/3 (10.1) | Rashid Hashmi |
| 121/4 (16.3) | Jared Newton |
| 157/5 (19.2) | Saghar Manzoor |
| 159/6 (19.5) | Oliver Tilley |
AUSTRIA - 164/5 (16.5)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh c Andrija Curavic b Connor Carroll | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 150 | |
| Bilal Zalmai c Saghar Manzoor b Jared Newton | 68 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 226.67 | |
| Amar Naeem c Connor Carroll b Sajid Khan | 16 | 18 | 3 | - | 88.89 | |
| Armaan Randhawa c Sajid Khan b Damien Hall | 15 | 19 | 1 | - | 78.95 | |
| Imran Asif c Sajid Khan b Damien Hall | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 114.29 | |
| Nageebullah Sultanzai not out | 6 | 10 | - | - | 60 | |
| Aqib Iqbal not out | 31 | 9 | - | 5 | 344.44 | |
| Baseer Khan | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hekmatullah Khogiyani | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Irfan Safi | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Umair Tariq | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Extras | 8 ( w: 3) | |||||
| Total | 164 / 5 (16.5 ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Newton | 4 | - | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Connor Carroll | 4 | - | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Nikola Davidovic | 1 | - | 22 | 0 | 22.00 |
| Damien Hall | 4 | - | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Sajid Khan | 2 | - | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Sam Houghton | 1.5 | - | 40 | 0 | 21.81 |
| Replacement Player In |
| Replacement Player Out |
| Fall Of Wickets | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 15/1 (1.4) | Karanbir Singh |
| 69/2 (7.3) | Amar Naeem |
| 109/3 (10.5) | Bilal Zalmai |
| 119/4 (12.3) | Imran Asif |
| 128/5 (14.5) | Armaan Randhawa |
Match Info
| Series: | ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2026 |
| Date: | May 23 2026, Sat - 06:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Episkopi |
| City: | Episkopi |
| Venue: | Happy Valley Ground |
| Toss: | Croatia won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Austria Playing XI: | Amar Naeem, Aqib Iqbal, Armaan Randhawa, Baseer Khan, Hekmatullah Khogiyani, Imran Asif, Irfan Safi, Karanbir Singh, Bilal Zalmai, Nageebullah Sultanzai, Umair Tariq |
| Croatia Playing XI: | Andrija Curavic, Connor Carroll, Damien Hall, Jared Newton, Matija Separovic, Nikola Davidovic, Oliver Tilley, Rashid Hashmi, Saghar Manzoor, Sajid Khan, Sam Houghton |