The 2022 Sofia Twenty20 tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in June 2022.[1] This was the second edition of the Sofia Twenty20; the 2021 tournament was contested by four nations, but the 2022 edition took the form of a four-match bilateral series between Bulgaria and Serbia.[2] The series was played at the National Sports Academy in Sofia.[dead link] The series provided both teams with preparation for the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier subregional tournaments.[3]
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| Bulgaria | Serbia | ||
| Dates | 24 – 26 June 2022 | ||
| Captains | Prakash Mishra[n 1] | Robin Vitas | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bulgaria won the 4-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kevin D'Souza (197) | Leslie Dunbar (284) | |
| Most wickets |
Mukul Kadyan (5) Asad Ali Rehemtulla (5) | Matija Sarenac (4) | |
Squads
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T20I series
edit1st T20I
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Wintley Burton 83 (27)
Ahsan Khan 2/18 (3 overs) |
Kevin D'Souza 92* (34)
Nicholas Johns-Wickberg 2/39 (3.3 overs) |
- Bulgaria won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Kostic, Ayo Mene-Ejegi and Robin Vitas (Srb) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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Leslie Dunbar 89 (45)
Mukul Kadyan 2/28 (4 overs) |
Aravinda De Silva 58 (36)
Matija Sarenac 2/31 (3 overs) |
- Serbia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alexander Dizija (Srb) made his T20I debut.
3rd T20I
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Alexander Dizija 92 (56)
Mukul Kadyan 2/20 (3 overs) |
Saim Hussain 57* (27)
Matija Sarenac 1/16 (2 overs) |
- Serbia won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
4th T20I
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Leslie Dunbar 117 (50)
Hristo Lakov 2/32 (4 overs) |
Saim Hussain 71 (24)
Wintley Burton 1/16 (2.4 overs) |
- Bulgaria won the toss and elected to field.
- Bulgaria's 246/4 was the highest score achieved by a team batting second in a T20I.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Hristo Lakov captained Bulgaria for the 3rd T20I.
References
edit- ^ "Bulgaria vs Serbia T20I bilateral series". Bulgarian Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Bulgaria cricket team to host Serbia men's team for T20I series in June 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Victory over Serbia in the disputed match 229:225 for Bulgaria". Bulgarian Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Bulgaria national team with a record result in the final match against Serbia". Bulgarian Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
External links
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