Hungarian cricket team in Austria in 2022

Hungarian cricket team in Austria in 2022
 
  Austria Hungary
Dates 4 – 5 June 2022
Captains Razmal Shigiwal Khaibar Deldar
Twenty20 International series
Results 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Razmal Shigiwal (137) Zeeshan Kukikhel (162)
Most wickets Shahil Momin (8) Sandeep Mohandas (3)
Ali Yalmaz (3)

The Hungary cricket team toured Austria from 4 to 5 June 2022, to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) bilateral series against hosts Austria.[1] The venue for all of the matches was Seebarn Cricket Ground. The series provided both teams with preparation for the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier subregional tournaments.[2] The series finished 1–1 with Austria winning the first game by 105 runs, the second game ending in a no result, and Hungary winning the final match by 4 wickets.[3]

Squads

 Austria  Hungary
  • Razmal Shigiwal (c)
  • Mirza Ahsan
  • Abdullah Akbarjan
  • Arsalan Arif (wk)
  • Mehar Cheema (wk)
  • Itibarshah Deedar
  • Iqbal Hossain
  • Shahil Momin
  • Amit Nathwani
  • Jaweed Sadran
  • Mark Simpson-Parker
  • Umair Tariq
  • Ahsan Yousuf
  • Sahel Zadran
  • Khaibar Deldar (c)
  • Bhavani Adapaka
  • Abhishek Ahuja (wk)
  • Kalum Akurugoda
  • Satyadeep Ashwathnarayana
  • Ali Farasat
  • Mark Fontaine
  • Zeeshan Kukikhel
  • Akramullah Malikzada
  • Harshvardhan Mandhyan
  • Sandeep Mohandas
  • Ali Yalmaz

T20I series

1st T20I

4 June 2022
11:30
Scorecard
Austria 
201/5 (20 overs)
v
 Hungary
96 (17.3 overs)
Mirza Ahsan 49 (19)
Mark Fontaine 1/17 (2 overs)
Abhishek Ahuja 23 (21)
Shahil Momin 4/19 (3.3 overs)
Austria won by 105 runs
Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria
Umpires: Shubh Anand (Hun) and Aravindan Ganeshan (Aut)
Player of the match: Mirza Ahsan (Aut)
  • Austria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mehar Cheema, Ahsan Yousuf (Aut) and Kalum Akurugoda (Hun) all made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I

4 June 2022
15:30
Scorecard
Hungary 
89 (16 overs)
v
Satyadeep Ashwathnarayana 15 (19)
Shahil Momin 4/22 (4 overs)
No result
Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria
Umpires: Aravindan Ganeshan (Aut) and Gursewak Singh (Aut)
  • Austria won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Itibarshah Deedar (Aut) made his T20I debut.

3rd T20I

5 June 2022
11:30
Scorecard
Austria 
196/6 (20 overs)
v
 Hungary
197/6 (19 overs)
Razmal Shigiwal 95* (47)
Sandeep Mohandas 3/26 (4 overs)
Zeeshan Kukikhel 137 (49)
Abdullah Akbarjan 1/19 (3 overs)
Hungary won by 4 wickets
Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria
Umpires: Shubh Anand (Hun) and Aravindan Ganeshan (Aut)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Kukikhel (Hun)
  • Austria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zeeshan Kukikhel became the first player for Hungary to score a century in T20Is.[4]
  • Zeeshan Kukikhel (Hun) achieved the record score for a batter in the second innings of a T20I.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hungary tour of Austria 2022 schedule is announced". SportsUnfold. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Austria Cricket host Hungary Men's team for T20I series in June 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Austria-Hungary series shared after Zeeshan Kukikhel record innings". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Centuries in Twenty20 International cricket – innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Hungary batter Zeeshan Kukikhel creates T20I world record with unbelievable 137-run knock in run chase". Sports Tak. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.