The Isle of Man men's cricket team toured Spain in February 2023 to play a six-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Spain.[1] The venue for the series was the La Manga Club Ground in Atamaria, within Spain's Murcia region.[2][3] Spain won the series 5–0 with one match washed out by rain.[4] A number of records were broken in the final match of the series, in which Isle of Man were bowled a for just 10 runs and Spain completed their chase in just two legitimate deliveries.[5][6]
| Isle of Man cricket team in Spain in 2022–23 | |||
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| Spain | Isle of Man | ||
| Dates | 24 – 26 February 2023 | ||
| Captains | Christian Munoz-Mills | Matthew Ansell[n 1] | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Spain won the 6-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Ihsan (237) | Adam McAuley (89) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Kamran (10) | Joseph Burrows (6) | |
Squads edit
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T20I series edit
1st T20I edit
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Mohammad Ihsan 102* (59)
Joseph Burrows 3/41 (4 overs) |
Adam McAuley 30 (33)
Daniel Doyle-Calle 2/13 (2 overs) |
- Spain won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ameer Hamzah, Shafat Ali Syed (Esp) and Fraser Clarke (IoM) all made their T20I debuts.
- Mohammad Ihsan (Esp) scored his first century in T20Is.[9]
2nd T20I edit
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Daniel Doyle-Calle 39* (19)
Jacob Butler 2/29 (3 overs) |
- Spain won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Edward Walker (IoM) made his T20I debut.
3rd T20I edit
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Adam McAuley 29 (31)
Charlie Rumistrzewicz 4/24 (4 overs) |
Mohammad Ihsan 28 (14)
Joseph Burrows 2/28 (3.1 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christian Webster (IoM) made his T20I debut.
4th T20I edit
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Edward Beard 33 (32)
Mohammad Kamran 5/9 (4 overs) |
Christian Munoz-Mills 30* (22)
Fraser Clarke 2/14 (3 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
- Robiul Khan (Esp) made his T20I debut.
- Mohammad Kamran (Esp) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[10]
5th T20I edit
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Christian Webster 41 (20)
Shafat Ali Syed 5/31 (4 overs) |
Shafat Ali Syed 51 (23)
Jacob Butler 2/24 (3.3 overs) |
- Spain won the toss and elected to field.
- Shafat Ali Syed (Esp) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[10]
6th T20I edit
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Joseph Burrows 4 (7)
Mohammad Kamran 4/4 (4 overs) |
Awais Ahmed 12* (3)
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- Spain won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Ward (IoM) made his T20I debut.
- Mohammad Kamran became the first bowler for Spain to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[11]
- Isle of Man's total (10) was the record lowest total in both T20Is and Twenty20 matches.[12]
- Spain recorded the largest victory in terms of balls remaining (118) in a T20I.[13]
Notes edit
- ^ Carl Hartmann captained Isle of Man in the fifth and sixth T20Is.
References edit
- ^ "Bi-lateral series between Spain and the Isle of Man confirmed". Cricket Espana. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "CRICKET: IOM Men's team to take on Spain in T20I series". Manx Radio. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Cricketers head to Spain next month". Isle of Man Today. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Isle of Man bowled out for 10, lowest total in men's T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Isle of Man bowled out for record low Twenty20 score of 10 by Spain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Isle of Man dismissed for 10 in Twenty20 defeat; the story behind the worst international cricket performance of all time". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "February 24 to 26 International T20 cricket at La Manga CLub". Murcia Today. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Men's squad released for IOM Cricket's first international outing of 2023". Manx Radio. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Centuries in Twenty20 International cricket – innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Isle of Man set unwanted world record in Spain defeat". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Spain smash T20I records in two-ball chase against Isle of Man". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 26 February 2023.