Bulgaria Women beat hosts Romania Women by 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining in a T20 match in the ECA Women's European Cup in Ilfov County. They reached 109/5 in 17.3 overs in reply to Romania Women's 108/5.
Romania Women won the toss and elected to bat first. Daria Tanase was bowled by Detelina Ruynekova for 8 off 21 balls with the score on 38/1, and Niroshi Kuruppu followed for 21 off 18 balls, lbw to Stanislava Sarandeva, at 71/2. Gabriela Ionita fell for 0 at 74/3, and Alina Lupascu was run out for 4 at 94/4.
Iuliana Muntean anchored the innings with 48 off 69 balls, including 2 fours, before she was run out by Tanaya Dissanayake off the final ball as Romania Women finished on 108/5 from their 20 overs. Sarandeva took 1/24 from 4 overs and Ruynekova 1/15 from 2.
Bulgaria Women lost Martina Abadjieva for 0, bowled by Muntean, at 1/1. Vili Nikolova was out hit wicket for 3 at 29/2, Simona Yordanova was run out by Tanase for 6 at 39/3, and Ruynekova was bowled by Tanase for 1 at 45/4.
Dissanayake then steered the chase, finishing on 49 not out off 48 balls with 4 fours. Sarandeva made 17 off 30 balls before she was caught by Marin off Cristina Cirlig at 108/5, but Bulgaria Women reached their target in the 18th over. Tanase took 1/18 from 4 overs and Cirlig 1/17 from 2.3 overs for Romania Women.
Dissanayake, who also ran out Muntean, was named player of the match.
