| Dates | 10 – 15 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Malta Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Malta |
| Champions |  Romania |
| Runners-up | Malta |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series | Taranjeet Singh |
| Most runs | Taranjeet Singh (357) |
| Most wickets | Ijaz Hussain (11) |
The 2022 Valletta Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Malta between 10 and 15 May 2022.[1] It was the third edition of the Valletta Cup. The venue for the series was the Marsa Sports Club in Marsa.[2] The participating teams were the hosts Malta along with Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Hungary and Romania.[3] Malta were the defending champions having defeated Switzerland in the final of the 2021 edition.[4] Bulgaria and Gibraltar returned after finishing the 2021 tournament in third and fourth places, respectively.[2] The Czech Republic and Hungary last featured in the 2019 Valletta Cup, in which the Czechs beat a Hungary XI in the final.[5]
In a round-robin game against Bulgaria, Gibraltar put on an unbeaten 213 runs for the first wicket, the fourth highest opening partnerships in men's T20Is.[6] Malta secured a place in the final on day three with a game to spare, after winning their first four matches.[7] Romania reached the final after a rapid run-chase against Gibraltar, and they went on to defeat the hosts by 9 runs in the final.[8][9]
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- ^ a b "Malta Cricket to host 6-Nation Men's Valetta Cup in May 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Gibraltar faced double defeat on first day". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Malta crowned 2021 Valletta Cup champions". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ @MaltaCricket (20 October 2019). "Czech Republic crowned champions of the 2019 Valletta Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gibraltar cricket has produced another victory against Bulgaria". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Big hitting Czechs highlight day three in Malta". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Romania win Valletta Cup". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Romania the champions of 2022 Valletta Cup". Cricket Romania. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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