Swedish cricket team in Finland in 2021
International cricket tour
Sweden cricket team in Finland in 2021 | |||
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Finland | Sweden | ||
Dates | 21 – 22 August 2021 | ||
Captains | Nathan Collins | Abhijit Venkatesh | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 4-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
Most runs | Nathan Collins (114) | Abhijit Venkatesh (115) | |
Most wickets | Amjad Sher (8) | Abhijit Venkatesh (7) |
The Sweden cricket team toured Finland in August 2021 to play a four-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.[1] The matches were played at the Kerava National Cricket Ground in Kerava.[2] Sweden travelled to Finland, having played a series against Denmark the previous weekend.[3] The two series were the first international action with the Swedish national team for their coach, former South African international cricketer, Jonty Rhodes.[4]
Finland took a 2–0 lead on the first day, before Sweden won both games on day two to share the series 2–2.[5][6] Nathan Collins was the Finnish skipper while Abhijit Venkatesh captained Sweden.
Squads
Finland[7] | Sweden[8] |
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T20I series
1st T20I
21 August 2021 10:30 Scorecard |
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Abhijit Venkatesh 54 (41) Amjad Sher 2/12 (4 overs) | Nathan Collins 64* (45) Abhijit Venkatesh 3/13 (3 overs) |
Finland won by 4 wickets Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava Umpires: Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin) and Jari Schabel (Fin) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
- Raaz Mohammad, Naveed Shahid and Mahesh Tambe (Fin) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
21 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
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Dipanjan Dey 75* (49) Amjad Sher 3/14 (4 overs) | Amjad Sher 37* (15) Qudratullah Mir Afzail 3/28 (3.5 overs) |
Finland won by 4 wickets Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava Umpires: Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin) and Sumanta Samanta (Fin) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
22 August 2021 10:30 Scorecard |
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Aniketh Pusthay 56 (52) Oktai Gholami 2/23 (4 overs) | Khalid Zahid 47* (20) Peter Gallagher 3/29 (3 overs) |
Sweden won by 3 wickets (DLS method) Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava Umpires: Sumanta Samanta (Fin) and Jari Schabel (Fin) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Sweden were set a revised target of 110 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
- Adnan Syed (Fin) made his T20I debut.
4th T20I
22 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard |
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Amjad Sher 34 (19) Liam Karlsson 3/38 (4 overs) | Abhijit Venkatesh 43 (24) Aniketh Pusthay 1/4 (1 over) |
Sweden won by 6 wickets Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava Umpires: Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin) and Sumanta Samanta (Fin) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Swedish men's squad to tour Denmark, Finland and Spain in August/September 2021". Czarsports. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Finland v Sweden T20I Series August 20th to 22nd at the KNCG". Cricket Finland. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "High performance news, July 14 2021". Cricket Sweden. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Denmark ramp up qualifier preparation". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "2-2 mot Finland" [2-2 against Finland]. Cricket Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Finland and Sweden share T20I series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "The Finnish men's national cricket squads have been named for both the Finland-Sweden T20I series and the European Cricket Championships". Cricket Finland. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "T20 men national squad is ready!". Cricket Sweden. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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