Austria vs France, 6th Match
Viking Cup 2025 · T20I · · Botkyrka Cricket Center, Stockholm
Austria won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (Austria 168/4, France 162/6).
Match report
Austria (AUT) faced France (FRA) in the 6th Match of Viking Cup 2025, a T20I match, at Botkyrka Cricket Center, Stockholm. Play began on Saturday, 9 August 2025 at 12:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
France won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Bilal Munir.
France made 162/6 in 20 overs, with Jamshid Nasiri top-scoring on 65 not out from 41 balls. Umair Tariq was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 19. Austria made 168/4 in 19.4 overs, with Karanbir Singh top-scoring on 72 from 43 balls. Zaheer Zahiri was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 42.
Result: Austria won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
France · 1st innings: 162/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar Ghulami | c Janan Ghelzai b Umair Tariq | 30 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 157.89 |
| Mustafa Omer | c Imran Asif b Umair Tariq | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Smith | c Hamid Safi b Umair Tariq | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Christian Roberts | c Baseer Khan b Aqib Iqbal | 39 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 102.63 |
| Lingeswaran Canessane | run out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Jamshid Nasiri | not out | 65 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 158.54 |
| Noman Amjad | c Karanbir Singh b Zeshan Arif | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | not out | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Zaheer Zahiri, Dawood Ahmadzai, Rohullah Mangal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqib Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Umair Tariq | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
| Ziaurahman Shinwari | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Bilal Zalmai | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Karanbir Singh | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Zeshan Arif | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
Austria · 1st innings: 168/4 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh | c Rohullah Mangal b Zaheer Zahiri | 72 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 167.44 |
| Bilal Zalmai | lbw b Zaheer Zahiri | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Imran Asif | c Christian Roberts b Jamshid Nasiri | 39 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 92.86 |
| Hamid Safi | c Jamshid Nasiri b Rahmatullah Mangal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Aqib Iqbal | not out | 36 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 225 |
| Zeshan Arif | not out | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Arsalan Arif, Baseer Khan, Umair Tariq, Ziaurahman Shinwari, Janan Ghelzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Zahiri | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Noman Amjad | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Rahmatullah Mangal | 2.4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 10.13 |
| Jamshid Nasiri | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.5 |