Austria vs Norway, 3rd Place
Viking Cup Finals 2026 · T20I · · Botkyrka Cricket Center, Stockholm
Austria won by 15 runs (D/L method) (Austria 79/2, Norway 119/8).
Match report
Austria (AUT) faced Norway (NOR) in the 3rd Place of Viking Cup Finals 2026, a T20I match, at Botkyrka Cricket Center, Stockholm. Play began on Sunday, 14 June 2026 at 08:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Norway won the toss and chose to bat.
Norway made 119/8 in 18 overs, with Chaudhary Akram top-scoring on 34 from 33 balls. Bilal Zalmai was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 26. Austria made 79/2 in 11.4 overs, with Karanbir Singh top-scoring on 47 from 35 balls. Qamar Mushtaque was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 14.
Result: Austria won by 15 runs (D/L method). Bilal Zalmai was named player of the match.
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.
Norway · 1st innings: 119/8 (18 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Saif-Ul Islam | c Faridullah Shams b Bilal Zalmai | 30 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 88.24 |
| Khizer Ahmed | c Hekmatullah Khogiyani b Baseer Khan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Walid Ghauri | c Zeshan Arif b Baseer Khan | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Chaudhary Akram | run out (Bilal Zalmai) | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 103.03 |
| Akhter Pacha Sher | lbw b Bilal Zalmai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faisal Raza | b Bilal Zalmai | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146.67 |
| Qamar Mushtaque | c Irfan Safi b Mohammad Waqar Zalmai | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Farmanullah Ghari | b Mohammad Waqar Zalmai | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Ankit Gupta | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Ahmadullah Shinwari, Anil Parmar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hekmatullah Khogiyani | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Baseer Khan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Shadnan Khan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Bilal Zalmai | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Mohammad Waqar Zalmai | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Irfan Safi | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Austria · 1st innings: 79/2 (11.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh | c Khizer Ahmed b Qamar Mushtaque | 47 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 134.29 |
| Bilal Zalmai | c Khizer Ahmed b Ahmadullah Shinwari | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Irfan Safi | not out | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Shadnan Khan | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Armaan Randhawa, Hekmatullah Khogiyani, Baseer Khan, Hamid Safi, Zeshan Arif, Nageebullah Sultanzai, Mohammad Waqar Zalmai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmadullah Shinwari | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Farmanullah Ghari | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Qamar Mushtaque | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Anil Parmar | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Ankit Gupta | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Latest overs
- Over 12 (AUT, Farmanullah Ghari): 4 runs, 77/2 – 1 1 1 1
- Over 11 (AUT, Qamar Mushtaque): 8 runs, 73/2 – 0lb W 2 6 • •
- Over 10 (AUT, Anil Parmar): 11 runs, 65/1 – 1 6 1 2 1 •
- Over 9 (AUT, Ankit Gupta): 13 runs, 54/1 – 1 1 • 4 1 6
- Over 8 (AUT, Anil Parmar): 3 runs, 41/1 – • • 1 • • 2
- Over 7 (AUT, Ahmadullah Shinwari): 19 runs, 38/1 – 6 1 • 6 • 6