Norway vs Finland, 5th Match
Viking Cup 2026 · T20I · · Botkyrka Cricket Center, Stockholm
Finland won by 36 runs (Norway 143/9, Finland 177/7).
Match report
Norway (NOR) faced Finland (FIN) in the 5th Match of Viking Cup 2026, a T20I match, at Botkyrka Cricket Center, Stockholm. Play began on Saturday, 13 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 bowl. The on-field umpires were Bilal Munir and Madhava Rao.
Finland made 177/7 in 20 overs, with Vanraaj Padhaal top-scoring on 84 from 58 balls. Muhammad Shahbaz Butt was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 28. Norway made 143/9 in 20 overs, with Faisal Raza top-scoring on 42 from 28 balls. Mahesh Tambe was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 28.
Result: Finland won by 36 runs. Vanraaj Padhaal 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.
Finland · 1st innings: 177/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniketh Pusthay | c Mohammad Saif-Ul Islam b Ahmadullah Shinwari | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 123.08 |
| Vanraaj Padhaal | run out | 84 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 144.83 |
| Faraaz Mehti Abbas | c Ibrahim Rahimi b Muhammad Shahbaz Butt | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 115 |
| Zahidullah Kamal | b Farmanullah Ghari | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Faheem Nellancheri | c Daud Asghar b Walid Ghauri | 25 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 138.89 |
| Jordan O'Brien | run out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nicholas Salonen | run out | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 400 |
| Amjad Sher | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahesh Tambe | not out | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Muhammad Junaid Khan, Akhil Arjunan, Hammadullah Shinwari
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmadullah Shinwari | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Farmanullah Ghari | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Qamar Mushtaque | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Muhammad Shahbaz Butt | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Chaudhary Akram | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Walid Ghauri | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
Norway · 1st innings: 143/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Saif-Ul Islam | c Amjad Sher b Nicholas Salonen | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 153.33 |
| Khizer Ahmed | c Akhil Arjunan b Amjad Sher | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| Walid Ghauri | lbw b Amjad Sher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akhter Pacha Sher | run out (Aniketh Pusthay) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaudhary Akram | b Mahesh Tambe | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 103.45 |
| Faisal Raza | c Hammadullah Shinwari b Mahesh Tambe | 42 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 150 |
| Ibrahim Rahimi | c Nicholas Salonen b Mahesh Tambe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qamar Mushtaque | c Jordan O'Brien b Muhammad Junaid Khan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Farmanullah Ghari | c Jordan O'Brien b Mahesh Tambe | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Ahmadullah Shinwari | not out | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Muhammad Shahbaz Butt | not out | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
Extras: 11
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amjad Sher | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Akhil Arjunan | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Nicholas Salonen | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Muhammad Junaid Khan | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Mahesh Tambe | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| Faraaz Mehti Abbas | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (NOR, Muhammad Junaid Khan): 4 runs, 140/9 – • 2 • 1 1 •
- Over 19 (NOR, Nicholas Salonen): 3 runs, 136/9 – • • 1 • 2 •
- Over 18 (NOR, Muhammad Junaid Khan): 0 runs, 133/9 – • • 0b • • W
- Over 17 (NOR, Mahesh Tambe): 8 runs, 133/8 – W 1 1 6 • W
- Over 16 (NOR, Muhammad Junaid Khan): 10 runs, 125/6 – 0lb 4 1 4 • 1
- Over 15 (NOR, Mahesh Tambe): 6 runs, 115/6 – W W 2 wd 1 1 1