2023 T20I Nordic Cup
{{short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2023 T20I Nordic Cup
| fromdate = 18
| todate = 21 May 2023
| administrator = Danish Cricket Federation
| cricket format = 20 overs, Twenty20 International
| tournament format = Double round-robin
| host = {{flag|Denmark}}
| champions = {{cr|DEN}}
| runner up = {{cr|NOR}}
| participants = 4
| matches = 12
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{cricon|NOR}} Raza Iqbal (141)
| most wickets = {{cricon|SWE}} Shahzeb Choudhry (10)
{{cricon|FIN}} Amjad Sher (10)
{{cricon|NOR}} Raza Iqbal (10)
| previous_year = 2022
| previous_tournament = 2022 T20I Nordic Cup
| next_year =
| next_tournament =
}}
The 2023 T20I Nordic Cup was a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was played in Denmark in May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.dk/nordic-cup-igen-i-danmark/ |title=Nordic cup igen i Danmark |language=Danish |trans-title=Nordic cup again in Denmark |work=Danish Cricket Federation |access-date=7 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketforbundet.no/nyheter/klart-for-nordic-cup |title=Klart for Nordic Cup! |language=Norwegian |trans-title=Ready for the Nordic Cup! |work=Norwegian Cricket Board |access-date=14 May 2023}} The quadrangular tournament was contested by Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/2023-mens-nordic-cup-t20i/ |title=Denmark Cricket to host men's Nordic Cup Tournament in May 2023 |work=Czarsportz |access-date=1 May 2023}} Denmark's last two fixtures were played as non-T20I matches.{{cite web|url=https://wisden.com/series-stories/nordic-t20i-cup-2023/nordic-t20i-cup-2023-schedule-full-fixtures-list-match-timings |title=Nordic T20I Cup 2023 schedule: Full fixtures list and match timings |work=Wisden |access-date=18 May 2023}}
Squads
Points table
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|show_tie=no
|update=complete
|team1=DEN
|team2=NOR
|team3=SWE
|team4=FIN
|win_DEN=3|loss_DEN=1|nr_DEN=|nrr_DEN=1.981
|win_FIN=2|loss_FIN=4|nr_FIN=|nrr_FIN=-1.572
|win_NOR=3|loss_NOR=2|nr_NOR=|nrr_NOR=0.457
|win_SWE=2|loss_SWE=3|nr_SWE=|nrr_SWE=0.052
|name_DEN={{cr|DEN}}
|name_FIN={{cr|FIN}}
|name_NOR={{cr|NOR}}
|name_SWE={{cr|SWE}}
}}
Fixtures
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 May 2023
| time = 11:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NOR}}
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| score1 = 99/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Chaudhary Akram 36 (50)
| wickets1 = Saud Munir 5/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 100/1 (9.5 overs)
| runs2 = Nicolaj Laegsgaard 63* (36)
| wickets2 = Kuruge Abeyrathna 1/12 (2 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370782.html Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Allan From (Den)
| motm = Nicolaj Laegsgaard (Den)
| toss = Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Chaudhary Akram and Nouman Butt (Nor) both made their T20I debuts.
- Saud Munir became the first player for Denmark to take both a hat-trick{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283738.html|title=Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 May 2023}} and a five-wicket haul in men's T20Is.{{cite web|title=Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;groupby=overall;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 May 2023}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|FIN}}
| score1 = 175/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Saif Ahmad 66 (45)
| wickets1 = Amjad Sher 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 103/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Mahesh Tambe 20* (28)
| wickets2 = Oliver Hald 3/5 (3 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 72 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370783.html Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Ashish Saini (Swe)
| motm = Saif Ahmad (Den)
| toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Akhil Arjunan and Jordan O'Brien (Fin) both made their T20I debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NOR}}
| team2 = {{cr|SWE}}
| score1 = 183/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Raza Iqbal 64 (42)
| wickets1 = Zaker Taqawi 4/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 108 (15.4 overs)
| runs2 = Abdur Rahman Sudais 42 (38)
| wickets2 = Raza Iqbal 5/23 (3.4 overs)
| result = Norway won by 75 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370784.html Scorecard]
| venue = Solvangs Park, Glostrup
| umpires = Allan From (Den) and Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin)
| motm = Raza Iqbal (Nor)
| toss = Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Saif-Ul Islam (Nor), Saeeb Ahmed, Choudry Share Ali, Abdul Naser Baluch, Shahzeb Choudhry, Sami Rahmani, Abdur Rahman Sudais, Abu Zar and Zabiullah Zahid (Swe) all made their T20I debuts.
- Raza Iqbal (Nor) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 2023
| time = 11:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SWE}}
| score1 = 109 (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = Hamid Shah 29 (31)
| wickets1 = Zaker Taqawi 3/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 110/0 (14.4 overs)
| runs2 = Choudry Share Ali 61* (42)
| wickets2 =
| result = Sweden won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370785.html Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin)
| motm = Choudry Share Ali (Swe)
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Magnus Kristensen (Den) and Prashant Shukla (Swe) both made their T20I debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 2023
| time = 11:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NOR}}
| team2 = {{cr|FIN}}
| score1 = 131/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Muhammad Butt 45* (46)
| wickets1 = Akhil Arjunan 2/13 (4 overs)
| score2 = 101 (16.5 overs)
| runs2 = Faheem Nellancheri 35 (20)
| wickets2 = Qamar Mushtaque 3/18 (2.5 overs)
| result = Norway won by 30 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370786.html Scorecard]
| venue = Solvangs Park, Glostrup
| umpires = Atif Jamal (Den) and Ashish Saini (Swe)
| motm = Muhammad Butt (Nor)
| toss = Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Faheem Nellancheri and Sumit Singh (Fin) both made their T20I debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| score1 = 92 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = Atif Rasheed 30 (26)
| wickets1 = Hamid Shah 4/19 (3.5 overs)
| score2 = 94/2 (14.5 overs)
| runs2 = Shangeev Thanikaithasan 41* (31)
| wickets2 = Akhil Arjunan 1/22 (3 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370787.html Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Ashish Saini (Swe)
| motm = Hamid Shah (Den)
| toss = Finland won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SWE}}
| team2 = {{cr|NOR}}
| score1 = 176/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Choudry Share Ali 43 (32)
| wickets1 = Javed Maroofkhail 2/14 (3 overs)
| score2 = 123 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = Kuruge Abeyrathna 25 (29)
| wickets2 = Khalid Zahid 3/15 (4 overs)
| result = Sweden won by 53 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370788.html Scorecard]
| venue = Solvangs Park, Glostrup
| umpires = Atif Jamal (Den) and Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin)
| motm = Khalid Zahid (Swe)
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 2023
| time = 11:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SWE}}
| score1 = 106 (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = Atif Rasheed 29 (27)
| wickets1 = Shahzeb Choudhry 4/11 (4 overs)
| score2 = 99 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = Abdul Naser Baluch 20 (16)
| wickets2 = Amjad Sher 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Finland won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370789.html Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Allan From (Den)
| motm = Shahzeb Choudhry (Swe)
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN|name=Denmark A}}
| team2 = {{cr|SWE|name=Sweden A}}
| score1 = 125/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Rizwan Mahmood 27 (23)
| wickets1 = Prashant Shukla 2/10 (2 overs)
| score2 = 59 (14.5 overs)
| runs2 = Abu Zar 17 (24)
| wickets2 = Raizul Sawmy 3/5 (2 overs)
| result = Denmark A won by 66 runs
| report = [https://cricclubs.com/DanskCricketForbund/viewScorecard.do?matchId=1054&clubId=21070 Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin)
| motm = Zameer Khan (Den)
| toss = Denmark A won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NOR}}
| score1 = 102 (16.3 overs)
| runs1 = Atif Rasheed 29 (17)
| wickets1 = Muhammad Butt 3/18 (4 overs)
| score2 = 106/3 (11.5 overs)
| runs2 = Raza Iqbal 50 (25)
| wickets2 = Peter Gallagher 2/18 (4 overs)
| result = Norway won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370790.html Scorecard]
| venue = Solvangs Park, Glostrup
| umpires = Allan From (Den) and Ashish Saini (Swe)
| motm = Raza Iqbal (Nor)
| toss = Finland won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Rafaqat Ali (Nor) made his T20I debut.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 May 2023
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NOR|name=Norway A}}
| team2 = {{cr|DEN|name=Denmark A}}
| score1 = 115/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Junaid Mehmood 32 (24)
| wickets1 = Anique Uddin 2/17 (3 overs)
| score2 = 117/2 (13 overs)
| runs2 = Saran Aslam 62* (35)
| wickets2 = Qamar Mushtaque 1/15 (3 overs)
| result = Denmark A won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricclubs.com/DanskCricketForbund/fullScorecard.do?matchId=1059&clubId=21070 Scorecard]
| venue = Svanholm Park, Brøndby
| umpires = Raja Imran Khan (Den) and Ashish Saini (Swe)
| motm = Saran Aslam (Den)
| toss = Norway A won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 May 2023
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SWE}}
| team2 = {{cr|FIN}}
| score1 = 96 (17.4 overs)
| runs1 = Sami Rahmani 22 (23)
| wickets1 = Raaz Mohammad 3/16 (3.4 overs)
| score2 = 96/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Aravind Mohan 29 (40)
| wickets2 = Prashant Shukla 4/18 (4 overs)
| result = Match tied
(Finland won the Super Over)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1370791.html Scorecard]
| venue = Solvangs Park, Glostrup
| umpires = Fareedoon Bhatti (Nor) and Atif Jamal (Den)
| motm = Prashant Shukla (Swe)
| toss = Finland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Super Over: Finland 15/0, Sweden 13/1
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nordic-t20-cup-2023-1370766 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]
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