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

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{{cr|DEN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Cricket.dk/posts/pfbid0t1esm35nx3TC19D2CQ8KDB94iEAfYKyTnRETQB25yQwfk4bBbjwRngb5VRdQYxBCl |title=Truppen til Nordic Cup er nu formelt oplyst til ICC. Derfor har vi nu også mulighed for, at dele dette med alle jer, der er interesseret derude |trans-title=The squad for the Nordic Cup has now been formally announced to the ICC. Therefore, we now also have the opportunity to share this with all of you who are interested out there |work=Dansk Cricket-Forbund |language=Danish |via=Facebook |access-date=15 May 2023}}Aden Aftab, Bilal Aftab, Taranjit Bharaj, Ehsan Karimi, Delawar Khan, Mansoor Khan, Zameer Khan and Raizul Sawmy also featured for the Denmark "A team".

!{{cr|FIN}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketfinland.com/finnish-bears-squad-selected-for-mens-nordic-t20-cup/ |title=Finnish Bears squad selected for Men’s Nordic T20 Cup |work=Cricket Finland |access-date=4 May 2023}}

!{{cr|NOR}}

!{{cr|SWE}}{{cite web|url=https://cricket.se/national-team-selection-from-high-performance-camp/ |title=National team selection from high performance camp |work=Cricket Sweden |access-date=1 May 2023}}

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  • Nathan Collins (c)
  • Amjad Sher (vc)
  • Akhil Arjunan
  • Mohammad Asaduzzaman
  • Matias Brasier
  • Peter Gallagher
  • Matthew Jenkinson
  • Parveen Kumar
  • Raaz Mohammad
  • Aravind Mohan (wk)
  • Faheem Nellancheri
  • Jordan O'Brien (wk)
  • Vanraaj Padhaal
  • Areeb Quadir (wk)
  • Atif Rasheed
  • Ziaur Rehman
  • Sumit Singh
  • Mahesh Tambe

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  • Ali Saleem (c)
  • Kuruge Abeyrathna (wk)
  • Chaudhary Akram
  • Rafaqat Ali
  • Tafseer Ali
  • Muhammad Butt
  • Nouman Butt
  • Raza Iqbal
  • Javed Maroofkhail
  • Junaid Mehmood (wk)
  • Qamar Mushtaque
  • Vinay Ravi
  • Saif-Ul Islam
  • Sher Sahak
  • Adnan Shnwarei

|valign=top|

  • Shahzeb Choudhry (c)
  • Sami Rahmani (vc)
  • Saeed Ahmed
  • Choudry Share Ali
  • Abdul Naser Baluch
  • Wynand Boshoff (wk)
  • Ajay Mundra
  • Saad Nawaz
  • Prashant Shukla
  • Abdur Rahman Sudais
  • Zaker Taqawi
  • Khalid Zahid
  • Zabiullah Zahid
  • Abu Zar
  • Imal Zuwak

Points table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR

|source=ESPNcricinfo{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nordic-t20-cup-2023-1370766/points-table-standings|title=Nordic T20 Cup 2023 Points table|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 May 2023}}

|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.

}}

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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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