Swedish cricket team in Finland in 2021
{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Sweden cricket team in Finland in 2021
| team1_image = Flag of Finland.svg
| team1_name = Finland
| team2_image = Flag of Sweden.svg
| team2_name = Sweden
| from_date = 21
| to_date = 22 August 2021
| team1_captain = Nathan Collins
| team2_captain = Abhijit Venkatesh
| no_of_twenty20s = 4
| team1_twenty20s_won = 2
| team2_twenty20s_won = 2
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Nathan Collins (114)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Abhijit Venkatesh (115)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Amjad Sher (8)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Abhijit Venkatesh (7)
| player_of_twenty20_series =
}}
The Sweden cricket team toured Finland in August 2021 to play a four-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/2021-sweden-mens-tours/ |title=Swedish men's squad to tour Denmark, Finland and Spain in August/September 2021 |work=Czarsports |access-date=15 July 2021}} The matches were played at the Kerava National Cricket Ground in Kerava.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketfinland.com/news-and-events/archives/07-2021 |title=Finland v Sweden T20I Series August 20th to 22nd at the KNCG |work=Cricket Finland |access-date=27 July 2021}} Sweden travelled to Finland, having played a series against Denmark the previous weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.swedishcricket.org/Nyheter/SCFNyheter/highperformancenewsjuly142021/ |title=High performance news, July 14 2021 |work=Cricket Sweden |access-date=14 July 2021}} The two series were the first international action with the Swedish national team for their coach, former South African international cricketer, Jonty Rhodes.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000010/001081.shtml |title=Denmark ramp up qualifier preparation |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=18 July 2021}}
Finland took a 2–0 lead on the first day, before Sweden won both games on day two to share the series 2–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.swedishcricket.org/Nyheter/SCFNyheter/2-2motFinland/ |title=2-2 mot Finland |work=Cricket Sweden |access-date=25 August 2021 |language=Swedish |trans-title=2-2 against Finland}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000000/000090.shtml |title=Finland and Sweden share T20I series |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 August 2021}} Nathan Collins was the Finnish skipper while Abhijit Venkatesh captained Sweden.
Squads
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| {{cr|FIN}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketfinland.com/index.php/2021/08/08/the-finnish-mens-national-cricket-squads-have-been-named-for-both-the-finland-sweden-t20i-series-and-the-european-cricket-championships/ |title=The Finnish men's national cricket squads have been named for both the Finland-Sweden T20I series and the European Cricket Championships |work=Cricket Finland |access-date=8 August 2021}} |
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T20I series
=1st T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 August 2021
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SWE}}
| team2 = {{cr|FIN}}
| score1 = 135/6 (19 overs)
| runs1 = Abhijit Venkatesh 54 (41)
| wickets1 = Amjad Sher 2/12 (4 overs)
| score2 = 139/6 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = Nathan Collins 64* (45)
| wickets2 = Abhijit Venkatesh 3/13 (3 overs)
| result = Finland won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273146.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava
| umpires = Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin) and Jari Schabel (Fin)
| motm =
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = Raaz Mohammad, Naveed Shahid and Mahesh Tambe (Fin) all made their T20I debuts.
}}
=2nd T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 August 2021
| time = 15:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SWE}}
| team2 = {{cr|FIN}}
| score1 = 141/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Dipanjan Dey 75* (49)
| wickets1 = Amjad Sher 3/14 (4 overs)
| score2 = 142/6 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = Amjad Sher 37* (15)
| wickets2 = Qudratullah Mir Afzail 3/28 (3.5 overs)
| result = Finland won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273147.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava
| umpires = Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin) and Sumanta Samanta (Fin)
| motm =
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 August 2021
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SWE}}
| score1 = 141/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Aniketh Pusthay 56 (52)
| wickets1 = Oktai Gholami 2/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 113/7 (14 overs)
| runs2 = Khalid Zahid 47* (20)
| wickets2 = Peter Gallagher 3/29 (3 overs)
| result = Sweden won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273148.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava
| umpires = Sumanta Samanta (Fin) and Jari Schabel (Fin)
| motm =
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Sweden were set a revised target of 110 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
| notes = Adnan Syed (Fin) made his T20I debut.
}}
=4th T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 August 2021
| time = 15:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|FIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SWE}}
| score1 = 145/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Amjad Sher 34 (19)
| wickets1 = Liam Karlsson 3/38 (4 overs)
| score2 = 146/4 (17.1 overs)
| runs2 = Abhijit Venkatesh 43 (24)
| wickets2 = Aniketh Pusthay 1/4 (1 over)
| result = Sweden won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273149.html Scorecard]
| venue = Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava
| umpires = Srinidhi Ravindra (Fin) and Sumanta Samanta (Fin)
| motm =
| toss = Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sweden-in-finland-t20is-2021-1272987 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]
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