The Sweden cricket team toured Denmark to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at the Svanholm Park in Brøndby.[1][2] The series formed part of Denmark's preparation for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, together with a tour of the Netherlands later in August to face Netherlands A.[3] This series was the first international action with the Sweden national team for their coach, former South African international cricketer Jonty Rhodes.[4] Denmark won the series 2–1.[5] Sweden followed the series with another in Finland.[6]
| Sweden cricket team in Denmark in 2021 | |||
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| Denmark | Sweden | ||
| Dates | 14 – 15 August 2021 | ||
| Captains | Frederik Klokker | Abhijit Venkatesh | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Denmark won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Taranjit Bharaj (118) | Abhijit Venkatesh (59) | |
| Most wickets |
Lucky Ali (5) Delawar Khan (5) | Hassan Mehmood (10) | |
Squads
T20I series
1st T20I
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Hamid Shah 25 (21) Hassan Mahmood 5/14 (3.5 overs) |
Abhijit Venkatesh 27 (31) Delawar Khan 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Frederik Klokker (Den), Wynand Boshoff, Dipanjan Dey, Oktai Gholami, Humayun Kabir, Liam Karlsson, Rahel Khan, Hassan Mahmood, Lemar Momand, Abhijit Venkatesh, Khalid Zahid and Imal Zuwak (Swe) all made their T20I debuts.
- Hassan Mahmood became the first bowler for Sweden to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[8]
2nd T20I
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Hamid Shah 66 (56) Hassan Mahmood 2/14 (3 overs) |
Wynand Boshoff 32 (30) Lucky Ali 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Surya Anand (Den), Qudratullah Mir Afzail and Rahul Gowthaman (Swe) all made their T20I debuts.
3rd T20I
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Rahel Khan 35 (27) Omar Hayat 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
- Baz Ayubi (Swe) made his T20I debut.
References
External links
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