France vs Sweden, 3rd Place Play-Off — ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A
Match summary
Sweden beat France by 6 wickets in the 3rd Place Play-Off of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A at Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkopi on Sat, 23 May, 2026. France 134/10 (19.4 ov); Sweden 139/4 (18.1 ov). Wynand Boshoff top-scored with 56* off 35 balls for Sweden. Abdul Naser Baluch took 3/18 for Sweden. Sweden won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imal Zuwak b D Ahmadzai | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Saeed Ahmed c U Khan b Zaheer Zahiri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awais Ahmad b D Ahmadzai | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| Yatharth Singh Chauhan c N Amjad b Zaheer Zahiri | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Wynand Boshoff Not out | 56 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 160 |
| Zaid Ahmad Not out | 43 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 119.44 |
Extras 8 (1 lb, 7 wd)
Total 139/4 (18.1 ov)
Yet to bat: Ajay Mundra, Abdul Naser Baluch, Advait Dhabe, Samiullah Rahmani, Zabiullah Zahid
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noman Amjad | 3.1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8.84 |
| Kamran Ahmadzai | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Zada Sher | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Usman Khan | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Rahimgul Naseri | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Zaheer Zahiri | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 |
2 (Saeed Ahmed, 0.2 ov) · 13 (Awais Ahmad, 1.3 ov) · 32 (Imal Zuwak, 5.5 ov) · 34 (Yatharth Singh Chauhan, 6.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virk Ali c W Boshoff b AN Baluch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasibullah Arab c I Zuwak b AN Baluch | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 113.33 |
| Gustav Mckeon c W Boshoff b AN Baluch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Roberts c YT Chauhan b S Rahmani | 26 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 86.67 |
| Zada Sher b Z Zahid | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Usman Khan lbw b A Dhabe | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Rahimgul Naseri c W Boshoff b S Rahmani | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamran Ahmadzai c A Ahmad b Z Ahmad | 38 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 126.67 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai c W Boshoff b Z Ahmad | 29 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Noman Amjad runout (Z Zahid / S Ahmed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Zahiri Not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Extras 7 (2 b, 1 lb, 4 wd)
Total 134/10 (19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samiullah Rahmani | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Zabiullah Zahid | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Abdul Naser Baluch | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Awais Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Advait Dhabe | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Zaid Ahmad | 2.4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8.63 |
(Virk Ali, 0.2 ov) · (Gustav Mckeon, 0.3 ov) · 27 (Nasibullah Arab, 4.4 ov) · 30 (Zada Sher, 5.4 ov) · 56 (Usman Khan, 9.4 ov) · 57 (Rahimgul Naseri, 10.2 ov) · 70 (Christian Roberts, 12.4 ov) · 123 (Dawood Ahmadzai, 17.6 ov) · 123 (Noman Amjad, 18.1 ov) · 134 (Kamran Ahmadzai, 19.4 ov)