World Cup T20 Euro Qualifier Cyprus 2026 – Sweden

at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi, Cyprus
on Saturday 16th May, 08:30

Match no tti3872
Toss won by Sweden who elected to field
Umpires Mike Burns (ENG), Rizwan Akram (NED)
Referee Graham McCrea (IRE)
Guernsey won by 12 runs
Player of the match Matthew Stokes (G)

Guernsey Innings			Run	Ball	4s	6s	SR		Sweden Bowling	Ov	Mdn	Run	Wkt	ER
Lucas Barker	runout (Baluch / Rahmani)		2	2	0	0	100		Abdul Naser Baluch	4	0	30	1	7.5
Josh Butler		b AN Baluch	43	32	4	1	134.38		Zabiullah Zahid	4	0	17	2	4.25
Tom Nightingale	c Z Muzaffar	b Z Zahid	0	2	0	0	0		Zain Muzaffar	1.2	0	11	0	8.25
Matthew Stokes	c AN Baluch	b SN Swamy	51	41	4	2	124.39		Samiullah Rahmani	3.4	0	25	1	6.82
Isaac Damarell	cYT Chauhan	b A Dhabe	6	10	0	0	60		Advait Dhabe	4	0	36	1	9
Ollie Nightingale	c W Boshoff	b Z Zahid	14	14	1	0	100		Shreyas Swamy	3	0	30	1	10
Martin-Dale Bradley	runout (Boshoff / Mundra)		12	9	1	0	133.33
Ed Robinson	Not out		6	6	0	0	100
Adam Martel	c AN Baluch	b S Rahmani	4	3	1	0	133.33
Ben Ferbrache	Not out		4	1	1	0	400
Extra	(b 1, w 7, nb 0, lb 1)					9
Total	(for 8 wkts)		151
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Lucas Barker - 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Tom Nightingale - 1.2 ov), 3-93 (Josh Butler - 12.1 ov), 4-106 (Matthew Stokes - 13.5 ov), 5-117 (Isaac Damarell - 16.2 ov), 6-125 (Ollie Nightingale - 17.2 ov), 7-143 (Martin-Dale Bradley - 19.2 ov), 8-147 (Adam Martel - 19.5 ov)

Sweden Innings			Run	Ball	4s	6s	SR		Guernsey Bowling	Ov	Mdn	Run	Wkt	ER
Imal Zuwak	c E Robinson	b A Martel	11	17	1	0	64.71		Luke Bichard	4	0	42	2	10.5
Ajay Mundra	c E Robinson	b L Bichard	22	12	3	1	183.33		Adam Martel	4	0	22	2	5.5
Saeed Ahmed	c T Nightingale	b MWR Stokes	14	5	2	1	280		Matthew Stokes	4	0	41	2	10.25
Yatharth Chauhan	c IDA Damarell	b E Robinson	48	40	5	0	120		Ed Robinson	2.4	0	12	2	4.5
Wynand Boshoff	c A Martel	b MWR Stokes	10	19	1	0	52.63		Martin-Dale Bradley	4	0	14	2	3.5
Advait Dhabe	c O Nightingale	b M-D Bradley	3	6	0	0	50		Josh Butler	1	0	7	0	7
Samiullah Rahmani	c LB Ferbrache	b E Robinson	0	4	0	0	0
Abdul Naser Baluch	c IDA Damarell	b A Martel	1	2	0	0	50
Zabiullah Zahid	c T Nightingale	b L Bichard	25	10	1	3	250
Shreyas Swamy	c MWR Stokes	b M-D Bradley	0	2	0	0	0
Zain Muzaffar	Not out		0	2	0	0	0
Extra	(b 0, w 3, nb 1, lb 1)		5
Total	(in 19.4 ov)		139
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Ajay Mundra - 2.4 ov), 2-46 (Saeed Ahmed - 3.5 ov), 3-67 (Imal Zuwak - 7.2 ov), 4-81 (Wynand Boshoff - 10.6 ov), 5-102 (Advait Dhabe - 13.4 ov), 6-103 (Samiullah Rahmani - 14.4 ov), 7-108 (Abdul Naser Baluch - 15.3 ov), 8-138 (Zabiullah Zahid - 17.6 ov), 9-139 (Shreyas Nanjunda Swamy - 18.4 ov), 10-139 (Yatharth Singh Chauhan - 19.4 ov)

Stuart Le Prevost Guernsey Press

The Sarnians had a few anxious moments in their opener against Sweden before coming through with a 12-run win, which was followed up in more convincing fashion yesterday morning as they saw off Malta by six wickets. After being asked to bat by Sweden on day one, Guernsey lost Lucas Barker and Tom Nightingale early on in the powerplay but Josh Butler was joined by Matt Stokes and together they put on 85 for the third wicket in less than 11 overs. However, when they were dismissed in consecutive overs – Butler for 43 from 32 balls which included four fours and a six , and Stokes for 51 from 41 with two sixes as well as four fours – the rest of the batting line-up were unable to maintain the momentum and the Greens finished on 151 for 8.

At the start of the reply, Swedish batters Ajay Mundra and Saeed Ahmed looked to make the most of the fielding restrictions and got their side off to a flier, scoring 46 inside four overs. However, Guernsey gained control as they stopped the flow of runs and picked up wickets at regular intervals with two apiece for five bowlers. Some lusty blows from Zabiullah Zahid late on caused a few anxious moments, but Sweden were bowled out for 139 with a couple of balls to spare.

BBC sports website
Guernsey began their 2028 T20 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 12-run win over Sweden in Cyprus. Batting first, Guernsey scored 151-8 from their 20 overs before bowling out their opponents for 139 with two balls to spare. Guernsey lost Lucas Barker and Tom Nightingale cheaply as they were reduced to 8-2 off the first eight balls. But Josh Butler and Matt Stokes settled any nerves with an impressive 85-run partnership for the third wicket before Butler was bowled for 43 off 32 balls. Stokes hit two sixes and four fours in a 41-ball knock of 51 before he was caught at the end of the 14th over with the score on 106-4. Skipper Ollie Nightingale made 14 while Martin Dale Bradley hit 12 as Guernsey reached 151-8.

Five of Guernsey’s bowlers went on to take two wickets apiece as they restricted the Swedes in their reply. Yatharth Chauhan’s 48 off 40 balls was the highlight of the innings as Sweden lost wickets at regular intervals. A 30-run eighth-wicket stand gave the Swedes some hope as Zabiullah Zahid smashed three sixes and a four in a 10-ball knock of 25. But once he lost his wicket, the momentum ended and they were bowled out for 139 with two balls left.