Dream11 European Cricket Series Botkyrka Stockholm - 10 teams are split into two groups - Alby Zalmi U23, Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening, Märsta CC, Nacka CC, Saltsjöbaden CC, Stockholm International CC, Stockholm Tigers, Stockholm Super Kings, Spånga United CC and Värmdö CC in 25 high-octane T10 matches over five days in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Every game is live streamed worldwide on the European Cricket Network, on FreeSports TV in UK and on FanCode - a multi-sport aggregator platform, from the house of Dream Sports for the Indian Sub-Continent.

REPORT: MATCHDAY 3 – Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening top group at Dream11 European Cricket Series Botkyrka Stockholm

The opening game of the day between Värmdö CC and Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening fell victim to the weather. Underdogs Värmdö were perilously poised at 32-8 when the rain came after seven overs to save their blushes, ensuring a share of the spoils and a point a piece.

Next up, the rain finally abated after around an hour to allow a truncated 5 over bash between Alby Zalmi U23 and Nacka CC. Nacka nailed 70 in their possible 30 balls with Omran Zazai blazing the willow for 33 off 10 as the youngsters felt the full force of Nacka’s powerful batting line up. In reply, Alby Zalmi U23 could only muster 20 runs in the face of tight bowling, in particular from Muhammad Nawaz.

Unbeaten Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening comfortably chased down Stockholm International Cricket Club’s total of 72 with 10 balls to spare. Opener Richie Robbins carried his bat for 49 in a leisurely victory to ensure Djurgårdens will finish top of group B.

In another rain curtailed match, Saltsjöbaden CC successfully chased down Spånga United’s rain adjusted target of 72 with an over to spare. Veteran Faisal Azeem again starred with bat and ball for Spånga, but wicket keeper bat Faheem Shah eased Saltsjöbaden to victory with a powerful 39 off 23 balls.

In the final match of the day, Stockholm International cruised to the expected victory over Värmdö CC. Wicket keeper Sarmad Imtiaz top scored for SICC with 28, while Noori Sanagul bagged three wickets for Värmdö. Chasing 92, the newly-formed team were never up with the rate and closed a distant 22 runs short.

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MATCH SCORECARDS – MATCHDAY 3 – Dream11 European Cricket Series Botkyrka Stockholm

REPORT | Värmdö CC vs. Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening | Group Match #11 Dream11 European Cricket Series, Botkyrka Stockholm | T10 ----- Match abandoned and each team earn 1 point in Rainy Conditions in Stockholm ----- Wednesday, 08 July 2020 from Karsby Cricket Center in Stockholm, Sweden Match Times: 10:00:00 CEST | 13:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Rainy ----- Värmdö CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Värmdö CC 32/8 (7 overs, RR: 4.57) Captain: Kashif Aziz ----- Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening Captain: Shahzeb Choudhry ----- Värmdö CC Batting Javed Ahmadzai | Runs: 16 | Balls: 12 | S/R: 133.3 ----- Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening Bowling Serge Conein 3/7 (2 Overs, RR: 3.5) Shahzeb Choudhry 2/2 (1 Overs, RR: 2) Prashant Shukla 2/12 (2 Overs, RR: 6) ----- Umpires: Usman Hafiz | Arif Zaidi Match Referee: Max Hoeck

REPORT | Alby Zalmi U23 vs. Nacka CC | Group Match #12 Dream11 European Cricket Series, Botkyrka Stockholm | T10 ----- Nacka CC Wins by 50 runs in Rainy Conditions in Stockholm

Player of the Match: Muhammad Nawaz from Nacka CC Wickets: 2 | Runs Against: 4 | Overs: 1

No worries for Nawaz

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 from Karsby Cricket Center in Stockholm, Sweden Match Times: 12:00:00 CEST | 15:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Rainy ----- Nacka CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Nacka CC 70/3 (5 overs, RR: 14) Captain: Zabi Zahid ----- Alby Zalmi U23 20/5 (5 overs, RR: 4) Captain: Faraan Chaudhry ----- Nacka CC Batting Omran Zazai | Runs: 33 | Balls: 10 | 6s: 4 | S/R: 330 Saeed Ahmad | Runs: 11 | Balls: 8 | 6s: | 4s: 1 | S/R: 137.5 Samiullah Rahmani | Runs: 10 | Balls: 6 | S/R: 166.7 ----- Nacka CC Bowling Muhammad Nawaz 2/4 (1 Overs, RR: 4) Hijrat Khan 1/0 (1 Overs, RR: 0) Khalid Azizi 1/1 (1 Overs, RR: 1) ----- Alby Zalmi U23 Batting Munib Safi | Runs: 5 | Balls: 5 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 100 ----- Alby Zalmi U23 Bowling Usman Jabbar 1/13 (1 Overs, RR: 13) ----- Umpires: Usman Hafiz | Arif Zaidi Match Referee: Max Hoeck

Nacka CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening vs. Stockholm International Cricket Club | Group Match #13 Dream11 European Cricket Series, Botkyrka Stockholm | T10 ----- Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening Wins by 8 wickets in Overcast Conditions in Stockholm

Player of the Match: Richie Robbins from Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening Runs: 49 | Balls: 31 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 7 | S/R: 158.06

Rampant Richie Robbins

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 from Karsby Cricket Center in Stockholm, Sweden Match Times: 14:00:00 CEST | 17:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Overcast ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club 72/7 (10 overs, RR: 7.2) Captain: Usman Rafique ----- Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening 73/2 (8.2 overs, RR: 8.76) Captain: Shahzeb Choudhry ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club Batting Hassan Mehmood | Runs: 31 | Balls: 24 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 129.2 Usman Rafique | Runs: 18 | Balls: 17 | 6s: | 4s: 2 | S/R: 105.9 ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club Bowling Bilal Muhammad 2/12 (2 Overs, RR: 6) ----- Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening Batting Richie Robbins | Runs: 49 | Balls: 31 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 7 | S/R: 158.1 Asim Bukhari | Runs: 17 | Balls: 14 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 121.4 ----- Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening Bowling Ankit Dubey 2/19 (2 Overs, RR: 9.5) Liam Karlsson 1/10 (2 Overs, RR: 5) Serge Conein 1/12 (2 Overs, RR: 6) ----- Umpires: Usman Hafiz | Arif Zaidi Match Referee: Max Hoeck

Djurgårdens IF Cricketförening wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Spånga United CC vs. Saltsjöbaden CC | Group Match #14 Dream11 European Cricket Series, Botkyrka Stockholm | T10 ----- Saltsjöbaden CC Wins by 7 wickets in Overcast Conditions in Stockholm

Player of the Match: Faisal Azeem from Spånga United CC Runs: 31 | Balls: 21 | 4s: 5 | S/R: 147.62 Wickets: 1 | Runs Against: 19 | Overs: 2

Faisal for ever

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 from Karsby Cricket Center in Stockholm, Sweden Match Times: 16:00:00 CEST | 19:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Overcast ----- Spånga United CC won the toss and elected to bat first ----- Spånga United CC 69/1 (8 overs, RR: 8.63) Captain: Faisal Azeem ----- Saltsjöbaden CC 73/3 (7 overs, RR: 10.43) Captain: Muhammad Munir ----- Spånga United CC Batting Faisal Azeem | Runs: 31 | Balls: 21 | S/R: 147.6 Tasal Saddiqi | Runs: 23 | Balls: 20 | 6s: | 4s: 5 | S/R: 115 ----- Spånga United CC Bowling Fayaz Ali 1/14 (2 Overs, RR: 7) Janaka Johannes 1/17 (2 Overs, RR: 8.5) Faisal Azeem 1/19 (2 Overs, RR: 9.5) ----- Saltsjöbaden CC Batting Faheem Shah | Runs: 39 | Balls: 23 | 6s: 3 | 4s: 3 | S/R: 169.6 Khurshed Alam | Runs: 16 | Balls: 12 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 2 | S/R: 133.3 Saltsjöbaden CC Bowling Imran Ullah 1/2 (1 Overs, RR: 2)

Umpires: Usman Hafiz | Tajammul Hussain Match Referee: Max Hoeck

Saltsjöbaden CC wins and earn 2 points

REPORT | Stockholm International Cricket Club vs. Värmdö CC | Group Match #15 Dream11 European Cricket Series, Botkyrka Stockholm | T10 ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club Wins by 22 runs in Overcast Conditions in Stockholm

Player of the Match: Noori Sanagul from Värmdö CC Runs: 6 | Balls: 6 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 100 Wickets: 3 | Runs Against: 18 | Overs: 2

Noori snags three wickets

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 from Karsby Cricket Center in Stockholm, Sweden Match Times: 18:00:00 CEST | 21:30:00 IST Pitch Type: Astro Weather Conditions: Overcast ----- Värmdö CC won the toss and elected to bowl first ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club 91/6 (10 overs, RR: 9.1) Captain: Usman Rafique ----- Värmdö CC 69/6 (10 overs, RR: 6.9) Captain: Kashif Aziz ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club Batting Sarmad Imtiaz | Runs: 28 | Balls: 19 | 6s: 3 | S/R: 147.4 Abrar Ahmad | Runs: 20 | Balls: 13 | 6s: 1 | 4s: 1 | S/R: 153.8 Usman Rafique | Runs: 14 | Balls: 17 | 6s: 1 | S/R: 82.4 ----- Stockholm International Cricket Club Bowling Abrar Ahmad 2/12 (2 Overs, RR: 6) Bilal Muhammad 2/13 (2 Overs, RR: 6.5) Hassan Mehmood 1/12 (2 Overs, RR: 6) ----- Värmdö CC Batting Samir Momand | Runs: 24 | Balls: 21 | S/R: 114.3 Kashif Aziz | Runs: 16 | Balls: 12 | 6s: 2 | S/R: 133.3

Värmdö CC Bowling Noori Sanagul 3/18 (2 Overs, RR: 9) Qasim Nqibzai 1/6 (1 Overs, RR: 6) Kashif Aziz 1/21 (2 Overs, RR: 10.5)

Umpires: Usman Hafiz | Tajammul Hussain Match Referee: Max Hoeck

Stockholm International Cricket Club wins and earn 2 points