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GUE vs SWE Match Prediction & Analysis

Guernsey and Sweden kick off their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Qualifier A 2026 campaign on Saturday, 16th May. The match is slated to be played at Happy Valley Ground 2, Episkpoi, Cyprus and the scheduled start time is 1:00 PM IST. 

Guernsey will feature in their first World Cup qualifiers after missing out on qualification in the last two editions, while Sweden who featured in the 2022 edition missed out the last time. With them back in the mix, expect Sweden to start strong. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

GUE

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HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Guernsey Preview

Guernsey head into this tournament in good touch after sweeping Isle of Man 2-0 in their recent home T20I series. It's a much-needed turnaround after the 2025 World Cup Qualifiers, where they finished rock-bottom of the table without a single win, losing three matches and one ending in a no result. 

Since then, Guernsey have featured in 7 T20Is, picking up 3 wins, suffering just 1 defeat, with three games washed out without a result. 

Out of their three wins, two have come while chasing and one batting first, while their lone defeat in this stretch came against Papua New Guinea, where they failed to defend 165 at home. Across completed innings, Guernsey have scored at a healthy 8.5 runs per over, which shows the batting unit has plenty of firepower.

Matthew Stokes is the man in form at the top of the order. He smashed 140 runs in 2 innings against Isle of Man, including a brilliant hundred at a strike rate of 150.53. Opening partner IDA Damarell looked in fine touch too, racing to 48 off 29 balls at a strike rate of 165.51, while TW Nightingale finished unbeaten on 45 lower down the order and will be the man to watch in the middle overs.

With the ball, Adam Martel has been the pick of the bowlers, picking up 5 wickets at an average of 6.00 while going at just 3.75 an over. C Forshaw also impressed on debut with 2/17, and LT Bichard chipped in with a couple of wickets at an economy of 6.00. If the top order fires and Martel keeps things tight up front, Guernsey will fancy their chances of making a real statement in this tournament.

Guernsey Predicted Playing XI:

MWR Stokes, IDA Damarell (wk), J Butler, OB Nightingale, TW Nightingale (c), LJ Barker, A Bushell, A Martel, M Dale-Bradley, E Robinson, LT Bichard

Guernsey Actual Playing XI:

Lucas Barker, Ben Ferbrache, Isaac Damarell, Edward Robinson, Luke Bichard, Tom Nightingale, Ollie Nightingale, Martin Dale Bradley, Adam Martel, Josh Butler, Matthew Stokes

Sweden Preview

Sweden head into this tournament with plenty of confidence after a dominant tour of Indonesia, where they won the 8-match T20I series 7-1. It's a big moment for the side as they earn their first shot at the Qualifiers tournament after missing out last time around. Their standout performance came in the 6th T20I, where they posted 170/6 and bowled out Indonesia for 83 to seal a thumping 87-run win.

A Mundra has been the standout batter, smashing 231 runs at a strike rate of 192.50 with two fifties. He'll open alongside YS Chauhan, who has 207 runs and two fifties at 134.41 SR. In the middle order, W Boshoff brings stability with 139 runs at an average of 46.33, including an unbeaten fifty. 

With the ball, SN Swamy leads the attack with 15 wickets at an economy of 6.26, while all-rounder A Dhabe has picked up 11 wickets alongside 115 runs. Zain Muzaffar also chipped in with 11 scalps in the series.

Sweden Predicted Playing XI:

A Mundra, YS Chauhan, Imal Zuwak, W Boshoff (wk), A Dhabe, Zaid Ahmad, Saeed Ahmed, Zain Muzaffar, SN Swamy, Zabiullah Zahid, DB Lakhani

Sweden Actual Playing XI:

Ajay Mundra, Saeed Ahmed, Wynand Boshoff, Yatharth Chauhan, Zain Muzaffar, Shreyas Nanjunda Swamy, Zabiullah Zahid, Abdul Naser Baluch, Advait Dhabe, Imal Zuwak , Samiullah Rahmani

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Episkopi, Cyprus, expects partly sunny skies this Saturday. Temperatures will hover around 24°C, accompanied by a 26 km/h breeze. With humidity at 61% and just a 10% chance of precipitation, it promises a pleasant start to the weekend.

GUE vs SWE Pitch Report

The pitch at Happy Valley Ground 2 in Episkopi offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score at this venue is around 145-150 runs. Teams that win the toss ideally look to chase here and anything over 160 is a par score. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first won 5 of the 10 T20I matches played at Happy Valley Ground 2 in Episkpoi, Cyprus. Chasing has been much easier at this venue than batting 1st and we predict the team that win's the toss will look to bowl first.