Norway vs Austria, VC 2026, Today Match Prediction

NOR vs AUST Match Prediction & Analysis

The Austria and Norway cricket team will lock horns in the 3rd place playoff game of the Viking Cup 2026 on Sunday, 14th June. The venue for this match is Botkyrka Cricket Center and the scheduled start time is 13:30 IST. 

Austria are the reigning winners of the Viking Cup, while Norway were the runnerups of this tournament last year. It will be a rematch of the 2025 Viking Cup final. Norway won the match when they last met in the group stage. 

H2H history: Austria and Norway have played six T20 International matches against each other. Austria won four games and Norway emerged victorious in two games. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NOR

W L

AUST

72/10 in 15.4 4.6

VC 2026

Norway beat Austria by 78 runs

12 Jun 2026

NOR

150/8 in 20.0 7.5

SWE

138/5 in 17.5 7.74

VC 2026

Sweden won by 5 wickets

11 Jun 2026

NOR

137/9 in 20.0 6.85

AUST

L L L W L

SWE

165/6 in 20.0 8.25

VC 2026

Sweden beat Austria by 75 runs 13 Jun 2026

AUST

90/10 in 15.0 6

AUST

72/10 in 15.4 4.6

VC 2026

Norway beat Austria by 78 runs

12 Jun 2026

NOR

150/8 in 20.0 7.5

FIN

89/4 in 15.1 5.87

VC 2026

Finland beat Austria by 6 wickets

11 Jun 2026

AUST

86/10 in 17.3 4.91

CRO

160/6 in 20.0 8

ICCT20_WCESRQA

Austria beat Croatia by 5 wickets

23 May 2026

AUST

164/5 in 16.5 9.74

AUST

150/10 in 17.4 8.49

ICCT20_WCESRQA

Guernsey beat Austria by 46 runs

19 May 2026

GUE

196/7 in 20.0 9.8

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Norway Preview

Norway enter the contest with a 35-run defeat to Finland in the final group stage game. Finland posted 177 while batting first and Norway reached 142. They were 44/4 at one stage but the middle order fought back. The required run rate pressure hurt their chase. Faisal Raza scored 42 off 28 balls for Norway. 

Norway required a win to reach finals but defeat gave a chance to Sweden, who eventually reached finals. They suffered a five-wicket loss to Sweden in the opening game of the 2026 Viking Cup. Norway will get one more chance to face Austria. They defeated them by 78 runs in the group stage encounter when Norway recovered from 25/4 to post 150 in the first innings. 

Chaudhry Akram is the leading run-scorer with 96 runs in the tournament, including two 30-plus scores. He could be a player to watch out for. We back him to score above 25 runs in the opening game. Pacha Sher is also a solid player with the bat. He scored a gritty half-century against Austria in the group stage. Ahmadullah Shinwari bagged 7 wickets in the tournament. 

Norway Predicted Playing XI:

Khizer Ahmed(w/c), Kuruge Abeyrathna, Chaudhary Akram, Junaid Mehmood Hussain, Faisal Raza, Sher Sahak, Ibrahim Rahimi, Vinay Ravi, Qamar Mushtaque, Shahbaz Butt, Mansoor Shah

Norway Actual Playing XI:

Anil Parmar, Ankit Gupta, Ahmadullah Shinwari, Akhter Pacha Sher, Chaudhary Usman Akram, Faisal Raza, Farmanullah Ghari, Khizer Ahmed, Saiful Islam, Qamar Mushtaque, Walid Ghauri

Austria Preview

Austria head into the contest back off a disappointing defeat to Sweden. They were bowled out on 90 runs while chasing 166. It was a complete batting failure for them. They were 58/8 at one stage but the last two wickets reduced the losing margin. Austria finished last in the group stage with three defeats out of three games. 

They arrived in Sweden for the title defence of Viking Cup but failed to win a single game this year. They will take on Norway once again for the 3rd place playoff game. They were the winners of the 2025 Viking Cup where they defeated Norway in the final. However, Norway avenged the loss by defeating them in this year’s group stage game. 

Austria recently participated in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifiers and won two games during the group stage. Hamid Saifi is the highest run scorer for Austria in this competition with 53 runs and Shadnan Khan is the leading wicket taker with 5 wickets. Karanbir Singh could be a player to watch out for. He scored 145 runs in the sub regional qualifiers. We back him to score under 25 runs in the upcoming game. 

Austria Predicted Playing XI:

Karanbir Singh, Bilal Zalmai, Armaan Randhawa, Imran Asif, Baseer Khan, Amar Naeem(w), Aqib Iqbal(c), Nageebullah Sultanzai, Hekmatullah Khogiyani, Irfan Safi, Umair Tariq

Austria Actual Playing XI:

Nageebullah Sultanzai, Zeshan Arif, Armaan Randhawa, Baseer Khan, Hamid Safi , Hekmatullah Khogiyani, Irfan Safi, Karanbir Singh, Waqar Zalmai, Bilal Zalmai, Shadnan Khan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at Stockholm on 14th June is expected to be cloudy with a high of 13°C and a low of 11°C, along with a 40% chance of rain and north winds at 13 kph. 

NOR vs AUST Pitch Report

The surface at Botkyrka Cricket Center offers a good balance between bat and ball. Spin assistance will be there in the middle overs. In the last five matches on this ground, the average first innings total in the T20I is 159. It is a decent batting surface where batsmen need to play according to their skills. Anything above 160 would be a winning total. 

Score prediction: 

If Norway bat first - 140-150 runs 

If Austria bat first - 120-130 runs 

Toss: To Bowl

In the last five T20Is on this track, chasing sides secured only two wins. 163 is the highest successful run-chase on this ground in the last ten games. 138 is the lowest total defended on this surface in the Viking Cup. Both teams have had earlier success while bowling first and they will look to bowl first in this fixture as well. 

Toss Prediction: Austria to win the coin toss.