Stockholm United vs Stockholm City, NSTC, Today Match Prediction

SMU vs STY Match Prediction & Analysis

It will be the first Stockholm Derby of the Nordic Smash T20 Cup 2026 as Stockholm City and Stockholm United go head-to-head in the 9th match of the tournament. Both teams kicked off their campaign on a winning note on the opening day.

While Stockholm City chased down 81 runs in just 5 overs without losing a single wicket, Stockholm United beat Uppsala Tigers in their opening match in a 15-over-a-side game, chasing down 136 runs in a comfortable fashion. Both teams asserted their dominance in their respective opening games.

However, Stockholm United made a huge blunder in their second game after they were put to bat first by the Gothenburg Phoenix. Sarul Kanwar, the number 4 batsman who delivered a match-winning knock in the previous outing, never walked out to bat as United finished with 121 for 6.

Stockholm City, on the other hand, continued its form and dominated their second match with both bat and ball. Ishara Perera delivered an identical spell in the last match, picking up 1 for 19 in his 4 overs. This time, however, he also bowled a maiden over, making things difficult for the opposition batters.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SMU

L W

SMU

121/6 in 20.0 6.05

NSTC

Gothenburg Phoenix beat Stockholm United by 7 wickets 16 Jun 2026

GTP

124/3 in 15.0 8.27

UPP

134/5 in 15.0 8.93

NSTC

Stockholm United beat Uppsala Tigers by 6 wickets 15 Jun 2026

SMU

136/4 in 11.5 11.49

STY

W W

VTU

170/7 in 20.0 8.5

NSTC

Stockholm City beat Vasteras United by 3 wickets 16 Jun 2026

STY

172/7 in 19.4 8.75

STY

81/0 in 5.0 16.2

NSTC

Stockholm City beat Malmo Mavericks by 32 runs (D/L) method

15 Jun 2026

MLM

167/7 in 20.0 8.35

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Stockholm United Preview

Will the captain rectify his mistake in this game? Why would he not play the star of their win in the previous match, Sarul Kanwar, at all? Jakati promoted himself to number 4, but Kanwar did not appear at 5, 6, 7, or even 8. Right-arm medium pace bowler Ankit Rajpoot came ahead of Kanwar at number 8 in the last match.

Kanwar, a 38-year-old all-rounder, has plenty of experience to his name and has already proven his mettle with a thundering knock in the previous match. In the last match, Danushka Gunathilaka, a batting all-rounder from Sri Lanka with over 700 runs in T20Is, was out for 16 off 21 balls.

In the previous inning, he scored just 3 off 5 deliveries. Khalid Zahid and Zabi Zahid, the other players in the top 3, were also out cheaply, scoring at strike rates below 100. This is a huge concern for Stockholm United as they go forward in the tournament.

Farhan Chaudhary looked promising at number 5 and will be one to watch if the skipper doesn’t experiment too much and allows Chaudhary to flourish. While Gunathilaka failed to deliver with the bat in both games so far, he did shine with the ball in the last match.

Shadab Jakati must step up and deliver with both bat and ball. He is a bowling all-rounder, and he will be expected to deliver a couple of breakthroughs to put Stockholm United on top of the game. Anureet Singh is another key bowler who’s looked promising so far.

Interesting Stats

Danushka Gunathilaka picked up 3 for 18 in the opening game.

Star bowler Ankit Rajpoot found his rhythm in the last game, finishing with 2 for 21 in 3 overs.

Sarul Kanwar scored 89 off 32 balls in the opening match

Stockholm United Predicted Playing XI:

Danushka Gunathilaka, Khalid Zahid, Zabi Zahid, Shadab Jakati (c), Farhan Chaudhary, Anureet Singh, Zaid Ahmed (wk), Ankit Rajpoot, Kamran Rashid, Awais Ahmed, Sarul Kanwar, Parnav Yadav, Yasin Khan

Stockholm United Actual Playing XI:

Shadab Jakati, Sarul Kanwar, Danushka Gunathilaka, AS Rajpoot, Khalid Zahid, Yaseen Khan, Pranav Yadav, Zabi Zahid , Anureet Singh, Faraan Chaudhry, Soyful Alam, Waleed Rasheed

Stockholm City Preview

Stockholm City have looked brilliant so far. They have completely dominated the opposition with the bat in both matches. The bowling performances were also quite similar, in which they restricted the opposition to 170 and 167 in their last two matches.

Syed Naqvi, who scored a fifty in the opening match, delivered yet another powerful knock at the top. However, he had a different opening partner in this match as City dropped Musa Ahmed and got Archan Vaidya to open the innings alongside Naqvi.

Captaincy exchanged hands in this game as Amitoze Singh took over the reins from Teja Nidamanuru. The former skipper came good with the bat and was the top run-scorer against Vasteras United.

Shariz Ahmed, the top wicket-taker from the previous match, was also handy with the bat in the run-chase, making an impactful contribution in the lower middle order. Stockholm United look pretty solid with the bat. And though Singh failed to get going, we expect the new captain to bounce back in this match.

Ishara Perera will play a key role with his economical spells, while Ali Hasan and Tahir Takar, who joined the wicket-takers’ chart in the last match, will be the ones to watch. Having more wicket-takers in the squad is a positive sign for the City, and we expect them to pose a tough challenge to Stockholm United.

Interesting Stats

Syed Naqvi has scored 95 runs in the last two games

Teja Nidamanuru scored 46 off 27 balls in the run-chase at number 4

Ali Hasan was the top bowler in the last game, picking up 2 for 25

Stockholm City Predicted Playing XI:

Syed Naqvi, Musa Ahmad, Ishara Perera, Aritra Bhakat, Sarath Krishnamurthy, Tahir Takar, Amitoze Singh, Harkirat Singh, Karthik Tummalapalli, Samarth Shetty (wk), Teja Nidamanuru (c), Shariz Ahmad

Stockholm City Actual Playing XI:

Shariz Ahmad, Hasan Ali, Ishara Perera, Samarth Shetty, Shreyas Nanjunda Swamy, Rohit Bailey , Purav Thaker, Sarath Krishnamurthy , Archan Vaidya, Teja Nidamanuru, Syed Naqvi, Musa Ahmad

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It will be partly sunny in Stockholm with a high of 21 degrees Celsius around the match time. While considerable humidity is expected, there are no signs of rain. The overcast conditions may help the pacers a little in the powerplay, allowing some movement of the new ball.

SMU vs STY Pitch Report

It is a balanced wicket that offers an even contest between bat and ball. That has made the recent matches quite exciting, and we expect another thriller in this Stockholm Derby. While the team batting first crossed the 160-run mark only once in the last 4 matches, where we had 20 overs completed in the first innings, we reckon a match-winning total on this ground should be over 175 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Almost every team that wins the toss here opts to bowl. Not only have teams preferred to bowl first, but they have also won every game played on this ground in the Nordic Smash T20 Cup 2026. And though the last couple of matches went down to the wire, chasing a target on this pitch will still be the preferred choice of the team winning the toss.