POR vs FRA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 8th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Tue, Apr 07, 2026Last Updated on Apr 08, 2026 04:53 PM
Portugal vs France Cricket Match Previews
Portugal T20I Tri-Series, 2026
PORT 129/9 (20)
NOR 46/10 (15)
Portugal won by 83 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinay Ravi* | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Fleming* | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Conrad Greenshields | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Last Wicket:Mansoor Shah run out (Jeremy Martins/Carlos Nunes) 2(4) - 46/10 in 15.0 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Portugal vs Norway
Portugal — Innings 1 (129/9 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhavalkumar Norotam c Qamar Mushtaque b Vinay Ravi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
| Christopher De Freitas c Chaudhary Akram b Mansoor Shah | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Jeremy Martins c Kuruge Abeyrathna b Shahbaz Butt | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 135.71 | |
| Edward Fleming run out ((sub)Junaid Mehmood/Khizer Ahmed) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Natim Hassam c Faisal Raza b Kuruge Abeyrathna | 26 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 89.66 | |
| Chad Potgieter c Chaudhary Akram b Kuruge Abeyrathna | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Carlos Nunes (c) (wk) b Kuruge Abeyrathna | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Conrad Greenshields c Vinay Ravi b Qamar Mushtaque | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
| Hardeep Khuttan c Mansoor Shah b Qamar Mushtaque | 30 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 166.67 | |
| Upen Shantu not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Sirajullah Khadim not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 3 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 129 | 9 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinay Ravi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Mansoor Shah | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Shahbaz Butt | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Kuruge Abeyrathna | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Faisal Raza | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Qamar Mushtaque | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dhavalkumar Norotam & Christopher De Freitas | 6 | 5 |
| Jeremy Martins & Christopher De Freitas | 6 | 7 |
| Jeremy Martins & Edward Fleming | 3 | 8 |
| Jeremy Martins & Natim Hassam | 25 | 17 |
| Chad Potgieter & Natim Hassam | 5 | 11 |
| Carlos Nunes & Natim Hassam | 8 | 7 |
| Conrad Greenshields & Natim Hassam | 16 | 27 |
| Conrad Greenshields & Hardeep Khuttan | 52 | 34 |
| Conrad Greenshields & Upen Shantu | 5 | 3 |
| Sirajullah Khadim & Upen Shantu | 2 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhavalkumar Norotam | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2 | Christopher De Freitas | 1.6 | 12 |
| 3 | Edward Fleming | 3.2 | 16 |
| 4 | Jeremy Martins | 6.1 | 41 |
| 5 | Chad Potgieter | 7.6 | 46 |
| 6 | Carlos Nunes | 9.1 | 54 |
| 7 | Natim Hassam | 13.4 | 70 |
| 8 | Hardeep Khuttan | 19.2 | 122 |
| 9 | Conrad Greenshields | 19.5 | 127 |
Norway — Innings 2 (46/10 in 15 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khizer Ahmed (c) (wk) b Upen Shantu | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Kuruge Abeyrathna c Dhavalkumar Norotam b Sirajullah Khadim | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Chaudhary Akram c Carlos Nunes b Hardeep Khuttan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Tafseer Ali lbw b Sirajullah Khadim | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sher Sahak c Jeremy Martins b Sirajullah Khadim | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Shahbaz Butt c Christopher De Freitas b Edward Fleming | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Ibrahim Rahimi c Jeremy Martins b Hardeep Khuttan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Faisal Raza run out (Dhavalkumar Norotam) | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Qamar Mushtaque run out (Dhavalkumar Norotam) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Vinay Ravi not out | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 | |
| Mansoor Shah run out (Jeremy Martins/Carlos Nunes) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 2 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 10 wkts, 15 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upen Shantu | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Sirajullah Khadim | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Hardeep Khuttan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Edward Fleming | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Conrad Greenshields | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Khizer Ahmed & Kuruge Abeyrathna | 10 | 16 |
| Chaudhary Akram & Kuruge Abeyrathna | 0 | 3 |
| Chaudhary Akram & Tafseer Ali | 0 | 5 |
| Chaudhary Akram & Sher Sahak | 2 | 4 |
| Shahbaz Butt & Sher Sahak | 6 | 8 |
| Shahbaz Butt & Ibrahim Rahimi | 1 | 4 |
| Shahbaz Butt & Faisal Raza | 10 | 18 |
| Qamar Mushtaque & Faisal Raza | 4 | 9 |
| Qamar Mushtaque & Vinay Ravi | 4 | 7 |
| Mansoor Shah & Vinay Ravi | 9 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khizer Ahmed | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Kuruge Abeyrathna | 3.1 | 10 |
| 3 | Tafseer Ali | 3.6 | 10 |
| 4 | Chaudhary Akram | 4.4 | 12 |
| 5 | Sher Sahak | 5.6 | 18 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Rahimi | 6.4 | 19 |
| 7 | Shahbaz Butt | 9.4 | 29 |
| 8 | Faisal Raza | 11.1 | 33 |
| 9 | Qamar Mushtaque | 12.2 | 37 |
| 10 | Mansoor Shah | 15 | 46 |
POR vs FRA Match Prediction, Portugal T20I Tri-Series, 2026, Portugal vs France Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
POR vs FRA (Portugal vs France) Match Details
| Match | Portugal vs France (POR vs FRA) |
| League | Portugal T20I Tri-Series, 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 8th April 2026 |
| Time | 06:30 PM (IST) - 01:00 PM (GMT) |
POR vs FRA Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
POR vs FRA Match Venue: Santarem Cricket Ground, Albergaria, Portugal
POR vs FRA Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
POR vs FRA Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Albergaria, PT will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 12°C on the match day with 64% humidity and 3.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 41% chances of precipitation during the game.
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POR vs FRA (Portugal vs France) Playing 11
Portugal vs France (POR vs FRA) Match Preview
POR vs FRA Match Preview: Portugal is set to take on France in Portugal T20I Tri-Series, 2026 on Wednesday, 08 April 2026 at 06:30 PM IST.
Portugal (POR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Carlos Nunes and Dhavalkumar Norotam will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Hardeep Singh-IV will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Middle-Order Batters
- Chad Potgieter and Mohammad Siraj Nipo will strengthen the middle order for Portugal.
Wicketkeeper
- Jalpesh Vijay will do the Wicket Keeping for Portugal.
Pace Bowlers
- Upen Shantu and Sherman Vaz will lead the pace attack of his team.
France (FRA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Mukhtar Ghulami and Lingeswaran Canessane will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Safi Faisal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Noman Amjad and Jamshid Nasiri will strengthen the middle order for France.
Wicketkeeper
- Hevit Alodin Jackson will do the Wicket Keeping for France.
Pace Bowlers
- Dawood Ahmadzai and Rohullah Mangal will lead the pace attack of his team.
Portugal vs France (POR vs FRA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
POR vs FRA Match Prediction: Portugal looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, POR will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
POR vs FRA Portugal T20I Tri-Series, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Hardeep Singh-IV will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Mohammad Siraj Nipo will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
POR vs FRA Head to Head
POR vs FRA Head to Head Records: Portugal vs France have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Portugal have won 0 whereas France have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| POR | 0 Won |
| FRA | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POR vs FRA Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
POR vs FRA Winning Prediction
- Portugal team has the upper hand over France team. So try to pick more players from Portugal
POR vs FRA Small League Must Picks:
POR - Hardeep Singh-IV [999 points], Mohammad Siraj Nipo [952 points]FRA - Omer Mustafa [1090 points], Safi Faisal [506 points]
POR vs FRA Grand League Risky Picks:
POR - Miguel Machado [37 points], Sherman Vaz [60 points]FRA - Shavin Perera [0 points], Lucas Smith [71 points]
POR vs FRA Death Over Bowlers:
POR -FRA - Dawood Ahmadzai
Portugal (POR) Key Players
- Dhavalkumar Norotam [PTs: 252, CR: 7]
- Juan Henri [PTs: 268, CR: 8]
- Jeremy Martins [PTs: 616, CR: 6]
- Mohammad Siraj Nipo [PTs: 952, CR: 9]
- Hardeep Singh-IV [PTs: 999, CR: 6]
France (FRA) Key Players
- Rahmatullah Mangal [2W]
- Mukhtar Ghulami [PTs: 325, CR: 7.5]
- Safi Faisal [PTs: 506, CR: 8]
- Omer Mustafa [PTs: 1090, CR: 9]
POR vs FRA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Mukhtar Ghulami [PTs: 325, CR: 7.5]
- Safi Faisal [PTs: 506, CR: 8]
- Jeremy Martins [PTs: 616, CR: 6]
- Mohammad Siraj Nipo [PTs: 952, CR: 9]
- Hardeep Singh-IV [PTs: 999, CR: 6]
- Omer Mustafa [PTs: 1090, CR: 9]
POR vs FRA Injury / Unavailability
Portugal Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
France Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
POR vs FRA Live Stream
Where can I see POR vs FRA Live Score?
You can see POR vs FRA Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
POR vs FRA match will be live telecast on FanCode.
POR vs FRA Cricket Match Highlights
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Portugal vs France (POR vs FRA) Squads
Portugal (POR) Squad: Francoise Stoman, Mohammad Siraj Nipo, Sharn Gomes(WK), Hardeep Singh-IV, Jalpesh Vijay(WK), Miguel Machado, Juan Henri, Jeremy Martins, Carlos Nunes, Dhavalkumar Norotam, Natim Hassam, Rahulkumar Hashu, Sherman Vaz, Upen Shantu, Chad Potgieter
France (FRA) Squad: Mukhtar Ghulami, Naim Daoudzai, Noman Amjad, Jabarkhel Ibrahim, Lingeswaran Canessane(WK), Hevit Alodin Jackson(WK), Abdul Malik(WK), Rahmatullah Mangal, Omer Mustafa, Dawood Ahmadzai, Kamran Ahmadzai, Hussnain Afzal, Rohullah Mangal, Safi Faisal, Jamshid Nasiri(WK), Christian Roberts, Lucas Smith, Shavin Perera
POR vs FRA Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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