FIN vs BUL Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 7th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, Aug 15, 2026Last Updated on Aug 15, 2026 11:45 AM
Finland vs Bulgaria Cricket Match Previews
ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026
FIN 232/9 (20)
BGR 140/10 (19) CRR: 7.37 | RRR: 93
Finland won by 92 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danyal Raja* | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhawa Basnayaka* | 4 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Hammadullah Shinwari | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 7 |
Last Wicket:Anthony Dowling c Madhawa Basnayaka b Hammadullah Shinwari 4(4) - 140/9 in 18.6 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Finland vs Bulgaria
Finland — Innings 1 (232/9 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniketh Pusthay c Kushaal Krishnakumar b Danyal Raja | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 | |
| Aravind Mohan (wk) c Danyal Raja b Milen Gogev | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 173.33 | |
| Vanraaj Padhaal c Hristo Lakov b Danyal Raja | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 121.43 | |
| Faraaz Mehti Abbas c Joshua Dowling b Jakob Gul | 32 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 160 | |
| Zahidullah Kamal c Joshua Dowling b Prakash Mishra | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 140 | |
| Faheem Nellancheri c Hristo Lakov b Danyal Raja | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 284.62 | |
| Nicholas Salonen c Manan Bashir b Hristo Lakov | 34 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 161.9 | |
| Amjad Sher (c) c Joshua Dowling b Ali Rasool | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 | |
| Hammadullah Shinwari c Kushaal Krishnakumar b Milen Gogev | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Madhawa Basnayaka not out | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 242.86 | |
| Junaid Khan not out | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 316.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 12 | Total: 16 | |||||
| Total | 232 | 9 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danyal Raja | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Chris Hristo Lakov | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12 |
| Milen Gogev | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 12 |
| Prakash Mishra | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.7 |
| Jakob Gul | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Ali Rasool | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Aniketh Pusthay & Aravind Mohan | 6 | 2 |
| Vanraaj Padhaal & Aravind Mohan | 47 | 27 |
| Faraaz Abbas & Aravind Mohan | 4 | 3 |
| Faraaz Abbas & Zahidullah Kamal | 28 | 20 |
| Faraaz Abbas & Faheem Nellancheri | 56 | 19 |
| Nicholas Salonen & Faheem Nellancheri | 4 | 3 |
| Nicholas Salonen & Amjad Sher | 15 | 13 |
| Nicholas Salonen & Hammadullah Shinwari | 31 | 16 |
| Nicholas Salonen & Madhawa Basnayaka | 6 | 6 |
| Junaid Khan & Madhawa Basnayaka | 35 | 11 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aniketh Pusthay | 0.2 | 6 |
| 2 | Vanraaj Padhaal | 4.5 | 53 |
| 3 | Aravind Mohan | 5.2 | 57 |
| 4 | Zahidullah Kamal | 8.4 | 85 |
| 5 | Faraaz Mehti Abbas | 11.5 | 141 |
| 6 | Faheem Nellancheri | 12.2 | 145 |
| 7 | Amjad Sher | 14.3 | 160 |
| 8 | Hammadullah Shinwari | 17.1 | 191 |
| 9 | Nicholas Salonen | 18.1 | 197 |
Bulgaria — Innings 2 (140/10 in 19 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hristo Lakov c and b Hammadullah Shinwari | 27 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 | |
| Isa Zaroo c and b Hammadullah Shinwari | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 107.14 | |
| Milen Gogev (c) c Amjad Sher b Hammadullah Shinwari | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 | |
| Kushaal Krishnakumar (wk) c and b Amjad Sher | 48 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 141.18 | |
| Manan Bashir b Junaid Khan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 183.33 | |
| Jakob Gul c Aniketh Pusthay b Nicholas Salonen | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 176.92 | |
| Danyal Raja not out | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Ali Rasool c Nicholas Salonen b Madhawa Basnayaka | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Joshua Dowling b Hammadullah Shinwari | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Dowling c Madhawa Basnayaka b Hammadullah Shinwari | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Prakash Mishra abs hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Wides: 2 | Total: 2 | |||||
| Total | 140 | 10 wkts, 19 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amjad Sher | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Junaid Khan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Nicholas Salonen | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Hammadullah Shinwari | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 7 |
| Madhawa Basnayaka | 4 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Hristo Lakov & Isa Zaroo | 36 | 31 |
| Hristo Lakov & Milen Gogev | 6 | 3 |
| Hristo Lakov & Kushaal Krishnakumar | 42 | 27 |
| Manan Bashir & Kushaal Krishnakumar | 13 | 8 |
| Jakob Gul & Kushaal Krishnakumar | 21 | 20 |
| Jakob Gul & Danyal Raja | 16 | 11 |
| Ali Rasool & Danyal Raja | 1 | 4 |
| Joshua Dowling & Danyal Raja | 1 | 6 |
| Anthony Dowling & Danyal Raja | 4 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isa Zaroo | 5.1 | 36 |
| 2 | Milen Gogev | 5.4 | 42 |
| 3 | Chris Hristo Lakov | 10.1 | 84 |
| 4 | Manan Bashir | 11.3 | 97 |
| 5 | Kushaal Krishnakumar | 14.5 | 118 |
| 6 | Jakob Gul | 16.4 | 134 |
| 7 | Ali Rasool | 17.2 | 135 |
| 8 | Joshua Dowling | 18.2 | 136 |
| 9 | Anthony Dowling | 18.6 | 140 |
FIN vs BUL Match Prediction, ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026, Finland vs Bulgaria Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
FIN vs BUL (Finland vs Bulgaria) Match Details
| Match | Finland vs Bulgaria (FIN vs BUL) |
| League | ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, 15th August 2026 |
| Time | 06:30 PM (IST) - 01:00 PM (GMT) |
FIN vs BUL Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
FIN vs BUL Match Venue: Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa, Finland
FIN vs BUL Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
FIN vs BUL Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Vantaa, FI will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 79% humidity and 11.7 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Tikkurila Cricket Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 28 |
| Batting first won: | 13 |
| Bowling first won: | 6 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 127 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 90 |
| Highest Total: | 206/4 |
| Lowest Total: | 35/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 158/9 |
| Lowest Defended: | 104/6 |
Tikkurila Cricket Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 47%
Spin Bowling
47%Batting Pitch 53%
Bowling Pitch
108
T20 Average Scores
FIN vs BUL (Finland vs Bulgaria) Playing 11
Finland vs Bulgaria (FIN vs BUL) Match Preview
FIN vs BUL Match Preview: Finland is set to take on Bulgaria in ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 at 06:30 PM IST.
Finland (FIN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Aniketh Pusthay and Aravind Mohan will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Faraaz Mehti Abbas will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Zahidullah Kamal and Nicholas Salonen will strengthen the middle order for Finland.
- Amjad Sher will lead the Finland as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Aravind Mohan will do the Wicket Keeping for Finland.
Spin Bowlers
- Piumal Karunarathna will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Junaid Khan and Nicholas Salonen will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Bulgaria (BUL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kushaal Krishnakumar and Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Manan Bashir will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Isa Zaroo and Prakash Mishra will strengthen the middle order for Bulgaria.
- Chris-Hristo Lakov will lead the Bulgaria as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Kushaal Krishnakumar will do the Wicket Keeping for Bulgaria.
Pace Bowlers
- Joshua Dowling and Oscar Duff will lead the pace attack of his team.
Finland vs Bulgaria (FIN vs BUL) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
FIN vs BUL Match Prediction: Finland 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, FIN will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
FIN vs BUL ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026 Match Expert Advice: Jonathan Scamans will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Zahidullah Kamal will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
FIN vs BUL Head to Head
FIN vs BUL Head to Head Records: Finland vs Bulgaria have faced each other in 1 matches in T20. Out of these 1 games, Finland have won 1 whereas Bulgaria have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 1 |
| FIN Won | 1 |
| BUL Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.772 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.385 | 8 | WWWLW |
| 3 | Portugal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.339 | 8 | WWWW |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2.321 | 5 | NRWWL |
| 5 | Isle Of Man | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.201 | 5 | NRWLW |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.440 | 4 | WWLL |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.422 | 2 | LLWL |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4.100 | 2 | WLLL |
| 9 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2.382 | 0 | LLL |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4.802 | 0 | LLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier C 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
FIN - N W W LBUL - W L L L
FIN vs BUL 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.
FIN vs BUL Winning Prediction
- Finland team has the upper hand over Bulgaria team. So try to pick more players from Finland
FIN vs BUL Small League Must Picks:
FIN - Jonathan Scamans [358 points], Zahidullah Kamal [270 points]BUL - Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov [486 points], Kushaal Krishnakumar [294 points]
FIN vs BUL Grand League Risky Picks:
FIN - Amjad Sher [0 points], Nicholas Salonen [0 points]BUL - Jakob Gul [0 points], Zeerak Chughtai [0 points]
FIN vs BUL Death Over Bowlers:
FIN - Mahesh TambeBUL - Joshua Dowling
Finland (FIN) Key Players
- Amjad Sher [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Junaid Khan [PTs: 39, CR: 9.0]
- Aniketh Pusthay [PTs: 130, CR: 7.0]
- Hammadullah Shinwari [PTs: 131, CR: 5.0]
- Zahidullah Kamal [6, ]
Bulgaria (BUL) Key Players
- Zeerak Chughtai [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Manan Bashir [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Oscar Duff [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Prakash Mishra [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Chris-Hristo Lakov [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
FIN vs BUL Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Amjad Sher [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Zeerak Chughtai [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Manan Bashir [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Oscar Duff [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Prakash Mishra [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Aniketh Pusthay [PTs: 130, CR: 7.0]
- Hammadullah Shinwari [PTs: 131, CR: 5.0]
- Zahidullah Kamal [PTs: 270, CR: 4.5]
FIN vs BUL Injury / Unavailability
Finland Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Bulgaria Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
FIN vs BUL Live Stream
Where can I see FIN vs BUL Live Score?
You can see FIN vs BUL Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
FIN vs BUL match will be live telecast on FanCode.
FIN vs BUL Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch FIN vs BUL match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
FIN vs BUL match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Finland vs Bulgaria (FIN vs BUL) Squads
Finland (FIN) Squad: Faraaz Mehti Abbas, Mahesh Tambe, Piumal Karunarathna, Aniketh Pusthay, Jonathan Scamans(WK), Aravind Mohan(WK), Vanraaj Padhaal, Amjad Sher(C), Zahidullah Kamal, Faheem Nellancheri, Akhil Arjunan, Junaid Khan, Madhawa Basnayaka, Hammadullah Shinwari, Nicholas Salonen
Bulgaria (BUL) Squad: Dimo Krasimirov Nikolov, Prakash Mishra, Chris-Hristo Lakov(C), Jakob Gul, Zeerak Chughtai, Manan Bashir, Gagandeep Singh, Isa Zaroo, Kushaal Krishnakumar(WK), Danyal Raza, Milen Gogev, Joshua Dowling, Oscar Duff
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)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's FIN vs BUL match?
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