Ekeberg ground in Oslo, Norway is the place to be in from Jun 27th – Jul 01st, 2018 as the 2018 Norwegian Premier League kick-started with fast paced T20 action, which saw players from across the globe coming in to take part.
5 Franchise team’s (Eagles, Knight Riders, Tigers, Viking Warriors and Team Sultan) are taking part in the ICC approved T20 tournament in Norway. Global stars from Pakistan, Scotland, West Indies, Australia, England and many more are participating in the Annual T20 tournament held in Oslo.
The official press meet for NPL officials, Team officials and players was held at Radisson Blu Hotel in Oslo Alna.
The tournament is broadcasted Live on Facebook page and YouTube Channel of NPL (Norwegian Premier League) and is being produced and distributed by QTV Sports.
2018 Norwegian Premier League Schedule:
The tournament is a great opportunity for domestic players in Norway to play alongside some of the bigger names in International cricket and the experience will be good for them aa they prepare themselves for ICC World T20 Europe qualifiers in Aug/Sep 2018.
Kyle Meyers, who has represented Barbados Tridents in Caribbean Premier League, smashed the first century of the tournament for Eagles while Big Bash franchise Sydney Thunder’s Chris Green had a good outing with both bat and ball for Viking Warriors. English T20 Vitality Blast franchise Essex Eagles player Ashar Zaidi, contributed well with the ball for Knight Riders.
Scotland International Michael Leask, representing Tigers, played a crucial knock against Viking Warriors and provided good support to former Pakistan captain, Misbah Ul Haq and guided their team to victory.
Brief Scores (Day 1):
Viking Warriors 155/8 in 20 overs (Chris Green 35, Chesney Hughes Jr 24, A Iqbal 23, Bilal Safdar 21, Usman Malik 3/21, Imran Pasha 3/26) lost to Tigers 156/5 in 19.2 overs (Misbah Ul Haq 59 n.o, Michael Leask 29, Phil Mustard 12, Imran Shahzad 2/31, Chris Green 1/23, Shadnan Khan 1/25) by 5 wickets
Viking Warriors 135/9 in 20 overs (Shadnan Khan 32, Chesney Hughes Jr 25, James Bredenkamp 20, Raza Iqbal 2/13, Ashar Zaidi 2/14, Waqas Chughtai 2/19) lost to Knight Riders 140/6 in 18.4 overs (Suhail Iftikhar 46, Umar Amin 32, Waqas Chughtai 13 n.o, Chris Green 3/11, Shadnan Khan 2/38, Imran Arif Shahzad 1/20) by 4 wickets
Eagles 267/7 in 20 overs (Kyle Meyers 132, Amir Shah 70, Shahbaz Butt 19, Waris Isakhail 2/5, Abdul Razzaq 1/34, Umar Gul 1/53) beat Team Sultan 207/7 in 20 overs (Asif Hussain 45, Waheed Anjum 35, Shahzad Zain 35, Abdul Razzaq 21, Shahbaz Butt 4/32, Amir Shah 2/25) by 60 runs
