Venue: Udayana Cricket Ground, Bali, Indonesia Date & Time: April 9, 2026 — 7:00 AM IST | 1:30 AM GMT | 8:30 AM Local
Tournament Background — A Historic Series
The Sweden tour of Indonesia 2026 is one of the most significant bilateral cricket events in Associate cricket history. Sweden — a European ICC Associate — has travelled to Bali, Indonesia, to play eight ICC-recognised T20 International matches against the home nation.
This is the first-ever bilateral T20I series between these two nations, and the first time a European nation has toured an EAP (East Asia-Pacific) region ICC Associate for a bilateral series.
It is a powerful signal that Associate cricket boards are building their own global cricketing pathways rather than waiting for ICC global events.
All 8 matches are played at the Udayana Cricket Ground in Bali — a ground that sits within one of the world’s most famous tourism destinations, making this series uniquely accessible to an international cricket-watching audience.
Full Series Results — Matches 1 & 2 (April 7)
Match 1 — Sweden won by 4 wickets:
- Indonesia: 119 all out in 17.5 overs
- Kavin Chaddha: 45 off 43 balls (T20I debut) — top scorer
- Sudhakar Jegannathan: 38 off 37 balls — second anchor
- Gede Priandana + I Ketut Tember Budiadnyena out early without scoring
- Sami Rahmani (SWE): 4/16 in 3 overs — POTM — devastating spell
- Zabiullah Zahid (SWE): 2/16 in 2.5 overs
- Sweden: 125/6 in 19.3 overs (chasing 120)
- Advait Dhabe: 21* off 11 balls (late finisher)
- Imal Zuwak: 18 off 25 balls
- Dhanesh Shetty (INA): 3/17 in 4 overs — best bowling figure of the match
- Anjar Tadarus (INA): 1/22 in 4 overs
Match 2 — Sweden won by 4 wickets:
- Indonesia: 125/9 in 20 overs
- A more competitive innings than M1 — 125 is above the Udayana average
- Fall of wickets showed a middle-order collapse: 19, 25, 46, 53, 65, 105, 111, 123, 124
- Danilson Hawoe batted longest (5th wicket: out at 65, then team rallied to 125)
- Gede Arta made 46 (3rd wicket — out at 46) — significant contribution
- Sweden: 127/6 in 16 overs (chased comfortably)
- Won with 24 balls to spare — much more comfortable than M1’s last-over finish
- Wynand Boshoff: 25 off 17 balls — Sweden’s most aggressive chase batter
- Fall of wickets: 32, 63, 73, 77, 96, 116 — survived multiple mini-collapses
- Kavin Neeraj (INA): 1/11 off 1 over — most economical Indonesia bowling
- POTM: Gede Arta (INA) — despite being on the losing team, scored the innings’ top contribution and was recognised for fighting spirit
- Sweden now lead the 8-match series 2-0
Series Statistics — After 2 Matches
Top run-scorer: Kavin Neeraj (INA) — 77 runs across M1+M2 (45+32 approximately) Top wicket-taker: Samiullah Rahmani (SWE) — 4 wickets (all in M1) For Sweden: Imal Zuwak — 44 runs leading Swedish batting Key INA bowler: Dhanesh Shetty — 3/17 best bowling figures of the series
Indonesia — Team Analysis for M3
Captain: The Indonesian squad includes a fascinating mix of diaspora cricketers and indigenous Indonesian players.
Confirmed squad members seen in M1/M2:
- Kavin Chaddha (T20I debut in M1, 45 runs — South Asian heritage, likely Indo-origin cricketer settled in Indonesia)
- Sudhakar Jegannathan (38 in M1 — Tamil-origin background, common in Indonesian South Asian communities)
- Gede Priandana — a distinctly Balinese name, representing indigenous Indonesian cricket development
- Gede Arta (46 in M2 — another native Balinese player; POTM recipient despite playing for losing side)
- I Ketut Tember Budiadnyena — Balinese naming convention, suggesting an indigenous player in the squad
- Danilson Hawoe — Maluku/Eastern Indonesia heritage; suggests cricket’s spread beyond Java and Bali
- Anjar Tadarus — Indonesian Muslim name, showing cricket’s spread across Indonesia’s diverse Muslim majority communities
- Dhanesh Shetty — South Indian (Goa/Mangalorean Saraswat community) heritage, representing Indonesia’s South Asian diaspora cricket community
- Ketut Artawan — another Balinese player
- Sampath Kharvi, Sampath — coastal Karnataka origin name, South Asian community
- Ferdinando Banunaek — unique name suggesting NTT (Nusa Tenggara Timur) origin or mixed heritage
The squad’s diversity is its greatest strength and demonstrates what Indonesian cricket represents: a truly multicultural cricketing nation where indigenous Balinese players (Gede Arta, Gede Priandana, I Ketut Tember) play alongside Javanese Muslim players, South Asian diaspora players (Tamil, Kannada, Goan heritage), and Eastern Indonesian communities.
Indonesia’s problem in M1 and M2: Their top order is too fragile. In M1, Priandana and Budiadnyena fell without scoring, leaving the innings to Chaddha (45) and Jegannathan (38). In M2, the team got to 125 but lost 9 wickets — they cannot build big partnerships after the first pair falls. If any top 3 batter falls cheaply, the collapse follows.
What Indonesia need for M3: Consistent batting from the top 3 — if Kavin Chaddha (45 in M1), Gede Arta (46 in M2), and Sudhakar Jegannathan (38 in M1) can all score 25+ in the same innings, Indonesia have a chance of reaching 140+. Dhanesh Shetty needs to take 2+ wickets with the ball. Indonesia must believe they can win on their home ground.
Sweden — Team Analysis for M3
Captain: The Swedish squad’s composition tells its own story — Sweden’s cricket is almost entirely driven by the South Asian and Afghan diaspora communities in Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö.
Confirmed squad members:
- Sami Rahmani (Samiullah Rahmani) — Afghan-heritage player, POTM M1 with 4/16. His leg-spin/pace variations are the series’ most dangerous individual bowling performance
- Imal Zuwak — Afghan-Pashtun heritage, Sweden’s leading T20 run-scorer (44 runs)
- Zabiullah Zahid — Afghan-Swedish player, took 2/16 in M1 demonstrating quality pace bowling
- Advait Dhabe — Indian-heritage player (Maharashtrian surname), provided the match-winning knock in M1 (21* off 11)
- Wynand Boshoff — South African-heritage Swedish player (Boshoff is an Afrikaans surname), scored 25/17 in M2 chase
- Zain Muzaffar (T20I debut in M1) — Pakistani-origin Swedish player, hit the final six in M1
- Zaid Ahmad (T20I debut in M1) — Afghan-origin Swedish player
- Ajay Mundra — Indian-origin Swedish player
- Awais Ahmad, Saeed Ahmed — Pakistani-origin Swedish players
- Yatharth Chauhan — Indian-origin Swedish player (Chauhan is a North Indian surname)
Sweden’s recent form pre-series:
- Beat Isle of Man 2-0 in 2025 (IOM 78/10 chased in 10.5 ov in M1; IOM 114/10 chased in 14.3 ov in M2)
- Their 4 wins from last 5 T20Is heading into this series shows genuine tournament readiness
Sweden’s M3 challenge: Indonesia’s home conditions (Bali humidity, tropical bounce) should advantage the hosts as the series progresses. Sweden have already won twice — they now play with less pressure but must guard against complacency, especially in a first-innings bat where Indonesia’s home crowd and conditions could level the playing field.
Venue — Udayana Cricket Ground, Bali
The Udayana Cricket Ground is named after Udayana University in Denpasar, Bali. It is the primary cricket ground in the Indonesian province of Bali and one of the key grounds in Indonesian cricket development.
Statistical profile:
- Average first innings T20I score: 127 runs — consistently low-scoring ground
- Average second innings T20I score: 102 runs — significant drop suggests defending is easier
- Pitch type: “Fast & bounce” with pace bowling dominant — pace bowlers take significantly more wickets than spinners on this surface
- Both M1 (119/10 and 125/6) and M2 (125/9 and 127/6) have conformed exactly to this profile
What this means for M3: First-innings teams should target 120-130 as a competitive score. Teams batting second face a marginally easier pitch but must still navigate pace bowling in the first 6 overs. The toss may be decisive — winning and fielding first potentially gives the better of the surface.
Bali conditions: April in Bali is the transition from wet season to dry season. Mornings can be humid, with a morning pitch that may offer more seam movement than afternoon. The 8:30 AM local start means this is a morning match — conditions will likely be fresh and slightly dewy.
Head-to-Head Record — Indonesia vs Sweden
This is the first bilateral T20I series between these two nations. After 2 matches, Sweden lead 2-0. Every result in this series is creating new bilateral records. No historical data before April 7, 2026 exists.
Indonesia’s recent form (pre-series):
- Won 4 of their last 5 T20Is against Cambodia (CAM vs INA 2025) — suggesting they are competitive against comparable opposition
- Lost to Cambodia (CAM 150/4, INA 151/4 — a close 1-wicket win for INA) in M8 2025, showing they can win tight matches
Match Analysis — M3 Preview
Sweden are in control of this series at 2-0. Their bowling — led by Rahmani’s leg-spin variations and Zahid’s pace — has been superior to Indonesia’s in both matches. Their batting, while not dominant (chasing 119 in 19.3 overs in M1, and 125 in 16 overs in M2), has been efficient enough.
For Indonesia, the series is not mathematically lost — they have six matches remaining to recover (M3-M8). But winning today’s M3 is psychologically crucial. Two more defeats would create a 4-0 deficit that most home sides cannot recover from in an 8-match series.
Key questions for M3:
- Can Indonesia’s top 3 (Chaddha, Arta, Jegannathan) all score 25+ in the same innings?
- Can Dhanesh Shetty repeat or improve on his 3/17 from M2?
- Can Sami Rahmani take another 3+ wicket haul to put Indonesia under early pressure?
- Does the morning dew/pitch moisture give Indonesia’s pace bowlers (Anjar Tadarus, Ferdinando Banunaek) any early swing advantage?
Indonesia vs Sweden Prediction
- Predicted Winner: Sweden (62%)
Sweden are the better side based on M1 and M2 evidence — their bowling depth and batting efficiency give them the structural advantage.
However, Indonesia on their home ground with a motivated crowd, having analysed Sweden’s two performances, can absolutely win M3. The prediction reflects a genuine competitive match, not a foregone conclusion.
Fantasy Tips — INA vs SWE 3rd T20I
Captain: Sami Rahmani (SWE) — 4/16 in M1 POTM. Leg-spin on a pace-friendly surface; his wicket-taking ceiling is the highest in this series. Even in M2, his bowling shaped the middle overs. Vice-Captain: Kavin Neeraj/Chaddha (INA) — Series leading run-scorer (77 runs). As Indonesia’s most reliable batter, his batting in M3 is the determining factor for the host nation’s total. Differential: Gede Arta (INA) — POTM in M2 (46 runs) despite being on the losing side. At a lower price than Chaddha, his second consecutive big innings is the series differential that most users overlook.
Suggested XI: 5 INA, 6 SWE — balance the squad to reflect Indonesia’s genuine home advantage potential.
Broadcast: ESPNcricinfo live scorecard | Indonesian Cricket Association social media. This series is not mainstream broadcast but carries full T20I status.