Sweden's recent campaign shows a team caught between moments of dominance and narrow defeats. They have won three of their last six matches, but the losses carry a sharper sting - two came against Portugal by significant margins, and one by the finest of margins against Finland.
The Swedes opened their recent schedule with three consecutive defeats to Portugal. First came a tied match that Portugal settled in a one-over eliminator. Sweden then lost by 7 wickets with 14 balls unused, before falling by 12 runs in their third meeting. The pattern suggested a side struggling against a stronger opponent.
Yet Sweden showed they can still produce performances of substance. They dismantled Austria by 75 runs, a dominant display that offered a reminder of their capability. Against Finland they were equally convincing, winning by 9 wickets with 23 balls remaining - a chase completed with ease.
The Finland fixture that followed proved costly. Sweden lost by 1 wicket with 9 balls still in hand, a result that will have stung given how close they came. It reflects a team capable of both clinical victories and frustrating collapses, sometimes within the same sequence of matches. Consistency remains the challenge.
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From matches covered on Scoresque, not the team's full history.
Sweden156/10 (20) & 14/1 (1)
Portugal156/7 (20) & 21/0 (1)Match tied (Portugal won the one-over eliminator)
Sweden143/9 (20)Portugal144/3 (17.4)Portugal won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Sweden157/8 (20)Portugal169/8 (20)Portugal won by 12 runs
Sweden117/1 (11.1)
Finland116/10 (14.5)Sweden won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Sweden165/6 (20)
Austria90/10 (15)Sweden won by 75 runs
Finland108/9 (18.3)Sweden107/10 (19.3)Finland won by 1 wicket (with 9 balls remaining)
Sweden138/5 (17.5)
Norway137/9 (20)Sweden won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
