Hammaz Mirza's patient fifty guided Oman to a three-wicket victory over Netherlands in the first T20I match between the two teams at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat Wednesday, November 13.(More Cricket News)
Oman captain Jatinder Singh had earlier won the toss and elected to field first.
Oman Vs Netherlands 1st T20I Playing XIs:
Netherlands (Playing XI): Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Scott Edwards(w/c), Noah Croes, Colin Ackermann, Teja Nidamanuru, Bas de Leede, Timm van der Gugten, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe
Oman (Playing XI): Ashish Odedara, Jatinder Singh(c), Hammad Mirza(w), Mohammad Nadeem, Wasim Ali, Aamir Kaleem, Muzahir Raza, Samay Shrivastava, Shakeel Ahmed, Siddharth Bukkapatnam, Sufyan Mehmood
Oman bowlers rocked the Netherlands top order with Muzahir Raza picking up three wickets in the powerplay. The Dutch were rescued by thirties from Colin Ackermann and Noah Croes. Ultimately, Netherlands managed to reach 137/7 in their 20 overs.
Chasing 138, Oman too had a poor start as they lost their top four within the powerplay. Wicket-keeper Hammad Mirza then raised a crucial 76-run stand with Sufyan Mehmood for the fifth wicket. Reloef van der Merwe struck twice in the 19th over to delay Oman's win but on the first ball of the final over, Oman crossed the target and won the match by three wickets.
Mirza scored 62 not out from 47 balls to take Oman over the line. van der Merwe picked up three wickets for Netherlands.
