Oman’s scintillating bowling display, followed by a composed batting chase sealed the deal as they beat the United Arab Emirates by four wickets and with 155 balls to spare in the 46th match of the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match in Al Amerat. (More Cricket News)
Oman, opting to field first, dismantled UAE, bowling them out for just 86. Shakeel Ahmed was the star of the show as he picked up five wickets, giving away just 23 runs in his quota of ten overs.
While on the other hand, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivatsav, and Muzahir Raza picked up the rest.
Coming to the chase, Oman were in a bit of a bother with their top 3 batters not able to notch up more than eight runs collectively.
However, composed knocks from Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza took them over the line, despite them losing six wickets.
Toss Update
Earlier on in the day, Oman won the toss and opted to bowl first against United Arab Emirates.
UAE Vs Oman: Playing XIs
Oman (Playing XI): Jatinder Singh(c), Ashish Odedara, Wasim Ali, Hammad Mirza(w), Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Shakeel Ahmed, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastava, Muzahir Raza
United Arab Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem, Aryansh Sharma, Vriitya Aravind(w), Vishnu Sukumaran, Rahul Chopra(c), Basil Hameed, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Rahul Bhatia, Junaid Siddique
UAE Vs Oman: ODI Head-To-Head
The United Arab Emirates and Oman have faced each other 9 times in ODIs. Out of these, UAE have won 3 matches, while Oman have won 5 times. One match ended in a tie.
UAE Vs Oman: Full Squads
Oman Squad: Jatinder Singh(c), Ashish Odedara, Wasim Ali, Hammad Mirza(w), Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava, Jay Odedra, Muzahir Raza, Karan Sonavale, Ahmad Faiz, Shoaib Khan, Pratik Athavale, Khalid Kail
United Arab Emirates Squad: Tanish Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind(w), Vishnu Sukumaran, Rahul Chopra(c), Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Rahul Bhatia, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Jawadullah, Omid Rahman
