Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
46 | 6 Runs | OMA: 228/5 | RR: 4.95

  • Mohammad Nadeem50 (57b)
  • Shoaib Khan52 (70b)
  • Zahoor Khan8-0-33-0
  • Aayan Afzal Khan8-0-48-1

A few wobbles here and there but Oman complete a rather comfortable win. Oman have in-form players and will be keen to take on Sri Lanka. UAE will need to do some soul searching after their losses before they take on Scotland. Scotland, who through a French cut from Michael Leask, have just beaten Ireland by one wicket in an absolute thriller. For now, it's goodbye from me, Ekanth, on behalf of Abhimanyu and Sudeep. Take care.

Zeeshan Maqsood, Oman captain: The way the boys are playing, we are happy. They are putting so much in all departments, our preparation's been great, players are taking responsibility and that's been the key. The way Aqib and Shoaib batted was key. Later on Ayaan and Nadeem played well. When Shoaib came off and I played a bad shot, there was pressure. But on that track, if you get set bowlers can't get you out. We have games against Sri Lanka and Scotland, we need to play well and carry that confidence forward.

Muhammad Waseem, UAE captain: To be honest, we started well but didn't bowl well in the middle overs. We aimed for 260-270 with the bat, wicket was slow. We were going well but collapsed in the middle, Ayaan finished well. Pitch was the same in the second innings, we had to be more disciplined with the ball and in the field. Our spinners bowled okay but Aayan and Nadeem played well.

Shoaib Khan, POTM: It was a good toss to win. We executed our plans very nicely. The wicket was same in both innings. Our plan was simple: to stay in as long as possible and rotate strike when spinners bowl. I had cramps. My partner Aqib gave me good support, told me to stay in the crease and that'll take us to the win

Shubham: "UAE on the verge of getting eliminated by back to back losses. "

Asif Inzamam : "How is both batsman on 50 but the partnership is 30?" Shoaib had retired hurt earlier

4:35pm: Oman come up trumps after being challenged in a chase that wobbled in the middle overs. Shoaib Khan had to retire hurt due to cramps but Mohammad Nadeem and Ayaan Khan defied UAE with a run-a-ball 76-run partnership. UAE did well in patches in the second innings, Junaid Siddique got wickets with the new ball, Jay Odedra - the pick of the bowlers - made repeated dents in the middle overs, and Ayaan Khan maintained decent control but it wasn't enough.

45.6
1
Zahoor Khan to Mohammad Nadeem, 1 run, Steered to deep-backward point to complete the game. Oman go two in two and now top the table in Group B. It was on a length and wide, Nadeem freed his arms and as soon as he hit it, the Oman players and support staff went up in cheers
45.5
2
Zahoor Khan to Mohammad Nadeem, 2 runs, Heaves the length ball after reaching out. Doesn't middle it but gets it over mid-on, cheers go up among the team-mates but the fielder goes back and keeps it to two
45.4
1b
Zahoor Khan to Shoaib Khan, 1 bye, Bouncer over leg stump, ducked under. Aravind fumbles and the ball almost goes onto the helmet, which could've ended the game via penalties. But the keeper kept it in
45.3
0
Zahoor Khan to Shoaib Khan, no run,
45.2
1
Zahoor Khan to Mohammad Nadeem, 1 run, Bouncer is pulled. Top edge takes it in the air to deep square leg, fielder runs across but is able to get it only on the bounce
45.1
1
Zahoor Khan to Shoaib Khan, 1 run, Back of length at the chest, jumps up and clips it to deep square leg

Just one hit away. Over at the Queens Sports Club, Ireland have finally gotten the eighth wicket against Scotland. 49 now needed off 26, going down to the wire, check it out

END OF OVER:
45 | 15 Runs | OMA: 222/5 (6 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.93, RRR: 1.20)

  • Mohammad Nadeem46 (54b)
  • Shoaib Khan51 (67b)
  • Aayan Afzal Khan8-0-48-1
  • Zahoor Khan7-0-28-0
44.6
0
Aayan Afzal Khan to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, Punches the length ball outside off to the bowler's left
44.6
5w
Aayan Afzal Khan to Mohammad Nadeem, 5 wides, Length ball down leg, beats Nadeem's flick and Aravind's gloves. Goes fine for five wides

Oman 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7Jatinder SinghKH Prajapati
2nd7Jatinder SinghAqib Ilyas
3rd100Aqib IlyasShoaib Khan
4th2Zeeshan MaqsoodShoaib Khan
4th6Mohammad NadeemZeeshan Maqsood
5th76Mohammad NadeemAyaan Khan
6th30Mohammad NadeemShoaib Khan

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Super Six
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33060.91
NED32140.662
SCOT32140.215
WI3122-0.091
ZIM3122-0.748
OMA3030-1.087
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM44082.241
NED43160.669
WI42240.525
NEP4132-1.171
USA4040-2.164
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL44083.047
SCOT43160.54
OMA4224-1.221
IRE4132-0.061
UAE4040-2.249