sports desk59 minutes ago
- copy link
Oman is out of the race for Super-8 in the World Cup. The team lost its first three matches in the group stage. At the same time, Scotland has reached the top of the table with the win and 5 points. Scotland’s win against Oman puts England’s Super-8 spot in danger.
In the 20th match of the World Cup, Oman’s match was played against Scotland at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium in Antigua. On Sunday night, Oman won the toss and decided to bat first, scoring 150 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Scotland chased the target by losing 3 wickets in 13.1 overs.
A look at the points table…
Only the top-2 teams of each group will enter the next stage i.e. Super-8. Scotland has come at number one. His last match is against Australia. If Australia wins this match, its place will be confirmed. At the same time, even if Scotland loses, its chances will depend on England. Scotland have already registered a big win against Oman in 13 overs to stay safe.
England has played 2 matches. One was a draw and one was lost. With this the team has 1 point. Even if they win the next 2 matches, the team will have only 5 points equal to Scotland. If Australia beats Scotland, England will have to win both the matches by big margins.
Oman’s innings: Great game in powerplay, middle order disappointed
Pratik Athawale and Naseem Khushi opened for Oman. The team batted brilliantly in the first three overs. However, Naseem Khushi gave away the wicket for 10 runs on the fifth ball of the third over.
After this, Prateek stood firm at one end and Oman’s wickets kept falling at the other end. Captain Aqib Ilyas was out after scoring 16 runs, Zeeshan Maqsood after scoring 3 runs, Khalid Kail after scoring 5 runs. Prateek also got out in the 16th over after scoring 54 runs.
Ayan Khan came and strengthened the team. He scored 41 runs while remaining unbeaten. Shakeel Ahmed remained on the pitch with him after scoring 3 runs.
Great bowling by Scotland
All the bowlers of Scotland bowled brilliantly. Safyaan Sharif took 2 wickets. Whereas, Mark Watt, Brad Wheel, Chris Soul and Chris Greaves got 1-1 success.
Scotland’s innings: Excellent batting, Munsey-McMullen reached the target quickly
Scotland had a good start to chase 151 runs. The team scored 50 runs losing 1 wicket in 6 overs of powerplay. George Munsey scored 41 runs on 20 balls. Brandon McMullen, who came to bat after the first wicket, played an explosive innings and won the match. He scored 61 runs on 31 balls. McMullen hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in the innings.
Bilal Khan, Aaqib Ilyas and Mehran Khan got 1-1 wicket for Oman.
turning point
The 00 run partnership between George Munsey and McMullen on 00 balls was the turning point of the match. Both of them did not let Oman lose the match by scoring runs at a fast pace.
fighter of the match
Oman’s batsman Prateek Athawale was the fighter of the match. While opening the match, he played an innings of 54 runs. He remained at the crease for 15 overs and kept scoring runs from one end.
Playing eleven of both the teams
Oman: Naseem Khushi, Prateek Athawale (wicket-keeper), Aaqib Ilyas (captain), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mehran Khan, Rafiullah, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah and Bilal Khan.
Scotland: George Munsey, Charlie Tear, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Soul, Safyaan Sharif and Brad Wheal.
