| 0.0 : It's time for the clash of the top teams of Group B, Canada and Oman. The Canadians, coming from a loss against Hong kong, would look to get back to winning ways and get closer to seal their ICC WT20 spot. Their bowling suffered a setback in the previous game and would want to make amends in this one. Oman, on the other hand, were brilliant beating Nigeria and going to the top of the points table. One more win would seal the deal for both the teams and Oman are going into this game as favorites. |
| Toss - Canada have won the toss and they choose to bat first. |
| Oman (PLAYING XI) - Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Aqib Ilyas, Aamir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood(C), Suraj Kumar(WK), Khurram Nawaz, Sandeep Goud, Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan. |
| Canada (PLAYING XI): Srimantha Wijeratne, Navneet Dhaliwal(C), Nitish Kumar, Nicholas Kirton, Abraash Khan, Ravinderpal Singh, Hamza Tariq(WK), Dillon Heyliger, Nikhil Dutta, Romesh Eranga, Jeremy Gordon. |
| Navneet Dhaliwal, the Canada captain, says they would like to bat first and look to defend that. Says that the pitch is looking good. Adds that this is a big ground and they will have to do a lot of running. On the competition heating up, Dhaliwal adds that they are playing a vital game today and would look to do well. |
| Zeeshan Maqsood, the Oman captain, he says that they would have bowled first. Adds That boys are doing the hard work and are playing good cricket. Hopes that they qualify for the World Cup. Adds that they played last time in 2016 in India. Would love to play in Australia too. |
| Pitch report - Niall O'Brien is there for the pitch report, he says that looking at the previous scores, the ball might skid of the surface. Adds that the average score on this pitch is 134. Bazid Khan joins him and he says that on this pitch, the batsmen will have to allow the ball to come onto the bat. |
| We are all set to begin! Navneet Dhaliwal and Srimantha Wijeyeratne make their way out to the middle. The Oman players are also making their way out. Fayyaz Butt to open the bowling. |
| 0.1 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Starts with a good length ball outside off, Srimantha defends it off the front foot towards the cover region. |
| 0.2 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Fullish delivery on middle, Srimantha pushes it back to the bowler who jumps and collects the ball with one hand. |
| 0.3 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Fullish delivery outside off, Srimantha drives this beautifully through mid off and takes three. Zeeshan Maqsood runs in from mid on and makes a sliding stop before it reaches the ropes. Canada are underway. |
| 0.4 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, Now Dhaliwal drives a full delivery towards the mid on region for a three. Maqsood runs after it again and makes another sliding stop before it reaches the ropes. Navneet is off the mark. |
| 0.5 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Back of a length delivery on off, Wijeyeratne looks to guide it to third man but it hits the top of the handle and rolls onto the pitch. |
| 0.6 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Short delivery outside off, Srimantha guides it to third man for a single. 7 runs have come off it. |
| Bilal Khan to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : B Khan to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Poor start from Bilal! Short and wide outside off, Srimantha rocks on his back foot and cuts it nicely towards the cover-point region for the first boundary of the game. |
| 1.2 : B Khan to S Wijeyeratne, BEATEN! Back of a length delivery outside off, Wijeyeratne looks to guide this to third man but fails to put any bat on it. |
| 1.3 : B Khan to S Wijeyeratne, Another good length ball outside off, Wijeyeratne once again looks to guide it to third man but is beaten yet again. Good comeback by Bilal after being hit for a boundary off the first ball. |
| 1.4 : B Khan to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Excellent shot! Bilal bowls a short delivery on the middle stump line. Wijeyeratyne rocks on his back foot and pulls it with disdain towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : B Khan to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Even better from Srimantha. Bilal bowls a full delivery outside off, Wijeyeratne drives it beautifully past the cover fielder for another boundary. |
| 1.6 : B Khan to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Just brilliant! Change in angle does not change the result for Bilal. Another full delivery outside off, Srimantha creams the cover drive towards the deep cover region for another boundary. Excellent over for Canada as 16 runs have come off it. |
| 2.1 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, On a length on middle, Dhaliwal flicks it towards the deep square leg region and takes a couple. The fielder comes around and cleans it up. |
| 2.2 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, Full delivery on middle, Navneet drives this well towards the bowler. Butt gets a hand on the ball as it rolls towards the stumps. The Oman players put in a stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| 2.3 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, Good length delivery on middle, Navneet flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes off for a single. |
| 2.4 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 2.5 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Slower delivery on the middle and leg stump, Wijeyeratne flicks it towards the short fine leg region and takes off for a single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end and hits but the Dhaliwal was well in. |
| 2.6 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, Full delivery on middle, Dhaliwal drives this beautifully down the ground but the bowler makes the stop and the ball rolls towards the cover region. |
| First change for Oman. Aamir Kaleem comes on to bowl. Fayyaz Butt has called for the physio as he hurt his hand in trying to stop the previous ball. |
| 3.1 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, Starts with a full delivery on middle, Srimantha defends it off the front foot back to the bowler. |
| 3.2 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, Flighted ball on middle, Srimantha comes down the track and flicks it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 3.3 : A Kaleem to N Dhaliwal, Flighted ball on off, Dhaliwal looks to work it towards the leg side but it goes off the inside half of his bat towards mid-wicket. The batters take a single. |
| 3.4 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, Floated ball on off, Srimantha looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge onto his pads and rolls towards the leg side for a single. The players appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| 3.5 : A Kaleem to N Dhaliwal, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 3.6 : A Kaleem to N Dhaliwal, Full delivery on middle, Dhaliwal pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4.1 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Short ball on off, Wijeyeratne looks to pull but does not time it well. It goes on the bounce to the mid on fielder. |
| 4.2 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Brilliantly played! Another short delivery on middle, Srimantha hangs on his back foot and pulls it hard towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Wijeyeratne is on a rampage here. |
| 4.3 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, NO BALL AND FOUR! Poor bowling this from Butt! Another short one on middle, Srimantha pulls it with disdain towards the deep mid-wicket region for another boundary. The fielder comes across and tries to make a stop but it deflects off his hand. The ball then rolls into the fence. A free hit will follow. |
| It's a FREE HIT! |
| FREE HIT CONTINUES! |
| F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, WIDE! Tries a bouncer on the short ball does Butt! Srimantha looks to pull it but misses. The ball is so high that it is wided. |
| F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Full delivery outside off, Wijeyeratne looks to drive but it goes off the edge towards the backward point region for another boundary. This is turning out to be an excellent over for Canada. |
| 4.4 : F Butt to S Wijeyeratne, Short ball outside off, Srimantha cuts it towards the backward point region for three. The fielder runs in from the third man region and cleans it up before it reaches the ropes. |
| 4.5 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, Driven towards the mid-off region. |
| 4.6 : F Butt to N Dhaliwal, Good length delivery on middle, Dhaliwal drives it towards the bowler. 17 runs have come from it. |
| 5.1 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, BEATEN! Flatter delivery outside off, Srimantha looks to cut it but gets beaten completely. Good bowling from Kaleem. |
| 5.2 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, Full delivery on the pads, Wijeyeratne looks to flick but gets beaten and the ball goes on to hit the pads. |
| 5.3 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Sciintillating shot from Srimantha! Short ball outside off, Wijeyeratne rocks on his back foot and cuts it towards the cover-point region for another boundary. 50 up for Canada. |
| 5.4 : A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, WIDE! Bowls a ball way down the leg side, Srimantha looks to flick it but fails to put any bat on it. It is wided. |
| A Kaleem to S Wijeyeratne, Loopy ball outside off, Wijeyeratne looks to flick it but gets an inside edge which goes just past the leg stump towards fine leg. The batters take three before the fielder can clean it up. |
| 5.5 : A Kaleem to N Dhaliwal, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.. |
| 5.6 : A Kaleem to N Dhaliwal, Flatter delivery outside off, Dhaliwal pushes it towards the off side for a single. 56 runs have come off the Powerplay. |
| Khawar Ali comes on now. |
| 6.1 : K Ali to N Dhaliwal, Starts with a flighted delivery on middle, Navneet pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 6.2 : K Ali to N Dhaliwal, Full delivery on off, Dhaliwal goes on his knees and sweeps it beautifully but straight to deep mid-wicket. The batters take a single. |
| 6.3 : K Ali to S Wijeyeratne, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 6.4 : K Ali to N Dhaliwal, OUT! BOWLED! Khawar Ali strikes! Flighted ball on middle, Navneet looks to slog it away but he fails to put any bat on it and it goes on to hit the top of off stump. Oman desperately needed the wicket. |
| Nitish Kumar is the new man in! |
| 6.5 : K Ali to N Kumar, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 6.6 : K Ali to N Kumar, Short ball outside off, Kumar cuts it towards the off side and takes a single. He gets off the mark with a single. |
| Zeeshan Maqsood the skipper to bowl now. |
| 7.1 : Z Maqsood to N Kumar, Short delivery outside off, Kumar punches it towards the cover region and takes a single. |
| 7.2 : Z Maqsood to S Wijeyeratne, Flighted delivery outside off, Wijeyeratne looks to defend it but it goes off the inside edge and towards fine leg. The batters cross for a single. |
| 7.3 : Z Maqsood to N Kumar, Flatter delivery on middle, Nitish flicks it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 7.4 : Z Maqsood to S Wijeyeratne, Full delivery outside off, Srimantha drives it uppishly but it goes on the bounce to the cover fielder. |
| 7.5 : Z Maqsood to S Wijeyeratne, Flighted ball on off, Srimantha looks to sweep it but it goes off the top edge towards fine leg. The batters take a single. |
| 7.6 : Z Maqsood to N Kumar, Driven through mid-off by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 8.1 : K Ali to N Kumar, Full delivery outside off, Kumar pushes it towards long off and crosses over for a single. |
| 8.2 : K Ali to S Wijeyeratne, Full delivery on the pads, Srimantha sweeps it nicely but straight to the fine leg fielder. No run. |
| 8.3 : K Ali to S Wijeyeratne, Punched off the backfoot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 8.4 : K Ali to N Kumar, Fullish delivery outside off, Kumar drives it to long off and takes another single. |
| 8.5 : K Ali to S Wijeyeratne, Full delivery outside off, Wijeyeratne drives it to the cover region for nothing. |
| 8.6 : K Ali to S Wijeyeratne, WIDE! Flighted delivery down the leg side, Wijeyeratne looks to flick it but fails to put any bat on it. |
| K Ali to S Wijeyeratne, FIFTY! A vital match and Srimantha has come back to form. Flatter delivery on middle, Srimantha flicks it towards the mid-wicket region and takes a single. It has been a good innings so far and he needs to continue for his team. |
| 9.1 : Z Maqsood to S Wijeyeratne, Short delivery outside off, Srimantha cuts it towards cover-point where the fielder misfields. The ball rolls past him allowing the batsmen to take two. |
| 9.2 : Z Maqsood to S Wijeyeratne, FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery on middle, Wijeyeratne comes down the track and flicks it uppishly towards between the deep mid-wicket and long on fence. The fielders was standing way inside the boundary line and should have been standing back to catch it. |
| 9.3 : Z Maqsood to S Wijeyeratne, OUT! CAUGHT! What a piece of catching from Aamir Kaleem! Full delivery outside off, Wijeyeratne drives this towards cover but does so uppishly. Aamir Kaleem dives to his left and takes an excellent catch. Brilliant innings comes to an end. |
| Nicholas Kirton Comes out to bat. |
| 9.4 : Z Maqsood to N Kirton, That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. |
| 9.5 : Z Maqsood to N Kirton, Full delivery on middle, Kirton defends it off the front foot. |
| 9.6 : Z Maqsood to N Kirton, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 10.1 : K Ali to N Kirton, BEATEN! Tossed up ball outside off, Kirton looks to work it to the leg side but the ball goes past the edge. |
| 10.2 : K Ali to N Kirton, Tossed up outside off, Kirton plays the reverse sweep but cannot find the placement right. The ball goes to backward point. |
| 10.3 : K Ali to N Kirton, FOUR! This time Kirton finds the placement right. Ali tosses one up outside off and Kirton reverse sweeps it fine past the backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : K Ali to N Kirton, Tossed up on pads, Kirton flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : K Ali to N Kumar, Tossed up outside off, Kumar drives it through covers. It is a long extra cover boundary so the ball stops inside the ropes to be fielded by the fielder. In the meanwhile the batsmen take three. |
| 10.6 : K Ali to N Kirton, Kirton flicks this tossed up ball on his pads to mid-wicket. |
| Mohammad Nadeem is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, Full delivery on off, Kumar drives it towards long on and takes off for a couple. The fielder from long on runs in and cleans it up. Excellent running though. |
| 11.2 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, LEG BYE! Good length delivery on the pads, Kumar looks to flick it but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. It was probably a bit high. The batters take a leg bye. |
| 11.3 : M Nadeem to N Kirton, Good length delivery on middle, Kirton looks to pull it but it hits him on the thigh pad off the inside edge and rolls towards fine leg for a single. |
| 11.4 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, Short delivery outside off, Kumar cuts it towards the deep cover region for another couple. |
| 11.5 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 11.6 : M Nadeem to N Kirton, On a length outside off, Kirton pushes it towards the cover region and takes off for a quick single. The fielder from cover has a shy at the stumps but misses. |
| 12.1 : K Ali to N Kirton, OUT! LBW! Innovation has brought about the downfall of Kirton! Khawar bowls a flighted delivery on off, Nicholas attempts a reverse sweep but fails to get any bat on it. It hits him on the pads. The Omani players put in a huge appeal and the umpire gives it out immediately. Ali gets his second wicket. |
| 0.0 : Ravinderpal Singh is the new man in. |
| 12.2 : K Ali to R Singh, Floated ball on off, Singh looks to defend it but it goes off the inside edge towards the mid-wicket region and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 12.3 : K Ali to N Kumar, Flatter delivery outside off, Kumar pushes it to cover off the back foot. |
| 12.4 : K Ali to N Kumar, Flighted delivery on off, Kumar defends it off the front foot towards the point region and takes a single. |
| 12.5 : K Ali to R Singh, The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads. |
| 12.6 : K Ali to R Singh, Flighted delivery on middle, Singh looks to flick it but it goes uppishly towards the bowler who collects it on the bounce. |
| 13.1 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, FOUR! What a shot from Kumar! Short ball on middle, Nitish moves towards the leg side and pulls it with disdain towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. Wonder why the Omani players are standing so inside the boundary fence. |
| 13.2 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, Full delivery on middle, Kumar pushes it to long on and takes off for a quick couple. Excellent running. |
| 13.3 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, Short ball outside off, Nitish punches this off the back foot and takes a single. |
| 13.4 : M Nadeem to R Singh, BOUNCER! Nadeem aims it the body of Kumar who does well to duck under it. |
| 13.5 : M Nadeem to R Singh, WIDE! Slower full delivery down the leg side, Singh lets it go. It is wided. |
| M Nadeem to R Singh, Full delivery on middle, Ravinderpal flicks it towards the square leg region and crosses over for a single. |
| 13.6 : M Nadeem to N Kumar, Fullish delivery outside off, Kumar pushes it to point for nothing |
| Aamir Kaleem is back into the attack. 2-0-12-0 his figures so far. |
| 14.1 : A Kaleem to R Singh, Dropped! Full ball on middle and off, Singh dances down the track and smashes it back towards the bowler. Kaleem tries to get both his hands to it but the ball goes through them through towards long off. |
| 14.2 : A Kaleem to R Singh, On the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.3 : A Kaleem to N Kumar, OUT! CAUGHT! A very good catch in the deep by Khurram Nawaz! Floated on middle and off, Nitish Kumar dances down the track and tries to heave it towards mid-wicket for a maximum. He does not get the perfect connection on this one and the ball lobs wide of long on. Khurram Nawaz runs across to his right and takes a good catch in the deep while keeping his balance to stay inside the field and not touch the boundary rope. Canada 4 down and Oman hunting for the 5th wicket |
| Abraash Khan is the next man in. |
| 14.4 : A Kaleem to R Singh, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot towards point. |
| 14.5 : A Kaleem to R Singh, On the pads, Singh flicks this one towards square leg for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Kaleem to A Khan, Down the leg side, Abraash Khan goes down on one knee and plays the paddle sweep towards fine leg. The fielder in the deep mops it up and the batters take three. He is off the mark with this. |
| 15.1 : Z Maqsood to A Khan, Tossed up on the pads, Khan flicks it to mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 15.2 : Z Maqsood to A Khan, Tossed up on off once again flicked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : Z Maqsood to R Singh, Tossed up on pads, Singh works it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.4 : Z Maqsood to A Khan, Tossed up outside off, Khan punches it off the back foot to the covers for a single. |
| 15.5 : Z Maqsood to R Singh, Tossed up on off, Singh plays it to long on and hares for a couple. |
| 15.6 : Z Maqsood to R Singh, Tossed up on off, Singh plays it to long on for a single. |
| 16.1 : A Kaleem to R Singh, Darts one fuller and just outside off, the batter flicks it towards square leg for one. |
| 16.2 : A Kaleem to A Khan, Brilliant fielding! Full, floated and way outside off. Abraash Khan does well to reach to that one and slaps it towards cover. Khawar Ali there dives to his right and saves at least a couple of runs for the team. The batters take a single. |
| 16.3 : A Kaleem to R Singh, Singh flicks this one towards mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 16.4 : A Kaleem to A Khan, Yorker by Kaleem, Abraash does well to dig it out. |
| 16.5 : A Kaleem to A Khan, Abraash pushes this one off the back foot towards long off for one. |
| 16.6 : A Kaleem to R Singh, Singh drives this one towards the cover region and takes a single to retain strike. |
| Bilal Khan comes back to bowl. His figures read 1-0-16-0. |
| 17.1 : B Khan to R Singh, Short of a length on off, Singh pulls this one towards square leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : B Khan to A Khan, On the pads of Abraash, he flicks this one with soft hands towards mid-wicket. The batters spot an opportunity for a second run and are quick to complete it. Good running. |
| 17.3 : B Khan to A Khan, Length ball outside off, Abraash looks to cut but misses the ball. |
| 17.4 : B Khan to A Khan, Another length ball outside off, Abraash again looks to cut but the ball goes off the outside edge towards third man. The batters take two. |
| 17.5 : B Khan to A Khan, This time Abraash times his cut shot well but it goes straight to the point fielder in the deep. The batters take one. |
| 17.6 : B Khan to R Singh, FOUR! Some relief for the Canada batters! Singh gets onto the back foot and pulls this length ball powerfully towards mid-wicket. The ball goes on the bounce and into the fence. |
| Zeeshan Maqsood to bowl now. |
| 18.1 : Z Maqsood to A Khan, Tossed up outside off, Khan comes down the track tob hoick it to the leg side. But gets it off the inside edge to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.2 : Z Maqsood to R Singh, Flatter one on off, Singh plays the pull to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.3 : Z Maqsood to A Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Sandeep Goud takes the catch in the deep and the 5th wicket is down for Canada! Floated on middle and off, Abraash gets down on one knee and looks to slog sweep it over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a maximum. He does not time it well and Goud in the deep takes an easy catch. Canada stumbling a bit here. |
| Hamza Tariq is the new man in. |
| 18.4 : Z Maqsood to R Singh, Tossed up on off, Tariq lofts it over covers for a couple. |
| 18.5 : Z Maqsood to R Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Goud again takes the catch. This dismissal is similar to the last one. Floated on middle, Maqsood looks to slog sweep it but hits it straight to Sandeep Goud who again takes an easy catch. Canada losing their way here after a good start. |
| Dillon Heyliger is the new man in. |
| 18.6 : Z Maqsood to H Tariq, The batsman has picked it early and slogged it through the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 19.1 : B Khan to H Tariq, Full toss wide outside off, smashed over covers for a single. |
| 19.2 : B Khan to D Heyliger, Fuller length and on pads, Heyliger lofts it over Mid on for a couple. |
| 19.3 : B Khan to D Heyliger, RUNOUT! A wicket in pursuit of runs. Heyliger lofts this fuller ball outside off over mid off. The batsmen cross for a single and they look for couple as the fielder from long off is late to get to the ball. The fielder from long off throws it straight to the keeper Suraj Kumar who disloges the bails to find Dilion Heyliger short of his crease. |
| Nikhil Dutta comes in now. |
| 19.4 : B Khan to N Dutta, RUNOUT! Second runout of the over. Khan bowls a length ball outside off, Dutta looks to run that down but fails to lay bat on ball. Dutta hares to the other end in search of a bye. Suraj Kumar behind the keeper collects the ball and scores a bulls eye to find the batsman short. Oman making a come back here. |
| Romesh Eranga walks in at no. 10. |
| 19.5 : B Khan to R Eranga, Driven towards the mid-off region. The batsmen pick up a single. |
| 19.6 : B Khan to N Dutta, RUNOUT! Third of the over. Fantastic over this has been for Oman. Khan bowls a yorker and Dutta just about squeezes it out to mid off. He soon runs to the other end. He wants a second too and calls his partner. But the fielder from long off throws the ball towards the bowler's end. The batsmen are stranded in the middle as the fielder dislodges the bails at the non-striker's end. CANADA FINISH WITH 144/9 on board. |
| What a comeback this has been by the Oman team. At one point it looked like Canada would easily cross the 160-run mark but they have been restricted to just 144 runs. |
| Canada started really well with Shrimantha Wijeyeratne came blazing out of the blocks. He hit 56 runs off 36 balls and gave the Canada innings the momentum it needed to push onto a big score. However, except for him no one scored many runs as Oman tightened the screws late in the game. The flow of runs stopped which put pressure on the Canada batters. |
| Skipper Zeeshan Maqsood was probably the pick of the bowlers for Oman as he picked up a 3-fer. He was also very well supported by Khawar Ali who picked up 2 wickets and being very cheap. |
| Khawar Ali is down for an interview. He states that his main was aim was to try to bowl wicket-to-wicket and bowl some variations. Adds that the whole team is working very hard along with the coaching staff. Says he is hoping that they will chase down this target. States that the Powerplay is very important for them in this chase. |
| So, will Oman chase this target down or will Canada keep them under check? Join us in a while to find out. |
| 0.0 : Welcome back for the chase. The target for Oman is 145 runs in 20 overs. Canadian players are out in the middle followed by the Omani opening pair of Jatinder Singh and Khawar Ali. Romesh Eranga to start for Canada with the ball. |
| 0.1 : R Eranga to J Singh, Length and on off, a bit of inward movement too. Singh looks to defend but gets it off the inside edge to mid-wicket for a single. Oman off the mark. |
| 0.2 : R Eranga to K Ali, Yorker length outside off, Ali looks to dig it out . He gets and inside edge on his pads. |
| 0.3 : R Eranga to K Ali, Length and on off, Ali drives it straight to covers. |
| 0.4 : R Eranga to K Ali, Length ball outside off, Ali looks to go over covers but gets an outside edge which goes to the vacant point region. |
| 0.5 : R Eranga to K Ali, FOUR! Length ball on off, Ali lofts it superbly over mid on for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : R Eranga to K Ali, Length and on off, Ali punches it to mid off. |
| Jeremy Gordon to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : J Gordon to J Singh, Shorter one on off, Singh looks to pull but gets it off the inside edge to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : J Gordon to J Singh, Length and on off, Singh flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.3 : J Gordon to K Ali, OUT! CAUGHT IN SLIPS! Wijayeyeratne takes the catch! Short of a length ball on off, it jags back in. Khawar Ali looks to pull it towards the leg side but gets an edge on it. The ball hits his bicep and deflects off it towards the first slip region where Wijayeyeratne takes a good catch. Oman lose their first wicket and an early breakthrough for Canada. |
| Aaqib Ilyas is the new man in. |
| 1.4 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, On the pads, Ilyas flicks it towards square leg and takes a single to get off the mark. |
| 1.5 : J Gordon to J Singh, Full ball outside off, Jatinder Singh looks to push it towards the off side but misses. |
| 1.6 : J Gordon to J Singh, Wide! Down the leg side, the batter looks to flick but misses. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| J Gordon to J Singh, Short of a length ball on middle and off, Jatinder looks to defend but the ball goes off the splice of the bat towards the off side. |
| 2.1 : R Eranga to A Ilyas, Length ball outside off, Aqib Ilyas looks to cut it but misses the ball. |
| 2.2 : R Eranga to A Ilyas, Length ball outside off, Ilyas cuts it towards point and takes a single. |
| 2.3 : R Eranga to J Singh, Jatinder Singh pushes this one towards mid off for a single. |
| 2.4 : R Eranga to A Ilyas, Wide! Way outside off, Ilyas goes after it but misses. Wide signalled by the umpire. |
| R Eranga to A Ilyas, On the pads, the batter works it towards square leg for a single. |
| 2.5 : R Eranga to J Singh, FOUR! Great shot by Jatinder! He comes down the track and slaps this length ball down the ground through mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : R Eranga to J Singh, FOUR! Full ball wide outside off, Jatinder this time plays a superb cover drive by getting down low and he carves this one to the fence. |
| 3.1 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, Length and on off, Aqib flicks it uppishly to mid-wicket where Abraash khan does well to keep the score to just two. |
| 3.2 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, SIX! What a hit. Gordon goes full and Aqib does well to slog it up and over deep square leg fence for the first six of the innings. |
| 3.3 : J Gordon to A Ilyas,Length and on off, Llyas drives it to mid off. The fielder there misfields. A couple taken. |
| 3.4 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, FOUR! Another slog sweep and four. Gordon bowls on a length and Ilyas slogs it to deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, Length and outisde off, Ilyas looks to cut but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 3.6 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, FOUR! A fruitful over for Oman. Ilyas flicks this length ball uppishly towards fine leg where the fielder at fine leg dives to stop it but fails to do so. The ball reaches the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| Dillon Heyliger is the new man into the attack. |
| 4.1 : D Heyliger to J Singh, FOUR! Short of a length ball on off, Jatinder Singh pulls it towards square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : D Heyliger to J Singh, On the pads, JS flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.3 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Length ball on middle and off, Ilyas gets a leading edge on it which goes towards point and the batters take one. |
| 4.4 : D Heyliger to J Singh, FOUR! Too short again outside off, Jatinder Singh pulls this one towards backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : D Heyliger to J Singh, Jatinder Singh plays a beautiful straight drive back towards the bowler. It hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The ball is collected by Dillon who has a shy at the striker's end as Singh tries to snatch a run but he misses. |
| 4.6 : D Heyliger to J Singh, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot towards square leg. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| Nikhil Dutta comes on to bowl now. |
| 5.1 : N Dutta to J Singh, On the pads of Jatinder, he flicks it towards square leg for one. |
| 5.2 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, FOUR! Floated just outside off, Ilyas lofts this one just over the mid off fielder. The ball clears him and races to the fence. Boundary signalled. |
| 5.3 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, FOUR! Great shot by Ilyas! Looking in fine form. Full and wide outside off, Ilyas makes room and lofts this one over the cover region now for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, FOUR! Action replay of the last delivery and another boundary results. Floated outside off, Ilyas lofts this one over covers again for another boundary. 50-run stand up with this shot. |
| 5.5 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, FOUR! Four in four! This time it is on the pads, Ilyas gets down on one knee and sweeps it towards backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, Ilyas punches this one powerfully towards the point fielder. 17 runs off the over. Brilliant over to end the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : D Heyliger to J Singh, FOUR! Full length ball on middle and off, Jatinder Singh lofts this one over mid-wicket and a boundary results. Pace or spin, doesn't matter for Oman right now. |
| 6.2 : D Heyliger to J Singh, On the pads of Jatinder Singh, he flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.3 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Length ball outside off, Ilyas rocks back and slams it towards the point region. The fielder in the deep, Abraash Khan dives to his left and saves a couple of runs for his team. |
| 6.4 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Full toss way outside off, this time Ilyas slams it towards the cover region but just a couple of runs. Misses out on one this time. |
| 6.5 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, On the pads, the batter works it towards square leg for one. |
| 6.6 : D Heyliger to J Singh, On the pads of Jatinder Singh, he flicks it towards mid-wicket for a couple. |
| Nitish Kumar comes on to bowl now. |
| 7.1 : N Kumar to A Ilyas, Ilyas punches this one off the back foot and takes a single. |
| 7.2 : N Kumar to J Singh, FOUR! On the pads, this one is a full toss. Jatinder Singh powerfully punches it towards long on for a boundary. Oman scoring runs for fun here. |
| 7.3 : N Kumar to J Singh, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 7.4 : N Kumar to J Singh, Outside off, Singh guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 7.5 : N Kumar to A Ilyas, Outside off again, Ilyas reverse sweeps this time towards third man for a single. |
| 7.6 : N Kumar to J Singh, Another one outside off, Jatinder Singh opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a couple. 9 runs off the over and Oman are cruising along. |
| Jeremy Gordon comes back on. His figures so far 2-0-21-1. |
| 8.1 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, Good length ball on middle and off, jagging back in. Ilyas misses his flick and is hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire. Maybe going down the leg side this one. |
| 8.2 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, Wide! Down the leg side. Aqib looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| J Gordon to A Ilyas, Beautiful shot! Wide outside off, Ilyas lofts this one over the cover fielder. The ball is going towards the fence but does not have the legs to reach it. The fielder in the deep mops it up and the batters take three. |
| 8.3 : J Gordon to J Singh, On the pads, Jatinder flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 8.4 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 8.5 : J Gordon to J Singh, On the pads, flicked uppishly towards deep square leg for one. |
| 8.6 : J Gordon to A Ilyas, 50 for Aqib Ilyas! What an innings this has been by him to give Oman control of the game. This one is on the pads, Aqib flicks it towards square leg for a single to bring up his half ton. |
| 9.1 : N Kumar to A Ilyas, Short of a length ball outside off, Ilyas looks to cut but is beaten. |
| 9.2 : N Kumar to A Ilyas, Pushed towards the cover fielder this one. No runs taken. |
| 9.3 : N Kumar to A Ilyas, Short of a length, Ilyas pushes this one towards cover off the back foot for a single. 100 up for Oman. |
| 9.4 : N Kumar to J Singh, FOUR! Reverse swept! Floated outside off, Jatinder gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps it through the gully region for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : N Kumar to J Singh, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 9.6 : N Kumar to A Ilyas, Ilyas punches this one off the back foot towards cover for one. |
| Dillon Heyliger comes back on. His figures read 2-0-23-0. |
| 10.1 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Yorker by Dillon to start with. Ilyas does well to dig it out. The ball rolls towards long on for one. |
| 10.2 : D Heyliger to J Singh, FOUR! What a drive! Full ball just outside off, Jatinder creams it through the cover region for a boundary. 100-run stand up between these two. |
| 10.3 : D Heyliger to J Singh, Short delivery on middle and leg, Singh pulls this one towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Yorker again and again the batter does well to keep it out. |
| 10.5 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Length ball just outside off, Ilyas looks to pull but gets a bottom edge on that one. The ball rolls towards the keeper. |
| 10.6 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, FOUR! And that's a No Ball for height too! Heyliger bowls a beamer outside off, Ilyas gets his bat to it and the ball races towards point. The fielder in the deep puts in a dive but the ball goes underneath him and into the fence. Poor fielding this. |
| FREE HIT TIME! Can Oman capitalise on it. |
| D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Free hit for Ilyas but he cannot make full use of it as he hits it straight to mid-wicket. |
| Bowling change. |
| 11.1 : N Dutta to J Singh, Tossed up on pads, Singh flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.2 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, WIDE! Dutta goes down leg side. Ilyas looks to pull but fails to lay bat on ball. Wide signalled. |
| N Dutta to A Ilyas, Tossed up on off, Aqib flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.3 : N Dutta to J Singh, FOUR! Short and well outside off, Singh cuts it powerfully through point for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : N Dutta to J Singh, Tossed up on pads, Singh works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 11.5 : N Dutta to A Ilyas, Tossed up on off, Ilyas punches this off his back foot for a single. |
| 11.6 : N Dutta to J Singh, Tossed up on pads, Singh flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.1 : D Heyliger to J Singh, SIX! WHAT A FLICK! On the pads of Dillon, Jatinder just nonchalantly flicks it towards the mid-wicket region. There is no one in the deep but it would not have mattered as the ball clears the fence. Pure timing! |
| 12.2 : D Heyliger to J Singh, On the pads, Jatinder works it towards square leg for a run. |
| 12.3 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Length ball down the leg side, Ilyas looks to paddle but misses this one. It goes over the leg pole so no wide signalled. |
| 12.4 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, Ilyas hits this good length ball straight down the ground. Heyliger brings his foot in the way and the ball deflects off it towards cover. The batters take a single. |
| 12.5 : D Heyliger to J Singh, Singh flicks this one towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.6 : D Heyliger to A Ilyas, OUT! LBW! A fantastic and match-winning innings comes to an end as Aqib Ilyas is dismissed. Ilyas shuffles across and looks to work this full length ball towards fine leg. He misses his flick and is hit on the pads. He is caught right in front of the stumps and the umpire straightaway raise his finger. |
| Zeeshan Maqsood the skipper walks out to finish the innings. |
| 13.1 : N Dutta to J Singh, Jatinder Singh flicks this one towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : N Dutta to Z Maqsood, Loud appeal turned down by the umpire! Dutta floats this around leg, Maqsood looks to sweep but misses. He is hit on the pads and the Canadian players appeal but the umpire is unmoved. |
| 13.3 : N Dutta to J Singh, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 13.4 : N Dutta to Z Maqsood, Maqsood rocks onto the back foot and pushes this one towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : N Dutta to J Singh, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 13.6 : N Dutta to J Singh, Jatinder Singh dances down the track, converting this one into a full toss. He flicks this one towards mid-wicket for a couple. |
| Jeremy Gordon comes back on. 3-0-29-1 his figures so far. |
| 14.1 : J Gordon to Z Maqsood, Wide! Way outside off, Maqsood goes after it but misses. Wided by the umpire. |
| J Gordon to Z Maqsood, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 14.2 : J Gordon to Z Maqsood, Maqsood pushes this one towards cover and takes a single. |
| 14.3 : J Gordon to J Singh, Full length ball on middle, Jatinder Singh flicks this one towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : J Gordon to Z Maqsood, Maqsood tries to play at this length ball but is completely beaten! |
| 14.5 : J Gordon to Z Maqsood, FOUR! OMAN BEAT CANADA BY 8 WICKETS! Length ball wide outside off, skipper Maqsood slashes at this one and the ball races to the fence just like Oman has raced towards this total. A boundary is signalled by the umpire. |
| Oman have chased down the target of 145 runs with 31 balls to spare and this has rubber stamped their place for the first group stage of the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup. |
| The innings for Oman started with a bit of a scare as they lost the wicket of Khawar Ali in just the second over. However, from there on, Aqib Ilyas and Jatinder Singh took charge of the game. They made a 126-run stand at a blistering pace and knocked Canada out of the game. Aqib Ilyas and Jatinder Singh both made their half tons and took them to the brink of victory before Ilyas had to depart. However, skipper Zeeshan Maqsood came to the crease and finished things off to make sure Oman win the |
| The Canada bowling was toothless and no one could do much to stop the Omani onslaught. Their bowlers were smashed all over the park and none of the bowlers had an economy of even under eight. Jeremy Gordon took the wicket of Ali early on but the next wicket arrived too late for Canada. |
| Earlier in the day, Srimantha Wijeyeratne set Canada on course to a huge total but they stumbled in the end as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Khawar Ali and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood were the star performers for Oman as they piled the pressure late on in the innings. |
| Man of the Match, Jatinder Singh, says that they were looking to play each ball as it came and not look too far forward. Adds that he and Aqib Ilyas were regularly chatting in the middle and that they were looking at breaking the target down in small totals and achieve them. |
| Canada skipper, Navneet Dhaliwal, says that credit goes to the Oman batters in the way they played. Does not discredit his bowlers but instead gives credit to the opposition in the way they approached the game. On being asked about Saad Bin Zafar's injury, the skipper informs that he cannot bat still as he is just 60-65 percent fit. On their match with UAE, Navneet adds that, they will be taking a day off, come back together and will start fresh. |
| Oman skipper, Zeeshan Maqsood, says that the bowler's are doing a good job. Further adds that they needed a good knock from the batters today and they played brilliantly. Says that if the bowlers do their job the batters have to do their job as well. States that even though they have qualified for the next round, the team will not be taking anything lightly and play with all their efforts in the next match. |
| That is it from today then. Oman have qualified for the next round of the T20 World Cup but the next question is, who will be the other teams to join them? Join us on Saturday for the match between Ireland and Nigeria which starts at 1000 Local (0600 GMT). Till then, cheers and take care! |
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