| 0.0 : Update - Bangladesh have steamrolled PNG by 84 runs to qualify for the Super 12. This game between Oman and Scotland is now a straight knockout and the winning team will book the last spot available in Group B. |
| This is the last game of Group B and Oman in the first game of this group got off to a thumping start as they beat Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets. In the next game, however, against a stronger opponent Bangladesh, they went down by 26 runs. Scotland, on the other hand, will be high on confidence as they beat Bangladesh in their opening encounter and followed it up with another win against Papua New Guinea. Oman have a superior net run rate than Scotland while the Scottish team has been unbeatab |
| ... MATCH DAY ⦠|
| Hello and a very warm welcome to this crucial Group B encounter between Oman and Scotland. Scotland are coming into this game on the back of winning both their earlier matches in the tournament. Oman, on the other hand, started their campaign with a win but suffered a heartbreaking loss in their second game. The group is still wide open and three teams are in with a chance to advance into the next round. A win here for any of these two sides will see them through to the next round. Will it be Om |
| Toss - Zeeshan Maqsood and Kyle Coetzer are in the middle. The former flips the coin, Kyle Coetzer calls wrongly and OMAN ELECT TO BAT! |
| Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (C), Matthew Cross (WK), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Brad Wheal, Safyaan Sharif (In place of Alasdair Evans). |
| Kyle Coetzer, the skipper of Scotland, says this is a good pitch and they are happy to chase. Adds that they have a real belief to win and coming into this type of tournament, they try to give their best. Informs that Safyaan Sharif comes in for Alasdair Evans. |
| Zeeshan Maqsood, the skipper of Oman, says that they will bat first today and will look to post a good total and defend. Adds that the pitch will play a bit differently in the second innings and there might be some spin as well and they'll look to put runs on the board. Mentions that they have a couple of changes in the XI - Suraj Kumar and Khawar Ali come in for Kaleemullah and Ayaan Khan. |
| 0.1 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Oman are away with a single. Brad Wheal delivers it on a length, angling in and shaping away, Aqib Ilyas pushes inside the line and edges it down to third man for one. |
| 0.2 : Kashyap Prajapati walks out at number 3. |
| 0.3 : Brad Wheal to Kashyap Prajapati, Back of a length, around middle and leg, Kashyap Prajapati tries to tuck it around but misses. It takes his thigh pad and runs down towards fine leg. They take a leg bye. |
| 0.2 : Brad Wheal to Jatinder Singh, OUT! Big mix-up and Jatinder Singh, the star batsman, is run out. Brad Wheal serves it full and on middle, Singh bunts it down towards mid on and comes running forward for a single. Aqib though initially responds but then is ball-watching. Jatinder, meanwhile, keeps on running and has almost reached the other end. Mark Watt collects the ball and throws it to the keeper who takes the bails off. A big setback for the home team. |
| 0.4 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Angling in from a length around middle, Aqib Ilyas flicks it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, SIX! High and handsome! Brad Wheal is a bit too straight in his line, on a length and angling down, Aqib Ilyas brings his strong wrists into play and dumps it over the long leg fence for a maximum. |
| 0.6 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Serves it on a length around off, shaping back in to cramp the batsman, Ilyas defends it back from the back foot. End of a successful first over for Scotland. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? It is Josh Davey. |
| 1.1 : Josh Davey to Kashyap Prajapati, Shout for an lbw! Not given. Josh Davey slants in a full ball on middle and leg, angling down further, Kashyap Prajapati tries to flick but misses. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal but the finger stays down. Missing leg, perhaps. |
| 1.2 : Josh Davey to Kashyap Prajapati, Again the line from Davey is quite straight, Kashyap tucks it behind square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 1.3 : Josh Davey to Kashyap Prajapati, Fuller and around off, Kashyap Prajapati strides forward and pushes it with a straight bat to mid off. |
| 1.4 : Josh Davey to Kashyap Prajapati, Angles it in around off, on a length and straightening a touch, Kashyap Prajapati pushes it with gentle hands towards mid off and pinches a single. |
| 1.5 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, Fuller and around off, Aqib Ilyas uses the angle of the bowler and helps it towards mid on. Looks for a run but it's not available. |
| 1.6 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, Fractionally short and around off, Ilyas goes back inside the crease and steers it past the diving backward point fielder for a run. A tidy first two overs by Scotland. |
| 2.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Another miscommunication but no harm done. Fuller and around off, angling in, Aqib Ilyas smashes it down to mid off and looks for a run. His partner is loud and clear in sending him back. The fielder had misfielded slightly but it's a good option not to take any risk at this stage. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Safyaan Sharif is into the attack. |
| 2.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Around off, angling in, Aqib opens the face of his bat and guides it to third man for a single. |
| 2.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Kashyap Prajapati, Fullish and on off, Kashyap Prajapati presses forward and pushes it confidently to covers. |
| 2.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Kashyap Prajapati, Two dots now. Safyaan Sharif lands it on a good length and gets it to jag back in, Kashyap Prajapati tries to defend from the back foot but misses. It pings him on the back thigh pad and falls inside the flap of his pad. |
| 2.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Kashyap Prajapati, OUT! The second one is down for Oman as Kashyap Prajapati is caught at mid off. Two dot balls and the pressure was building on Prajapati. He tries to cut loose by attacking a length ball outside off. Kashyap Prajapati attempts to power it over the leg side but only manages a big top edge towards mid off. George Munsey collects the catch safely inside the ring. |
| 2.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Mohammad Nadeem, A bit short and on middle, moving back in, Mohammad Nadeem tries to defend but it takes the inner edge and rolls to backward square leg. They cross. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Nadeem is the new man in. |
| 2.6 : Brad Wheal changes the ends now. |
| 3.1 : Brad Wheal to Mohammad Nadeem, Brad Wheal delivers it a touch short around off, Mohammad Nadeem goes on his back foot and turns it behind square leg for one. |
| 3.2 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, On a good length, around middle and leg, Aqib Ilyas gets back and eases it through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 3.3 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Fuller and on off, at 133 kph, Aqib Ilyas flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 3.4 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 3.5 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Fuller and on off, it's driven back towards the bowler. Brad Wheal jumps to collect it on one bounce but only manages to deflect it to mid on. |
| 3.6 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, Fullish and on off, angling in, Aqib Ilyas pushes it with soft hands to mid off and scampers across to the other end. |
| Josh Davey is back into the attack now. Went for 4 runs in his first over. |
| 4.1 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, FOUR! Off the inner half. Josh Davey delivers it on a length around middle and leg, Aqib Ilyas gets across to whip it through mid-wicket but the ball takes the inside edge and speeds down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, Slower delivery, full and angling down the leg side at 124 kph, Ilyas fails to flick and it goes off his pads to fine leg. They take a leg bye. |
| 4.3 : Josh Davey to Mohammad Nadeem, On a length around middle, Mohammad Nadeem closes the face of the bat and works it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, SIX! Aqib Ilyas loves his shots off the pads. Josh Davey serves one on the leg stump line, Aqib Ilyas picks it up and dumps it behind square leg for a maximum. |
| 4.5 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, Big swing and a miss! Full in length and outside off at 124 kph, Aqib Ilyas throws his bat at it but fails to make any connection. |
| 4.6 : Josh Davey to Aqib Ilyas, Back of a length, close to off, moving back in, Aqib Ilyas stays back and chops it down towards covers for a single. 13 from the over, a good one for Oman. |
| 5.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Fuller and around off, Aqib Ilyas plays late but still finds the fielder at backward point. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Safyaan Sharif is back on. |
| 5.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Two dots now. Shortish and close to off, Ilyas goes back to pull but mistimes it towards mid on. |
| 5.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Play and a miss! Short in length, around off, Aqib Ilyas steps back to make room and then slam it over the off side but misses. Three dots. Pressure. |
| 5.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Serves it on a good length and around off, Aqib Ilyas hangs back and guides it past the diving backward point fielder. They collect two runs. |
| 5.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, FOUR! Shot! Fuller in length around off, at 133 kph, Aqib Ilyas attacks it in his zone and smacks it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, Beaten! On a length and outside off, at 129 kph, Aqib Ilyas sticks back to play the square cut but misses. At the end of the Powerplay, Oman are 37/2. |
| 6.1 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, Uppish but safe. Tossed up, around off and Mohammad Nadeem drives it through covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Mark Watt is into the attack. |
| 6.2 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, Angled into middle and this is nudged to short mid-wicket. |
| 6.3 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, Watt pushes this one through quicker and on off. Aqib Ilyas goes back into his crease to keep it out. |
| 6.4 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, Fullish ball, on off and eased down to long off for a run. |
| 6.5 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, Flatter one, around off and gently pushed towards the cover region. |
| 6.6 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, Full and sliding onto leg stump, Nadeem works it to wide long on for a run. Just the three singles off the over. |
| Change in bowling. Chris Greaves is into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Chris Greaves to Mohammad Nadeem, Greaves starts off with a half-tracker, outside off. Nadeem pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Chris Greaves to Aqib Ilyas, On a length, around off. Ilyas leans forward and strokes it to long off for a run. |
| 7.3 : Chris Greaves to Mohammad Nadeem, That one bounced a bit extra. Flatter delivery, around off, Nadeem looks to cut but gets beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 7.4 : Chris Greaves to Mohammad Nadeem, A slider on off stump, Nadeem pushes it down the ground for another one at long on. |
| 7.5 : Chris Greaves to Aqib Ilyas, Full and straight, Ilyas drives it through mid on and collects a run. |
| 7.6 : Chris Greaves to Mohammad Nadeem, Full, on off and skidding across the surface. Mohammad Nadeem manages to keep it out back towards the bowler. |
| 8.1 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, Shorter length, on the stumps, Aqib Ilyas gets back and pushes it to extra cover. |
| 8.2 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, FOUR! Fires it full and around leg, Aqib picks it up and whips it over backward square leg. The ball drops safely in the deep, Greaves comes rushing across to his right from deep mid-wicket but overruns and then slips. The ball sneaks past and finds the fence. |
| 8.3 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, Fuller, on off, Aqib Ilyas pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Mark Watt to Aqib Ilyas, Is that dropped? Floated one, full and around leg, Aqib Ilyas gets down to sweep but it takes the top edge. The ball loops towards short fine leg where the fielder jumps but it probably brushes his fingertips and goes behind. A single is taken. |
| 8.5 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, Flatter, on off, Mohammad Nadeem blocks it off the front foot. |
| 8.6 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, Fuller, on off, Mohammad Nadeem pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 9.1 : Michael Leask to Mohammad Nadeem, Flatter one, on the pads. Nadeem flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Michael Leask to bowl now. |
| 9.2 : Michael Leask to Aqib Ilyas, Quicker one, on middle and angled across. Ilyas gets low and paddles it straight to backward square leg. |
| 9.3 : Michael Leask to Aqib Ilyas, OUT! Aqib Ilyas departs! Big wicket for Scotland. Fuller delivery, on off, Aqib Ilyas looks to get under it and launch it down the ground. But fails to get enough timing on that one. In the end, the ball goes straight into the hands of Munsey at long off. He takes a fine catch. |
| 9.4 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Ohh... turn and bounce! Flatter, on a length, Zeeshan Maqsood looks to defend it but the ball misses the outside edge of his blade. |
| 9.5 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Fuller, on the pads, Zeeshan Maqsood clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.6 : Michael Leask to Mohammad Nadeem, Fuller, on off, Mohammad Nadeem drives it to sweeper cover for one. End of a successful over by Michael Leask. |
| 9.3 : DRINKS! An excellent passage of play for Scotland. As Oman were finding their way back, the Scottish team has scalped another wicket, that too of Aqib Ilyas, the star batsman, and kept things under their control. Oman need someone to stay in the middle for a long time and help them post a challenging total. Also, Zeeshan Maqsood walks out to bat. |
| 10.1 : Brad Wheal to Mohammad Nadeem, SIX! Smoked! A length ball, on middle. Mohammad Nadeem stands tall and swings freely across the line as the ball sails over the mid-wicket fence. A much-needed maximum for the home side. |
| 0.0 : Brad Wheal (2-0-11-0) is back into the attack. |
| 10.2 : Brad Wheal to Mohammad Nadeem, Good-length ball, around off. Nadeem gently nudges it towards the mid on region and picks up a run. |
| 10.3 : Brad Wheal to Zeeshan Maqsood, FOUR! All the pressure which the spinners had created, has now been released. Fuller delivery, on off and Zeeshan Maqsood picks the length early and thumps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Brad Wheal to Zeeshan Maqsood, Length again, this time it's angled in on the hips. Maqsood flicks it around the corner and rotates the strike. Smart batting. |
| 10.5 : Brad Wheal to Mohammad Nadeem, On off and defended back off the front foot by Mohammad Nadeem. |
| 10.6 : Brad Wheal to Mohammad Nadeem, Back of a length, on middle. Nadeem hangs back and dabs it down towards the mid-wicket region. They take a single and think about the second run but decide against it in the end. 13 off the over. |
| 11.1 : Michael Leask to Mohammad Nadeem, Shorter delivery, turned to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.2 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Quicker one, around off. Maqsood makes room and cuts it straight to point. |
| 11.3 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Another slight mix-up but no harm done. It's fired in at the stumps and Maqsood flicks it on the leg side. He wants a single but is sent back and rightly so. |
| 11.4 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, FOUR! Just over! On a shortish length, around off. Zeeshan Maqsood looks to carve it over point but ends up getting a thick outside edge which flies just over Brad Wheal at short third man. Good effort from the fielder but the ball ends up in the fence. That probably brushed his fingertips as he jumped. |
| 11.5 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Angled in at leg stump, Maqsood keeps it out towards mid on. |
| 11.6 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Tossed up delivery, Maqsood pushes it down to long off for one. |
| Change in bowling. Mark Watt is back on. |
| 12.1 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, Shorter, on the pads, Zeeshan Maqsood clips it to mid-wicket, it beats the dive from the fielder inside the ring and they cross for a single. |
| 12.2 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, SIX! BANG! Fuller, on off, Mohammad Nadeem gets a big stride in and launches it over long on for a biggie. |
| 12.3 : Mark Watt to Mohammad Nadeem, OUT! Nadeem is gone now! Mark Watt gets his revenge! He fires it in the flatter trajectory, fuller and around off at 98 kph, Mohammad Nadeem decides to explore the area at extra cover with his inside-out shot but fails to get underneath the delivery. He ends up chipping a straightforward catch to Richie Berrington at short cover who does well to grab it. The replays show that the ball almost popped out of his hands and brushed his face but Richie kept it in |
| Sandeep Goud walks out to bat. |
| 12.4 : Mark Watt to Sandeep Goud, Slower, outside off, Sandeep Goud pushes it towards point and gets a single. |
| 12.5 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, Flatter, on pads, Zeeshan Maqsood clips it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : Mark Watt to Sandeep Goud, Shorter length, around off, Sandeep Goud pushes it to extra cover. |
| Change in bowling. Chris Greaves is back on. Went for 4 runs in his first over. |
| 13.3 : Chris Greaves to Sandeep Goud, Quicker, on the stumps, Sandeep Goud just manages to push it back to the bowler. |
| 13.1 : Chris Greaves to Zeeshan Maqsood, Shorter and outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood looks to cut but misses. |
| 13.2 : Chris Greaves to Zeeshan Maqsood, Shorter again, Zeeshan Maqsood gets back and pushes it to point off the bottom edge for a single. |
| 13.4 : Chris Greaves to Sandeep Goud, Fuller, Sandeep Goud skips down the track and works it away towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Chris Greaves to Zeeshan Maqsood, CAUGHT BUT NO BALL! Full toss above the waist height! Chris Greaves delivers a friendly full toss on the body. Zeeshan Maqsood pulls it but straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Scotland celebrate but the umpires refer it upstairs and replays show that the ball is above the waist. Free Hit coming up. Kyle Coetzer isn't happy with the decision. |
| 13.6 : Chris Greaves to Sandeep Goud, Quicker, around off, Sandeep Goud late-cuts it wide of short third man for a couple. |
| Change in bowling. Safyaan Sharif (2-0-8-1) is back into the attack. |
| 14.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Sandeep Goud, Good looking shot for just one. On the pads and whipped exquisitely to deep square leg for one. |
| 14.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, In the air...and the skipper, Kyle Coetzer has completely missed it. A slower length ball, on middle, Zeeshan Maqsood skies it miles up in the air and the ball is coming down around mid off. The bowler doesn't go for it and Coetzer runs in from the cover region but probably loses the ball in the floodlights. Or maybe, Kyle Coetzer stopped thinking that the bowler will also go for the catch. Eventually, a chance goes down begging. There is a run out ch |
| 14.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, FOUR! The skipper is making the most of it now. Back of a length, outside off and Maqsood carves it through the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, LEG BYE! A length ball, angled into the leg stump. Zeeshan Maqsood looks to flick but misses and the ball goes off the pads onto the leg side. They get a leg bye. |
| 14.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Sandeep Goud, OUT! CAUGHT! Safyaan Sharif does get another wicket in the end, even though it's not the one Scotland would have wanted. A length ball, on the pads and Sandeep Goud picks it up nicely. Goud whips it in the air but finds the fielder at the square leg fence perfectly. Chris Greaves doesn't make a mistake and Goud has to walk back to the pavilion. |
| Chris Greaves to Sandeep Goud, Very full, outside off, Sandeep Goud digs it out to point. |
| 14.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Naseem Khushi, Back of a length, around off. Khushi punches it off the back foot towards covers and picks up a run. |
| 14.5 : Naseem Khushi is the new man in. |
| 14.6 : Change in bowling. Michael Leask is back on. |
| 15.1 : Michael Leask to Naseem Khushi, Down the leg side but Khushi doesn't manage to get it away as he sweeps it straight to short fine leg. |
| 15.2 : Michael Leask to Naseem Khushi, Flatter one, around off. Naseem Khushi caresses it through cover-point and rotates the strike. |
| 15.3 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Leask fires it in full and on the off stump. Zeeshan Maqsood thumps it down to long off for a single. |
| 15.4 : Michael Leask to Naseem Khushi, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Michael Leask angles it across from around the stumps and this is well outside off. Naseem Khushi looks to heave this one towards the mid-wicket fence but ends up skying it just over the mid-wicket region. Calum MacLeod runs in from the deep and takes a good dipping catch in front of him. Leask gets his second and Oman lose their sixth. |
| Suraj Kumar walks out. |
| 15.5 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, A touch short and wide, Maqsood misses out as he can't get the cut shot through the point region. |
| 15.6 : Michael Leask to Zeeshan Maqsood, Flighted ball, around off. Zeeshan Maqsood plays a delightful inside-out shot over extra cover. The fielder in the deep does really well to cut it off and keeps it just to a couple. |
| Change in bowling. Mark Watt to end his spell here. |
| 16.1 : Mark Watt to Suraj Kumar, Fires it in full and around off, Suraj squeezes it out towards cover-point. The batters decide to cross as the keeper runs after the ball but pulls out seeing Richie Berrington attack the ball. He dives forward to collect it and has a shy in the same motion at the striker's end but misses. Full marks for the effort. |
| 16.2 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, Fuller, on the pads, Zeeshan Maqsood clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Mark Watt to Suraj Kumar, No run. Mark Watt pushes this quicker, fuller, outside off. Suraj Kumar looks to dig it out but misses. |
| 16.4 : Mark Watt to Suraj Kumar, On middle and leg this time, Suraj slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single |
| 16.5 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, Fuller, on the pads, Zeeshan Maqsood flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.6 : Mark Watt to Suraj Kumar, Flatter, low full toss, outside off, Suraj Kumar drives it towards deep extra cover for a single. Good spell by Mark Watt 4-0-23-1.  |
| Change in bowling. Josh Davey is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : Josh Davey to Suraj Kumar, Davey sees Kumar coming down the track and pulls back the length. He bowls it slowly as well but Kumar still manages to heave it across to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.2 : Josh Davey to Zeeshan Maqsood, Davey just misses the wide yorker and Maqsood slashes it to deep point for just a single. The boundaries have dried up a bit now. The last one came in the 15th over. |
| 17.3 : Josh Davey to Suraj Kumar, Full and wide, Suraj Kumar gets low and drives it nicely but can't get it past the cover fielder. |
| 17.4 : Fayyaz Butt walks out now. |
| 17.5 : Josh Davey to Zeeshan Maqsood, Was that a catch? Fullish ball, on off and Zeeshan Maqsood punches it right back towards the bowler. Josh Davey can't pouch it and they take a single. |
| 17.6 : Josh Davey to Fayyaz Butt, A length ball, outside off and this one has no pace on it. Fayyaz Butt looks to play at it but gets undone by the lack of pace. |
| 0.0 : Oman (Playing XI) - Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Kashyap Prajapati, Naseem Khushi, Mohammad Nadeem, Suraj Kumar (WK) (In for Ayaan Khan), Sandeep Goud, Khawar Ali (In for Kaleemullah), Bilal Khan, Fayyaz Butt. |
| We are all set for the action but before that the players line up for their respective national anthems. It is Scotland's first followed by Oman's. Done with all the pre-match formalities, it is showtime. The players of Scotland stride to the middle. Aqib Ilyas and Jatinder Singh are the openers of Oman. Brad Wheal to start with the ball. The players are taking a knee in the support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Here comes Brad Wheal... |
| 17.6 : Who will bowl the penultimate over? It is Safyaan Sharif. |
| 18.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, On top of middle and right in the arc for Maqsood. Maqsood makes room and heaves it to wide long on for a single. No timing on that one. |
| 18.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Fayyaz Butt, Full and on off, Butt gets it down to long off and gives the strike back to his skipper. |
| 17.4 : Josh Davey to Suraj Kumar, OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball has done the trick for Josh Davey. Davey bowls a really well-directed bumper, right around the helmet of the batter. Suraj Kumar looks to hook but is through with his shot a bit early and ends up getting a top edge. The ball flies towards the deep square leg fence and Brad Wheal slides across to his left to take a nice catch. |
| Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, Low full toss, on middle and difficult to get underneath. Maqsood heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a run. |
| 18.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, SIX! That'll get the crowd going! A length ball, around leg, Zeeshan Maqsood picks it up nicely, swivels and dispatches it almost onto the roof behind the square leg fence. That's a 92-metre monster! |
| 18.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Fayyaz Butt, In the air..safe! Fayyaz Butt walks right across his stumps and looks to scoop the full delivery over short fine leg. The ball pops up off the toe end of the bat and both the keeper and Mark Watt at short fine leg have a bit of a stop-start towards the ball, leaving it for each other without any calling. In the end, neither gets to it and a chance goes down. A single is taken. |
| 18.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, Swing and a miss from Zeeshan Maqsood. Full and wide, Maqsood throws his hands at it but doesn't connect. |
| 19.1 : Josh Davey to Fayyaz Butt, Full and straight, dug out to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.6 : Who will bowl the ultimate over? Josh Davey it is. |
| 19.2 : Josh Davey to Zeeshan Maqsood, Maqsood tries to get funky but ends up missing it completely. A fuller delivery, around off, Maqsood is well inside his crease as he looks to play the reverse paddle but can't change his grip in time and ends up not making any connection. |
| 19.3 : Josh Davey to Zeeshan Maqsood, OUT! CAUGHT! For a moment, it looked to be going all the way but Calum MacLeod remained cool as a cucumber. In the slot and Zeeshan Maqsood flat-bats it towards the wide long off fence. Maqsood does strike it well but the ball goes very flat. Calum MacLeod moves swiftly to his right in the deep and takes a sharp catch. The skipper departs after a fighting knock. |
| Bilal Khan is the new man in. |
| 19.4 : Khawar Ali is the last man to bat. |
| Josh Davey to Bilal Khan, OUT! RUN OUT! The batters try to push for the second which was never on and it results in another wicket. Full and straight, a near yorker, Khan brings his bottom hand into play and forces it down the ground. Calum MacLeod is quick to latch onto that one, running across to his left from long off and sends across a flat throw to the bowler. Bilal Khan is stranded halfway down the pitch while attempting the second run. Josh Davey whips off the bails off at the n |
| 19.5 : Josh Davey to Fayyaz Butt, FOUR! Shortish ball, outside off and Fayyaz Butt has muscled this one. Butt hangs back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep attacks the ball, attempts to catch it with a dive but misses and it sneaks past him to find the fence. |
| 19.6 : Josh Davey to Fayyaz Butt, OUT! CAUGHT! Oman have been bowled out for 122! Full and wide, Fayyaz Butt leans into the cover drive and absolutely nails it. Butt though hits it straight to the man at cover-point. Chris Greaves takes a sharp catch and Josh Davey has his third wicket. |
| Just two boundaries were scored in the last 5 overs and that tells you the story of Oman's batting. Not what they desired of but now they have to bowl their skin out in this crucial match. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| It turned out to be a bad toss to win for Oman as their plan to bat first has not gone as they planned. Oman had a chaotic start as they lost Jatinder Singh early on. Kashyap Prajapati fell too and they were in a spot of bother very early in the game. Aqib Ilyas and Mohammad Nadeem joined hands to steady the ship. Both got good starts and did well to put Oman in a stable position but gave away their wickets. 96 for 6 at one stage and it was their skipper, Zeeshan Maqsood who was fighting a |
| An excellent performance from Scotland and they are performing with some sheer confidence right now. They did well to strike at regular intervals and didn't allow Oman to get on the front foot. Right from the start, they put pressure on the opposition. They failed to take wickets in the middle phase but they did not allow any freebies. A collective performance from all the bowlers and Scotland will be very happy going into the break. Josh Davey was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3 wicke |
| We are back for the all important run chase! The umpires are out in the middle as the Oman players are seen in a huddle. |
| Safyaan Sharif comes up for a chat. Says that he is very happy with the way they have restricted Oman. Reckons that Scotland bowled well in the Powerplay and at the death and they succeeded as a bowling unit. Shares that the surface is slow and they used variations to get some purchase from the wicket. Safyaan Sharif feels that it's a biased game for a bowler and he tries his best to enjoy and contribute. Mentions that the target could be tricky but he is backing his batsmen. |
| Right then! 123 needed for Scotland to confirm their top 2 places. An easy target for a team who is yet to register a loss and they will fancy chasing it down. Stay tuned as the second essay is just around the corner. |
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