| 0.0 : TOSS - Oman have won the toss and they elected to BAT first. |
| Oman (Playing XI) - Naseem Khushi (WK), Pratik Athavale, Aqib Ilyas (C), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mehran Khan, Rafiullah, Shakeel Ahmad, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan. |
| Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (C), Matthew Cross (WK), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Brad Wheal, Safyaan Sharif (In place of Bradley Currie). |
| Aqib Ilyas, the skipper of Oman says that they will bat first. Adds that the wicket looks good and they will like to put on a good total on the board. Mentions that their bowlers have done really well in this tournament and they want to give them a good total to defend. Informs they have made a couple of changes. |
| Richie Berrington, the captain of Scotland says that the wicket would not change much and they would have liked to bowl first anyways. Adds that it is a fresh wicket and with the wind blowing on one side, it could be tough to defend later on. Mentions that they have played a lot of high stakes matches and know how to handle the pressure. Informs that Bradley Currie is out and Safyaan Sharif comes in for his 200th game for Scotland. |
| The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by players from both sides who line up for their respective national anthems. It will be Scotland's first followed by the national anthem of Oman. |
| 0.2 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Floats it up on off. This is driven but to mid off again. |
| 0.1 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Flatter and on off. This is pushed to the man at cover. |
| 0.3 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Flatter and on off. Athavale punches it but finds cover again. |
| 0.4 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : We are done with the pre-match formalities! The Scotland players spread out from the huddle and take their respective field positions. Pratik Athavale and Naseem Khushi are the two openers for Oman. We will some spin straightaway as Mark Watt has the new ball in hand. Let's play... |
| 0.5 : Mark Watt to Naseem Khushi, Lands safe! This is tossed up outside off. Kushi looks to sweep. He wants to drag it from outside off but it goes off the top edge, lands ahead of short fine leg. A run taken. |
| 0.6 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, A single to end a tidy start from Watt! On middle. This is pushed down to long on for one. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, Right on the money to begin with! Good length and on off. Defended. |
| 1.2 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, Lands safe! On middle. On a length. Pratik looks to hit it on the up, down the ground, it goes off the splice towards mid off for one. |
| 1.3 : Brad Wheal to Naseem Khushi, Naseem is looking to be positive but to no effect so far. Steps out. The length is shorter and on the body. He looks to pull but misses. |
| 1.4 : Brad Wheal to Naseem Khushi, Another swing! Length again and around off. Swings away. Khushi looks to pull but misses. |
| 1.5 : Brad Wheal to Naseem Khushi, Does connect this time but not off the middle. On middle. Shorter. This is pulled towards deep square leg for one. |
| 1.6 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, Dot to end another tidy over! On off. Pratik stands tall and outside punches it to covers. |
| 2.1 : Chris Sole to Naseem Khushi, Another wild swing! Shorter and outside off. Khushi looks to cut but misses. |
| 2.2 : Chris Sole to Naseem Khushi, Just not good from Khushi. He's swinging at everything and only connecting with thin air. Short and on middle. Khushi looks to pull but misses again. |
| 2.3 : Chris Sole to Naseem Khushi, SIX! Bang! He gets hold of that one! Massive hit. With the wing and it goes well over the fence. Outside off. Fuller. This is in the slot. He lifts it over cover and it goes over the fence. |
| 2.4 : Chris Sole to Naseem Khushi, Two more to the total! Fuller and on off. Khushi looks to flat-bat it but it goes off the splice but over mid off for two. |
| 2.5 : Who will walk out now? |
| Chris Sole to Naseem Khushi, OUT! c Mark Watt b Chris Sole. |
| 2.6 : Chris Sole to Aqib Ilyas, FOUR! Slammed away! That is how you do it! He stood still. Let the ball come to him. This is outside off and he carves it over point for a boundary. Good way to get off the mark. Runs and a wicket from the over. |
| 3.1 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, Four! |
| 3.3 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, On the body. Pratik looks to pull but misses. It hits the body and rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. |
| 3.2 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, Angled into the pads. Pratik looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 3.4 : Brad Wheal to Aqib Ilyas, On the pads. This is worked towards short fine leg for one. |
| 3.5 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, 2 runs. |
| 3.6 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, FOUR! Pulled away! This one is put awat! Short and on the body. This is pulled past square leg. A boundary results. |
| 4.1 : Chris Sole to Aqib Ilyas, Six! |
| 4.2 : Chris Sole to Aqib Ilyas, 1 run. |
| 4.3 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale, Back of a length and on off. Defended. |
| 4.4 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale, Shorter and outside off. Pratik looks to cut but misses. |
| 4.5 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale, 2 runs. |
| 4.6 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale, 2 runs. |
| 5.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, EDGED AND FOUR! |
| 5.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Aqib Ilyas, OUT! LBW! A fantastic comeback from Safyaan Sharif! He goes full and around middle, shaping in, Aqib Ilyas tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Aqib Ilyas takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that wickets is umpire's call. Sharif gets a wicket in his 200th match for Scotland and Oman loses their skipper. |
| 5.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Zeeshan Maqsood, 1 run. |
| 5.2 : Zeeshan Maqsood comes out to the middle now. |
| 5.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Pratik Athavale, FOUR! Good shot! Pitched up and angling into the pads, Pratik Athavale picks it up nicely and whips it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Pratik Athavale, Hard-length and on middle, Pratik Athavale looks to work it away but misses and gets hit high on the body. |
| 5.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Pratik Athavale, FOUR! Lovely shot! A bit fuller and on off, Pratik Athavale goes inside out and slices it over extra covers for another boundary. Oman are 53/2 at the end of Powerplay! |
| 6.1 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, Short and on middle, Zeeshan Maqsood nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pratik Athavale tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.3 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, Short again, on middle, Zeeshan Maqsood moves back and clips it through square leg for another run. |
| 6.4 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, MISFIELD AND FOUR! |
| 6.5 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Flatter, full and on middle, Pratik Athavale works it towars deep square leg for one, he wants the second and there is some confusion but the throw is at the wrong end and they are safe. |
| 6.6 : Mark Watt to Zeeshan Maqsood, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mark Watt pushes this through quicker again, shortish and on off, turns in a shy bit, Zeeshan Maqsood stays back and tries to guide it away but only manages to get a slight nick behind where Matthew Cross takes a sharp catch. Oman three down now! |
| 7.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Pratik Athavale, Fuller and on middle, Pratik Athavale knocks it towars mid on for a single. |
| 6.6 : Who walks out now? Khalid Kail it is. |
| 7.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Khalid Kail, No run. |
| 7.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Khalid Kail, On a length and on off, Khalid Kail steers it to point. |
| 7.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Khalid Kail, Short of a length and on middle, Khalid Kail pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 7.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Khalid Kail, Fullish and on leg, Khalid Kail tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards square leg. They cross. |
| 7.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Pratik Athavale, Short of a length and on middle, Pratik Athavale pats it towards the mid on region for one. |
| 8.1 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Short and on off, Pratik Athavale punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 8.2 : Mark Watt to Khalid Kail, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Wide! |
| Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Floated, short and around off, Pratik Athavale stabs it through covers for another run. |
| 8.4 : Mark Watt to Khalid Kail, Another short delivery, on middle, Khalid Kail pushes it wide of the bowler, Mark Watt moves to his right and cuts it out. |
| 8.5 : Mark Watt to Khalid Kail, OUT! RUN OUT! A huge mix-up and that cost Oman dearly here! |
| Who will walk out to bat? |
| 8.6 : Mark Watt to Pratik Athavale, Quicker, short and on middle, Pratik Athavale forces it to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 9.1 : Michael Leask to Pratik Athavale, Michael Leask starts with a short delivery, on middle, Pratik Athavale pats it down through square leg for a single. |
| 9.2 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Floated, full and on middle, Ayaan Khan clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 9.3 : Michael Leask to Pratik Athavale, 2 runs. |
| 9.4 : Michael Leask to Pratik Athavale, Flighted, full and on middle, Pratik Athavale drills it down the ground for another run. |
| 9.5 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Darts this one full, on off, Ayaan Khan pushes it through covers for one. |
| 9.6 : Michael Leask to Pratik Athavale, Quicker, full and on off, Pratik Athavale steers it to short third man. |
| 10.1 : Chris Sole to Ayaan Khan, Around off. Good length. This is guided to point. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Despite losing four wickets, Oman have scored runs at a good rate and Pratik Athavale is looking good out there. They will hope for a partnership here and then go hard in the death overs. Scotland will want to pick up a couple of more wickets quickly and expose the lower order of their opponents and restrict them to a low score. Also, Chris Sole to bowl after the break. |
| 10.2 : Chris Sole to Ayaan Khan, Fuller and on off. Khan drives it to mid off for one. |
| 10.3 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale, Bangs it short and on middle. Pratik looks to pull but this goes off the toe end towards mid on. |
| 10.4 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale, Angled into the pads. This is worked through square leg for one. |
| 10.5 : Chris Sole to Ayaan Khan, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Chris Sole to Pratik Athavale,SIX! Gets hold of that one and that was needed for Oman. They were losing momentum. Short and on middle. This is pulled over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 11.1 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Fuller and on middle. This is driven back to the bowler. |
| 11.2 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Flatter and on off. Kept out. |
| 11.3 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, No run. |
| 11.4 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, No run. |
| 11.5 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, No run. |
| 11.6 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided. No maiden. |
| Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Fuller and on middle. This is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 12.1 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, Yet another dot! Ayaan needs to get a move on now! Around off. This is guided to point. The fielder there hit the stumps at the bowler's end and it was reviewed but the batter was in. |
| 12.2 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, Around off. This is played back to the bowler. |
| 12.3 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, Short and on the pads. Khan looks to pull but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 12.4 : Brad Wheal to Pratik Athavale, Around off. This is pushed towards cover for one more. |
| 12.5 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, On middle. This is worked to mid-wicket. Far too many dots. |
| 12.6 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, Angled into the pads. This is tucked around the corner for one. |
| 13.1 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, FOUR! Cut away! Need a lot more of these! Outside off. Ayaan goes back and cuts it past point. This races away to the fence. |
| 13.2 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Shorter and on off. Khan pushes it to covers. |
| 13.3 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Two more! On the shorter side and Khan plays it behind point for a couple. |
| 13.4 : Michael Leask to Ayaan Khan, Around off. This is guided past point for one. |
| 13.5 : Michael Leask to Pratik Athavale, Another dot! Flatter and outside off. This is guided but to point. |
| 13.6 : Michael Leask to Pratik Athavale, SIX! Dropped and it goes over. Pratik steps out and looks to go down the ground. He did not get to the pitch of it but still went ahead with the shot. The man at long on, runs to his left and looks to take it but spills it and it goes over the ropes. |
| 14.1 : Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, Slower and on off. Kept out. |
| 14.2 : Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, Wide! |
| Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, Around off. This is pushed to cover. |
| 14.3 : Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, Shorter and on middle. This is pulled but to mid-wicket. |
| 14.4 : Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, FOUR! That is a lovely shot! The reverse sweep comes out. Watt bowls it a lot slower. He waits and then hits it over point. This races away. |
| 14.5 : Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, On middle. This is worked wide of long on for one. |
| 14.6 : Mark Watt to Ayaan Khan, Another single to end! On middle. This is hit down to long on. A single taken. |
| 15.1 : Chris Greaves to Ayaan Khan, Chris Greaves starts with a short delivery, on off, Ayaan Khan punches it straight to extra covers. |
| 14.6 : Chris Greaves comes into the attack now. |
| 15.2 : Chris Greaves to Ayaan Khan, Gets away with that! A loopy full toss, on off, Ayaan Khan tries to slog it away but miscues it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 15.4 : Chris Greaves to Pratik Athavale, OUT! c Brandon McMullen b Chris Greaves. |
| 15.3 : Chris Greaves to Pratik Athavale, Quicker, short and around off, Pratik Athavale tries to guide it away but misses. |
| 15.5 : Chris Greaves to Mehran Khan, No run. |
| 15.6 : Chris Greaves to Mehran Khan, Flighted, full and on middle, Mehran Khan turns it to the leg side for a run. Just two runs and a big wicket from the over! |
| 16.1 : Chris Sole to Mehran Khan, Short of a length and outside off, Mehran Khan tries to cut but gets a top edge that goes on the bounce to third man. They cross. |
| 16.2 : Chris Sole to Ayaan Khan, Fuller on and on middle, Ayaan Khan flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.3 : Chris Sole to Mehran Khan, Back of a length and on leg, Mehran Khan miscues his hook off the toe-end towards the vacant mid-wicket region for one. |
| 16.4 : Chris Sole to Ayaan Khan, Short again and on off, Ayaan Khan pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 16.5 : Chris Sole to Mehran Khan, FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and on middle, Mehran Khan with the free flow of the bat lofts it away, does not get it from the middle but gets enough for it to go over mid on for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Chris Sole to Mehran Khan, Pitched up, on middle, Mehran Khan works it through square leg for another run. 9 runs off the over. |
| 17.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Mehran Khan, Slower one, short and on off, Mehran Khan goes for the pull but misses, the ball goes off his back to the off side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 17.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, Fuller one and around off, Ayaan Khan drills it down the ground to long on for a single. |
| 17.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Mehran Khan, FOUR! Put away! Safyaan Sharif takes pace off again, pitches it up and on middle, Mehran Khan reads it early, waits for it and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Mehran Khan, Short and on middle, Mehran Khan pulls it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 17.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, Goes fuller again, outside off, Ayaan Khan slices it to deep point for another run. |
| 17.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Mehran Khan, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Safyaan Sharif gets his second wicket now! He bangs this hard on the pitch, on off, gets some extra bounce, Mehran Khan tries to go for the pull but gets a thin outside edge behind where Matthew Cross makes no mistake. Oman six down but they will still look to go over that 150-run mark here! |
| Rafiullah walks out to bat now. |
| 18.1 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, On a length and on middle, Ayaan Khan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.2 : Brad Wheal to Rafiullah, Fuller one and on off, Rafiullah tries to push it away but misses it completely. |
| 18.3 : Brad Wheal to Rafiullah, Swing and a miss! Full again and around off, Rafiullah has a wild swing across the line but only connects with thin air. |
| 18.4 : Brad Wheal to Rafiullah, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! |
| 18.5 : Brad Wheal to Shakeel Ahmad, Back of a length and on off, Shakeel Ahmad dabs it down to point for one. |
| 0.0 : Shakeel Ahmad comes out to the middle now. |
| 18.6 : Brad Wheal to Ayaan Khan, Overpitched and on leg, Ayaan Khan works it through square leg for one more. |
| 19.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, Buzzers! In the blockhole, on off, Ayaan Khan digs it out to extra covers and sets off for the run, the fielder has shy at the bowler's end but misses with the batter nowhere near the crease, but that now allows an extra run. Ayaan Khan is back on strike now! |
| 19.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, FOUR! Streaky but Oman won't mind! Short of a length and on middle, Ayaan Khan tries to pull it away but gets an iniside edge past the keeper and to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one! Full and on middle, Ayaan Khan gets inisde the line of it and whips it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for another boundary. |
| 19.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, Another good yorker, on off, Ayaan Khan jams it out towards sweeper covers for a couple of runs. |
| 19.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Ayaan Khan, Safyaan Sharif nails the yorker again, on off, Ayaan Khan drills it down to long off for one. |
| 19.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Shakeel Ahmad, A couple of runs to end the innings then! Overpitched and on middle, Shakeel Ahmad drives it towards wide of long off and comes back for the second run. Oman manages to get to that mark and finishes with 150/7! |
| 0.0 : Oman have got to a middling total. They were in a position to get a lot more but whenever they tried to up the ante, they managed to lose a wicket. They were off to a quick start in the Powerplay. Pratik Athavale batted really well and was the mainstay with a good half-century. The middle order though got off to starts but none went on to make most of it. Had it not been for Ayaan Khan, they would not even crossed the 140-run mark but in the end, they have a competitive total. |
| Mark Watt is up for a quick chat. |
| Scotland will be pleased with how they pulled things back after going for a few in the Powerplay. Their spinners were good and so was Brad Wheal. Safyaan Sharif and Chris Sole though went for a few. The two almost went at 10 per over and that could prove to be the difference. Scotland should still fancy themselves to chase this down but Oman will not make it easy. Stay tuned for the chase in a bit. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
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