Match 4, Bulawayo, June 19, 2023, 12:30 PM
Ireland
281/7(50.0ov)
Oman
285/5(48.1ov)
Oman beat Ireland by 5 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Zeeshan Maqsood
Commentry
Right then, that is it from the game. It was a tight one but Oman did well to win it. The action continues as we have two games lined up on Tuesday, 20th of June as well. It will be Nepal versus United States and Zimbabwe versus Netherlands. Both games will start at 12.30 pm IST (7. am GMT). Do join us for the early build up as well. Until then, take care and cheers!
Zeeshan Maqsood says that it feels fantastic to win and it is an honor to captain such a brilliant side. He adds that this has to be the best day for us as a group to defeat such a brilliant team in Ireland. He also adds that it was a collective effort and it has to be that way to defeat such a big team and yes the team is dreaming of India later in the year as that is the main aim for which Oman is here.
Andy Balbirnie says that Oman batted really well and they bowled well and managed to break through the team which made them victorious today. He also adds that Oman has always been a brilliant side and is improving constantly and credit must be given to them. He closes by saying that it is never okay to lost early in such a big tournament but it is fine to lose and we will do our homework tomorrow and come back stronger again.
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Earlier in the game, it was a George Dockrell show as he scored an unbeaten 91 and made his side reach to a good total. Fayyaz Butt and Bilal Khan picked up two wickets each whilst Zeeshan Maqsood, Ayaan Khan and Jay Odedra chipped in with a wicket each.
Ireland will be upset with their performance as they had a good total on the board. They will look to improve on their bowling unit in the following games. Joshua Little took two wickets and was certainly the pick of the bowlers for them. Mark Adair picked two while George Dockrell chipped in with one.
Shoaib Khan does it in style! What a win! That was well-composed batting from the Oman side. They lost an early wicket but Kashyap Prajapati was the man who anchored the innings for them with Aqib Ilyas playing alongside him. Once they were dismissed, the skipper took the onus and scored a half-century but he had an unlucky dismissal. Mohammad Nadeem later played his part and made sure that his side got well over the line.
In over# 49
4
Mark Adair 47/2(9.1)
48.1
4
FOUR! This is history in making as Oman defeats Ireland with this boundary, Fuller one outside off, Shoaib Khan drills this past the diving point fielder for a boundary as he sees his side through this game.
In over# 48
1
0
0
4
0
1
George Dockrell 38/1(6)
47.6
1
Tossed up in middle, Shoaib Khan pushes this towards the on side for a single. Oman is just 1 hit away from a victory here.
47.5
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Fuller one in middle, Shoaib Khan pushes this to cover-point for no run.
47.4
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Fuller one in middle, Shoaib Khan pushes this towards the short cover fielder for no run.
47.3
4
FOUR! Tossed up in middle, Shoaib Khan slogs this towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. Joshua Little puts in a great effort to catch this but it lands in front of him and travels over the drops for a boundary.
47.2
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Fuller one on off, Shoaib Khan hops onto his backfoot and cuts this towards point for no run.
47.1
1
Fuller one on off, Mohammad Nadeem chips this over cover for a single.
In over# 47
0
1
1
0
4
0
Mark Adair 43/2(9)
46.6
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On a length outside off, Shoaib Khan looks to run this down to third man but misses out. 7 needed of 18 deliveries now.
46.5
1
Short-pitched delivery outside off, Mohammad Nadeem pushes this towards third man for a single.
46.4
1
On a length on off, Shoaib Khan cuts this down to third man for a single.