T20 World Cup: Oman and Scotland will be playing their last game in the first phase of the T-20 World Cup. They will be playing this match at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat, and the live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Oman and Scotland are there in Group B. Both the teams are playing their third game of the tournament. Oman is placed in the second position in Group B’s points table with two points. Scotland is the table topper with four points across its name.
Oman opened its campaign against Papua New Guinea in the tournament opener. Oman won the match by ten Wickets after it chased the target of 129 runs in 13.4 overs. Zeeshan Maqsood, Oman’s captain, was adjudged player of the game for his bowling performance of 4 for 20. Oman’s next match was against Bangladesh. Oman was there in the game for most of the game. However, they lost a couple of wickets after the 15th over and lost the match 26 runs.
Scotland played its first match against Bangladesh. It was a massive upset for Bangladesh as Scotland won the game by a mere margin of six runs. Chris Greaves won the player of the match award for scoring 45 runs off 28 balls and picking two wickets in three overs after giving away 19 runs. Scotland’s second game was against Papua New Guinea. Scotland posted a total of 165 runs on the scoreboard. Richie Berrington made 70 runs off 49 deliveries. In reply, PNG could make only 148 runs and lost the match by 17 runs. Let’s take a look at ten critical players for this OMN vs SCO match.
Oman in T20 World Cup
1. Bilal Khan in T20 World Cup 2021
Bilal Khan is the leading wicket-taker for Oman in the T-20 World Cup. He has picked five wickets in two matches at an average of 6.80, an economy of 4.25, and a Strike Rate of 9.6.
Khan is the leading wicket-taker for Oman in T20Is. He has picked 51 wickets at an average of 16.25.
2. Zeeshan Maqsood
Zeeshan Maqsood is the captain of Oman. He has picked five wickets in two matches at an average of 7.40, an economy of 6.16, and a strike rate of 7.2.
Zeeshan Maqsood picked four wickets in the first match against Papua New Guinea. He gave away just 20 runs in four overs and won the player of the match award.
3. Kaleemullah in T20 World Cup 2021
Kaleemullah has picked four wickets in two matches at an average of 12.25, an economy of 7, and a strike rate of 10.5.
Kaleemullah picked two wickets in both the games against PNG and Bangladesh. Against Bangladesh, one of his scalps were Mohammad Naim, who made 64 runs off 50 balls and won the game for his team.
4. Jatinder Singh
Jatinder Singh is the leading run-scorer for Oman. He has made 113 runs in two matches at an average of 113 and a strike rate of 150.66.
In the first match against PNG, Singh made 73 runs off 42 balls while opening the innings for Oman. He helped the team win the game by ten wickets.
5. Aqib Ilyas
Aqib Ilyas, the opener of the Oman cricket team, made 50 runs off 43 balls in the match against PNG. Along with his partner, Jatinder Singh, he made 131 runs in 13.4 overs and won the game by ten wickets.
Scotland in T20 World Cup
1. Richard Berrington in T20 World Cup 2021
Richard Berrington has made 72 runs in two matches at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 133.33. In the game Papua New Guinea, he made 70 runs off 49 deliveries. Berrington’s runs came at the time when Scotland lost two wickets inside the powerplay.
He helped Scotland reach a total of 165 runs in 20 overs and was adjudged player of the match award.
2. Chris Greaves
Chris Greaves made 45 runs off 28 deliveries against Bangladesh and picked two crucial wickets. He picked the wickets of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.
Greaves won the player of the match award for his performance in the match.
3. Matthew Cross in T20 World Cup 2021
Matthew Cross, the wicket-keeper batsman of Scotland, has been in good form in the T20 World Cup.
Cross has made 56 runs at a strike rate of 105.66. Cross played a significant knock of 45 runs off 36 deliveries against PNG.
4. Josh Davey
Josh Davey is the leading wicket-taker for Scotland in the T20 World Cup. He has picked five wickets at an average of 8.40, an economy of 5.60, and a strike rate of 9.
Davey has picked 30 wickets in 25 T20Is since making his debut in 2012.
5. Bradley Wheal
Bradley Wheal has picked four wickets for Scotland in the T20 World Cup. He has a bowling average of 16.25, an economy of 8.12, and a strike rate of 12.
The 25-years-old fast bowler has not played much of T20Is. However, he has an impressive record in First Class and List A cricket.
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