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Oman vs England

ENG vs OMA T20 Match 28, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 - Match Info

Match 28

North Sound

47/10 (13.2)

50/2 (3.1)

England beat Oman by 8 wickets

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Player of the match

Adil Rashid - ENG

Match Summary

Player of the Match

Adil Rashid

ENG - Bowler

W-R

4-11

Economy

2.75

47/10 (13.2 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

50/2 (3.1 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Detailed Commentary

All

Wickets

4s

6s

OMA

ENG

That is all from this game. England keep their hopes alive with this win while Oman end their World Cup journey without a win. The action continues in the World Cup. Join us at 6 am IST (12.30 am GMT) as Afghanistan takes on Papua New Guinea. Join us early on for the build up. Till then, cheers!

Jos Buttler, the skipper of England says the tone was set by the bowlers as they took the early wickets and it’s a good job done by the team today. Adds that their was a bit of extra bounce plus the high release of Topley and Jofra challenged the batters a lot. Mentions their bowling is a challenging one and such condition make them even more lethal. Mentions that they were looking to be ultra aggressive with the bat and help the NRR so the fall of wickets doesn’t bother them. Closes by saying that he is not taken away by people counting England out so early and it is not their job to think about it and they’ll be preparing for Namibia in the coming days.

Aqib Ilyas, the skipper of Oman says there was a big collapse in the batting order, the top order has failed in this tournament. Adds the associate teams don't get to play bowlers who bowl around 145 clicks and it plays on the back of the mind. Reckons they were confused with the bat, to hit hard or to defend and feels the English players were somtimes too close to them while fielding. Mentions the bowlers have done well throughout the tournament so can't blame much. Feels they could have finished on a high but they'll look for positives out of this match.

Adil Rashid is the Player of the Match for his brilliant spell of 4 for 11. He is up for a quick chat and says they bowled well with Jofra Archer setting the tone and himself and Mark Wood continuing it. Adds that the ball was turning and the early wickets helped. Mentions that the surface was helpful for the bowlers and it was spinning which helped him a lot. Also says he was looking for a fifer but he feels delighted with the victory. Closes by saying that they are looking to play one game at a time and now they’ll start to prepare for Namibia.

...Presentation next...

In reply, England lost two wickets but as informed earlier, what mattered most was how quickly can they chase it down. Jos Buttler took the job on his shoulders and helped chase it down in 3.1 overs. Just look at the Net Run Rate now, England had a negative NRR of 1.80 and now they stand with 3 points and a NRR of positive 3.08. They have given themselves a shot to go for the next round. Oman on the other hand were completely beaten, cannot write much about them as the defending champions were really on a mission and Oman were taken down by some world-class bowlers.

The victory was never in doubt for England but more importanly how many overs does England eat up was the question! Just 19 balls is what England needed to chase it down. With a negative net run rate, England wouldn't have asked for a better game set up than this. After the horrible start to the campaign and a lot of unwanted noise from outside the ground, England needed this game to go in their favour and the crickeing gods showered them with a huge comprehensive win here. It was set up by the bowlers though. They cooked the Oman batting order and in a blink of an eye all of them disappered. Adil Rashid was the star as he took four wickets while Jofra Archer and Mark Wood ended with three wickets each. The highest score for Oman was 11 by Shoaib Khan.

50/2 (3.1)

24* (8)

12 (3)

1/10 (1)

1/36 (2)

Over 4

4

Jonny Bairstow*

8 (2)

Jos Buttler

24 (8)

Fayyaz Butt

0/4 (0.1)

ENG

50/2

Over 3

4

6

4

4

0

4

Jos Buttler*

24 (8)

Jonny Bairstow

4 (1)

Bilal Khan

1/36 (2)

ENG

46/2

Over 2

4

W

0

0

0

4nb

1

Jonny Bairstow*

4 (1)

Jos Buttler

2 (2)

Kaleemullah

1/10 (1)

ENG

24/2

Jonny Bairstow is the new man in.

Kaleemullah to bowl from the other end.

Over 1

1

1

0

W

6

6

Jos Buttler*

1 (1)

Will Jacks

1 (2)

Bilal Khan

1/14 (1)

ENG

14/1

Will Jacks comes to the middle.

We are back. The players are out in the middle. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt to open for England. Bilal Khan to bowl first.

... The Run Chase ...

Mark Wood from England is up for a quick chat. He says they had a point to prove and he is pleased for the whole bowling group. Tells there is some tennis bounce and the seamers used it well. Shares it is skiddy and shiny. Mentions that the spikes don't work most of the time and he slips most of the time. Ends up appreciating the bowling spell by Adil Rashid.

The bowling from the defending champions was top-notch. They poured their anger over the previous mishaps from the tournament on the Oman batters. The pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood was unplayable for the Oman batters while the spin of Adil Rashid was not easy for them to read either. Adil Rashid picked up 4 and gave away just 11 off his 4 overs. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer had identical figures as they both gave away 12 and took 3 each. With not a lot to chase the English batters would look to chase this down inside the powerplay and boost their NRR. Will they be able to do that? We shall find it out soon with the chase in a while.

After being asked to bat first, Oman never got off to any sort of groove as they were pinned back to the wall from the get-go. The side managed to score just 25 runs and lost 4 wickets inside the powerplay. The bowlers kept on bowling those consistent lines and lengths and made life even more difficult for the batters. The batters couldn’t get out of the jail and wickets kept tumbling. The side were soon 35 for 7 after the end of 10 overs and the last 3 wickets didn’t add much either as the team was bundled out for 47 in total. The batters were simply outclassed by one of the finest bowling attacks. Only Shoaib Khan managed to get into the double figures for Oman.

Match Details

Date & Time:

14th Jun 2024, 12:30 AM

Match Number:

Match 28

Match Results:

ENG Won By 8 wickets

Head to Head

Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand

OMA vs ENG

*Last 3 years

1

No. of Matches

0

OMA

1

ENG

0

Tie

Last Overs

over 4

4

Runs 4

over 3

4

0

4

4

6

4

Runs 22

over 2

1

4nb

0

0

0

W

4

Runs 10

over 1

6

6

W

0

1

1

Runs 14

Venue/Pitch Details

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Neutral

Toss Agnostic

Pace Friendly

133

1st Batting Average

153

Highest Score Chased

12

No. of Matches

Won by team

1st Batting

50%

2nd Batting

50%

Wicket Split

Pacer

57.04| 81W

Spin

42.96| 61W

Match Officals

Umpire:

Asif Yaqoob (PAK), Langton Rusere (ZIM)

Third Umpire:

Nitin Menon (IND)

Match Referee:

Andy Pycroft (ZIM)