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England: W, L, W, W, L
Oman: W, L, L, L, L
Head to Head
Oman and England haven’t faced each other in a T20I yet. This will be their first encounter.
Venue details and weather forecast
Sir Vivian Richard’s Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Note: Data on T20Is since 2021
Toss impact: Matches 10| Toss win - Bat 9| Toss win - Bowl 1| Bat 1st won 6| Bat 2nd won 4
Average first innings score: 139/8
Average first innings winning score: 160/7
Pace vs spin split: Economy 6.8 and strike rate of 15.0 vs Economy of 6.7 and strike rate of 19.1
The weather in Antigua is predicted to remain dry, however it will be cloudy and the mercury might touch low 30s.
Players to watch out for
Jos Buttler - Buttler is having a great year in T20 cricket. He has scored more than 900 runs in T20s this year at an average of 42.4, his highest. He’s also striking at 146. On the slightly slow track in Antigua, he’ll be again the most crucial English batter.
Will Jacks - Jacks has had some really good innings in franchise cricket in the last few months (average 31.8 and strike rate of 169 in 2024); however, he has failed to put up that performance for England. His average is just 17.7, and he has been out 12 times in 14 innings under 30.
Aqib Ilyas - Omani allrounder and skipper Ilyas is one of the best batters and the best bowler (bowls all kinds of right-arm spin) of his side. He has an overall strike rate of 125.77 with the bat and 16.69 with the ball. In the last nine games, he has 260 runs at a strike rate of 128.67 and 16 wickets at an economy of 6.53 and a strike rate of 12.
Key battles
Omani spinners vs English batting
Oman have accurate and skiddy spinners in Zeeshan Maqsood, Shakeel Ahmed, and Aqib Ilyas. With their left-arm angle, the first two can trouble the right-handers in the English batting order. Moreover, there will be some help available to the spinners in Antigua.
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Probable XIs
Oman: Pratik Athavale (wk), Naseem Khushi, Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mehran Khan, Rafiullah, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
Streaming and Telecast
The match will begin at 12:30 AM India time on June 14, be telecasted on Star Sports, and streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar.
