Oman 106/3 in 17.3 Overs - Live Hong Kong Vs Oman Match 13 T20 2019

SCORECARD COMMENTARY

Oman WON

T20

Oman beat HK by 7 wickets

Man of the Match - Aamir Kaleem

102-10

20.0/20 Ovrs

106-3

17.3/20 Ovrs

Oman

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 |Match 13 |10/20/2019
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Commentary

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Oman skipper, Zeeshan Maqsood, says it is a very good win for them. He feels their bowlers were brilliant and were right on the spot. Reckons the wicket kept getting slower and it is not easy to hit the balls. Further adds they trust their skills and back themselves. Ends by saying Ireland is a good team and they are looking forward to that game.
Honk Kong skipper, Aizaz Khan, says they did not have enough runs on the board. Further adds they needed something around 140. States Oman's spinners were very good but one of their top order batters should have played well. Mentions fielding and bowling was good, their spinners too did well but there wasn't enough runs on the board. Reckons the pitch was a touch slow and they need to adapt to such pitches. States he needs to lead from the front and hopefully they can do better in the next game.
MAN OF THE MATCH, Aamir Kaleem, says it is a special day for him and his teammates made it special by winning this match. States they are working pretty hard and it is paying off, even in the series they played before this, they won all their games. Further adds they are now looking forward to the upcoming games. On the stumping wicket, he says he saw the batter stepping out and hence fired it wide outside off. Ends by saying, he dedicates the award to his family and his team.
Earlier in the day, the Oman bowlers were brilliant, it was because of them their side were in the position they were in, in the second half. Aamir Kaleem and Khawar Ali were the pick with three-fers and it is their effort which saw Oman win their second game in a row.
The Hong Kong bowling was decent, their bowlers did give it their all, especially their spinners. Barkat and Kinchit were the pick of the bowlers. Overall though they did not have enough runs on the board to play with.
A easy chase in the end for Oman! Yes, there were moments in between where it seemed Hong Kong cold get back into the game but overall, the Oman batters did a decent job. Chasing a small total, Oman got off to a decent start but then lost three quickly. However, a 50-plus run stand between Maqsood and Ilyas swa them get over the line.
17.3
4
N Rana to A Ilyas, FOUR! Ilyas finishes if off in style! Short and outside off, Ilyas upper cuts it to the third man fence. OMAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
17.2
1
N Rana to Z Maqsood, SCORES LEVEL! Full and around middle, this is whipped through square leg for one.
17.1
0
N Rana to Z Maqsood, A yorker on off, it is jammed out.
17.1
1wd
N Rana to Z Maqsood, WIDE! Way down the leg side, Maqsood swings but misses.
END OF OVER 17 | 5 Runs & 0 Wkt | Oman 100/3

16.6
0
K Christie to A Ilyas, Almost! Ilyas moves right across his stumps. The bowler looks to fire it on the leg stump but bowls it just outside off. AI looks to sweep but misses.
16.5
2
K Christie to A Ilyas, In the air... safe again! Fuller and on middle, the batter swings across the line. He gets a top edge which lands in the deep mid-wicket region. Two taken.
16.4
1
K Christie to Z Maqsood, Shorter and around off, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. 5 more needed.
16.3
1
K Christie to A Ilyas, Fuller outside off, Ilyas lofts it over covers for one.
16.2
0
K Christie to A Ilyas, A full toss on middle, Ilyas looks to whip it but can't get it past mid-wicket.
16.1
1
K Christie to Z Maqsood, A good short one! Maqsood looks to pull but is beaten for pace. It goes off the top edge down towards fine leg for one. Also, the 50-run stand is up, a vital one as Oman were in a spot of bother when the two joined forces.
END OF OVER 16 | 10 Runs & 0 Wkt | Oman 95/3

15.6
1
K Shah to Z Maqsood, A single to end another good over. On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
15.5
0
K Shah to Z Maqsood, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
15.4
4
K Shah to Z Maqsood, FOUR! Runs needed below 10 now. Back-to-back boundary. The sweep shot comes out, it is played nicely. In the gap in the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
15.3
4
K Shah to Z Maqsood, FOUR! Straight down the ground! Maqsood comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it down the ground for a boundary.
15.2
1
K Shah to A Ilyas, A better throw and the batter was a goner! Aqib sweeps this towards short fine leg and takes off. He is struggling as he makes his way to the other end. The fielder picks the ball up and throws it to the bowler. It is a little wide but the bowler does well to collect it and throw it onto the stumps as he loses balance. The batter is in though.
15.1
0
K Shah to A Ilyas, On middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.