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Home  »  Cricket  »  ICC T20 World Cup 2024  »  Match 3

Oman vs Namibia Score, Match 3 of ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Result · Jun 03 2024, Mon - 06:00 AM (IST)
OMAN
109, 10/1
NAMIBIA
109/6 , 21/0
Match Tied (Namibia win the one-over eliminator)
CRR:10
Player Of The Match
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Zeeshan Maqsood * 1 1 0 0 100
Aqib Ilyas 7 2 0 1 350
Bowler O M R W Eco
David Wiese * 1.0 0 10 1 10
Last 5 overs :10 runs, 1 wkts
Last Wicket :Naseem Khushi 2 (3b)
Recent overs : 6 1 1 W 0 2

Commentary

Namibia registered a winning start to their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign after beating Oman in the Super Over. Oman managed 109 runs while batting first and defended their score brilliantly, but the African side won in the Super Over.

Oman had a disastrous start as two of their top three got dismissed in the very first ball. Zeeshan Maqsood scored 22 off 20 balls, while Khalid Kail scored 34 runs. In the end, they were bowled out for just 109 runs.Ruben Trumpelmann picked up 4 wickets while veteran David Wiese managed to get 3 wickets.

Oman defended their total valiantly. They kept the African side at bay for a long time. Michael van Lingen departed for a duck. Niko Davin and Jan Frylinck built a decent partnership but none could get going at a rapid pace.

After a couple of quick wickets, the match went to the wire. Mehran Khan bowled the final over with Namibia needing 6 runs off it to win. The Oman pacer picked up two wickets and took the match to the Super Over.

Super Over

David Wiese batted brilliantly as Namibia amassed 21 runs in their Super Over. The veteran then uprooted the stumps of Naseem Khushi in the Super Over and restricted Oman to just 10/1 in the Super Over.

  • End of Over 1
    Over 1. 10 runs. Bowler: David Wiese. : 10/1 (rr 10.00)
  • 0.6

    SIX! David Wiese to Aqib Ilyas. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. That's the end. Namibia win the super over. David Wiese performed exceptionally well with both the bat and the ball. Unfortunately, Bilal Khan did not bowl as expected. It was a nail-biting thriller here in Barbados, and David Wiese was awarded the Player of the Match.

  • 0.5

    David Wiese to Zeeshan Maqsood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Scholtz.

  • 0.4

    David Wiese to Aqib Ilyas. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, bottom edge to silly point for 1 run.

  • 0.3
    Naseem Khushi b David Wiese 2 (3)

    OUT! Bowled. David Wiese to Naseem Khushi. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge. Wiese gets his man.

  • 0.2

    David Wiese to Naseem Khushi. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

  • 0.1

    David Wiese to Naseem Khushi. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Smit.

Namibia and Oman will clash in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Group B match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The match will start from 6:00 AM IST.

Namibia aim to impress again

Namibia are featuring in the T20 World Cup for the third consecutive time and would be looking to win their match against Oman and Scotland, before thinking of an upset against Australia and England. They defeated Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup 2022, but failed to qualify for the main round.

Momentum on Oman's side

Oman did not feature in the last edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia. In 2021 they were knocked out of the first round after losing to Scotland and Bangladesh. However, the momentum is on their side this time around. The Asian side reached the ACC Premier Cup final after winning five games on the trot, however they lost to UAE in the final. All-rounder Aqib Ilyas has replaced the experienced Zeeshan Maqsood as Oman captain for the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the West Indies.

Namibia vs Oman: Predicted Playing 11

NAM Playing 11 vs OMAN: Nikolas Davin, Jean-Pierre Kotze, Michael van Lingen, Gerhard Erasmus, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

OMAN Playing 11 vs NAM: Kashyap Prajapati, Naseem Khushi (wk), Aqib Ilyas (capt), Zeeshan Maqsood, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Khalid Kail, Shakeel Ahmad, Rafiullah, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan

Namibia vs Oman: Pitch Report

Despite a first innings score of 156, teams batting second have managed to chase only seven out of 23 times. This proves the fact that batting first is the way forward at Kensington Oval. However, teams winning the toss have opted to bowl first 83 percent of the time in the last five years. They have also ended up losing 60 percent of the time. Spinners play a crucial role at the venue. There is a rain chance of 40 percent in Bridgetown, but we can expect an outcome.

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