Oman T20I series 2019 kickstarts tomorrow morning with the first game scheduled to be played between the hosts Oman and Hong Kong at Al Amerat Cricket Ground. A total of five teams Nepal, Netherlands, Ireland, Hong Kong and Oman are participating in the multi-nation T20I series.
The series comes as a dress rehearsal for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers which is slated to start from October 18.
Both the sides Oman and Hong Kong have not been doing well in the T20s and will look to gain some momentum ahead of the Qualifiers. The hosts have managed only one win in their last eight T20 outings while Hong Kong has been able to win only two of the last 11 T20s.
The clash will begin at 11:00 AM IST.
When: October 05, Saturday at 11:00 AM IST
Where: Al Amerat Cricket Ground
Recent form:
Oman – L, L, L, L, L
Hong Kong- W, L, L, W, L
Head to Head:
Total – 05
Oman – 04
Hong Kong – 01
Hong Kong Team News
Hong Kong Squad:
Aizaz Khan (Captain), Scott McKechnie, Aarush Bhagwat, Ahsan Abbasi, Ghazanfer Mohammad, Kinchit Shah, Kyle Christie, Ehsan Khan, Nasrullah Rana, Nizakat Khan, Waqas Barkat & Waqas Khan
Oman Team News
Oman Squad:
Sufyan Mahmood, Syed Amir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood (captain), Aqib Ilyas (Vice-captain), Khawar Ali, Sandeep Goud, Muhammed Naseem Khushi, Mehran Khan, Khurram Nawaz Khan, Jay Odedara, Jatinder Singh, Suraj Kumar, Ahmed Fayyaz Butt, Kaleemullah and Bilal Khan.
HK Playing 11:
Nizakat Khan, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Aizaz Khan (c), Ahsan Abbasi, Kyle Christie, Waqas Khan, Kinchit Shah (wk), Shahid Wasif, Haroon Arshad, Raag Kapur
OMN Playing 11:
Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Sufyan Mehmood, Sandeep Goud, Naseem Khushi (wk), Jatinder Singh, Wasim Ali, Khurram Nawaz, Mohammad Nadeem, Mehran Khan, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan
Top performers from Hong Kong:
Top performers from Oman:
Wicketkeeper: S Mckechnie
Batsmen: J Singh, Sufyan Mahmood, Nizakat Khan, Waqas Mahmood
All-rounder: Z Maqsood, K Shah, Aizaz Khan
Bowlers: A Kaleem, Bilal Khan, E Khan
Captain choices– K Shah, Z Maqsood, J Singh, Nizakat Khan