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England vs Oman T20 WC Live Score: England face a fear of being eliminated from the marquee tournament as they sit in fourth place in the Group B standings after a no-result against Scotland and a loss to Australia, a loss to either Oman or Namibia will eliminate the defending champions. England must register NRR-boosting victories in their remaining two matches to go level on points with the Scots, who have a significantly superior net run-rate. This is the first match between England and Oman across any format. Oman come into this this match winless, having failed to secure a victory in their previous three encounters. Despite their lackluster performance, the team remains driven by their sense of personal pride and the chance to upset the reigning champions. "We've still got things in our control and that's all you can ask for. We've got two more games. We're treating this game with Oman in isolation. They've got our full attention. We're going to prepare really well for that. And then see what happens in this game. If we get into a position where we're in a dominant position and can push hard, we will. If we have to scrap and fight and get the two points, we will as well. So, we'll just keep an open mind, as we always will. But essentially, we want to play that brand of cricket. I think we had glimpses of it the other day. I thought we started well with the bat, but to get a full performance in is really important. Get that on-field confidence. I think we're really close, but obviously it's been a bit of a disjointed tournament so far," said England Coach Matthew Mott England are set to play their first T20I match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, even though they have previously competed at this ground on 13 occasions, including two recent appearances during their white-ball tour of the Caribbean in December. "Yeah, we will try to. We will try here, as I said before, that we are trying to prove the point, but it's not a fluke that we just came in the World Cup from an Asian country.... We are trying to get [give] some [a] good fight and surprise them because this is what happened to the bigger teams, I might think that they are not going to take [it] easy but for us we will try to give them a good fight because we have nothing to lose. All we have here is to gain some good confidence and maybe a win to end the positive side from this World Cup," said Oman all-rounder Ayaan Khan Oman Squad: Pratik Athavale(w), Naseem Khushi, Aqib Ilyas(c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mehran Khan, Rafiullah, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Kashyap Prajapati, Mohammad Nadeem, Shoaib Khan, Fayyaz Butt England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Ben Duckett, Sam Curran, Tom Hartley
Time for the real action now. The English players are out in the middle. Reece Topley gets into the team and in action straightaway, he has the new ball in hand. Kashyap Prajapati and Pratik Athavale to open for Oman. Let's go...
It is time for the national anthems. It will be Oman's first followed by the national anthem of England.
PITCH REPORT - Nasser Hussain and Aaron Finch are pitchside and says there is not a huge amount of grass and the pitch is hard and even. The pitch will offer true bounce and the pacers will enjoy bowling on this track. Adds that the breeze across the ground will suit the left armers from the Curtley Ambrose end.
The skipper of Oman Aqib Ilyas says, they were looking to bowl first but they are not dependent on toss as the surface looks flat. Adds that results are important but learning is even more important for a team such as theirs. Mentions that they have to put on a better fielding effort and the rest is good. Informs about the change with Fayyaz Butt coming in.
The skipper of England Jos Buttler says, they’ll bowl first and would look to chase down the total. Adds that they will look to try and win the game and see what happens in the other game and they have had a good prep leading into this game. Mentions that the NRR will play a bit at the back of their mind but the key is to win and get points on board. Informs about the change, Reece Topley comes in the playing XI.
TOSS: England skipper Jos Buttler wins toss, opts to bowl against Oman in Antigua
Oman (Playing XI) - Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (WK), Aqib Ilyas (C), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mehran Khan, Fayyaz Butt, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C) (WK), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
Oman Squad: Pratik Athavale(w), Naseem Khushi, Aqib Ilyas(c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mehran Khan, Rafiullah, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Kashyap Prajapati, Mohammad Nadeem, Shoaib Khan, Fayyaz Butt
England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Ben Duckett, Sam Curran, Tom Hartley
Yeah, we will try to. We will try here, as I said before, that we are trying to prove the point, but it's not a fluke that we just came in the World Cup from an Asian country.... We are trying to get [give] some [a] good fight and surprise them because this is what happened to the bigger teams, I might think that they are not going to take [it] easy but for us we will try to give them a good fight because we have nothing to lose. All we have here is to gain some good confidence and maybe a win to end the positive side from this World Cup.
Oman all-rounder Ayaan Khan
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England are set to play their first T20I match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, even though they have previously competed at this ground on 13 occasions, including two recent appearances during their white-ball tour of the Caribbean in December.
We've still got things in our control and that's all you can ask for. We've got two more games. We're treating this game with Oman in isolation. They've got our full attention. We're going to prepare really well for that. And then see what happens in this game. If we get into a position where we're in a dominant position and can push hard, we will. If we have to scrap and fight and get the two points, we will as well. So, we'll just keep an open mind, as we always will. But essentially, we want to play that brand of cricket. I think we had glimpses of it the other day. I thought we started well with the bat, but to get a full performance in is really important. Get that on-field confidence. I think we're really close, but obviously it's been a bit of a disjointed tournament so far.
England Coach Matthew Mott
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Oman come into this this match winless, having failed to secure a victory in their previous three encounters. Despite their lackluster performance, the team remains driven by their sense of personal pride and the chance to upset the reigning champions.
England must register NRR-boosting victories in their remaining two matches to go level on points with the Scots, who have a significantly superior net run-rate.
England face a fear of being eliminated from the marquee tournament as they sit in fourth place in the Group B standings after a no-result against Scotland and a loss to Australia, a loss to either Oman or Namibia will eliminate the defending champions.
This is the first match between England and Oman across any format.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of ICC T20 World Cup match between England and Oman at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.
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