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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 03, 2024, 06:29:33 IST
Oman vs Namibia T20 World Cup Live Score: In a Group B clash at Bridgetown, Namibia, a dominant force in the African Qualifiers, will be hoping for a winning start against Oman. However, it would not be that easy for Namibia as Oman had run them close in April, before conceding the five-match series 2-1. Hence, Oman, who are making their third appearance in a T20 World Cup, will be hoping for a better outcome this time.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, No run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, FOUR! Zeeshan Maqsood is taking the attack to the bowlers of Namibia. Too full in middle, Zeeshan Maqsood steps down the track and flicks this for a boundary towards the deep mid-wicket region.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Khalid Kail, On a length outside off, Khalid Kail plays it late and cuts this towards deep third for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Khalid Kail, Good length outside off, Khalid Kail punches this to cover-point for no run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, On a length angling into the batter, Zeeshan Maqsood helps this off the under edge towards short fine leg for one.
Score after
5
overs
19 - 3
- Khalid Kail 4 (5)
- Zeeshan Maqsood 8 (12)
Tangeni Lungameni to Khalid Kail, Good length outside off, Khalid Kail bumps this towards the fielder at short cover for no run to end a decent over for Oman.
Tangeni Lungameni to Khalid Kail, Good length on the pads, Khalid Kail tucks this wide of the short fine leg fielder for a couple.
Tangeni Lungameni to Zeeshan Maqsood, Full and in middle, Zeeshan Maqsood drives this towards the right of mid on and takes a quick one.
Tangeni Lungameni to Zeeshan Maqsood, FOUR! PICKED UP FOR FOUR! Good length shaping in on middle and leg, Zeeshan Maqsood picks it up early and lofts this over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. Zeeshan Maqsood is looking to play with some positive intent despite wickets falling on the other end.
Tangeni Lungameni to Zeeshan Maqsood, Back of a length on off, Zeeshan Maqsood pushes this to cover for no run.
Tangeni Lungameni to Zeeshan Maqsood, Play and a miss. On a length outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood looks for the drive and gets beaten on his outside edge.
Score after
4
overs
12 - 3
- Khalid Kail 2 (3)
- Zeeshan Maqsood 3 (8)
Ruben Trumpelmann to Khalid Kail, Full and wide outside off, Khalid Kail looks for the cut but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Khalid Kail, Too full and wide outside off, Khalid Kail looks for the expansive drive and gets beaten.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Khalid Kail, On a length outside off, Khalid Kail pushes firmly at it and chops this to long leg for a couple.
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Khalid Kail walks in with Oman in a spot of bother.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Naseem Khushi, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Ruben Trumpelmann has his third and it is Naseem Khushi this time who has to walk back. Comes from around the wicket, hits the hard length angling into the batter, Naseem Khushi looks to clear the fielder at mid off but gets it high off the bat and slices this down the throat of Gerhard Erasmus at mid off for a simple take.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, Good length in middle, Zeeshan Maqsood tucks this towards the leg side and takes one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Naseem Khushi, On a length from arond the wicket, Naseem Khushi looks for the ramp but toe pokes it in front of the stumps towards the leg side and takes one.
Score after
3
overs
8 - 2
- Zeeshan Maqsood 2 (7)
- Naseem Khushi 5 (4)
David Wiese to Zeeshan Maqsood, Hits the hard length on off, Zeeshan Maqsood punches this to the off side for another dot.
David Wiese to Zeeshan Maqsood, Good length on top of off, Zeeshan Maqsood pushes this towards mid on for no run.
David Wiese to Naseem Khushi, On a length angling into the batter, Naseem Khushi chops this onto his pads and towards the leg side for one.
David Wiese to Naseem Khushi, BEATEN! Good length just above middle, Naseem Khushi was looking to play this on the on side but gets decieved by the slower one.
David Wiese to Naseem Khushi, On a length around off, Naseem Khushi plays it away from his body and edges this on a couple of bounce towards short third.
David Wiese to Naseem Khushi, FOUR! CONVINCINGLY FLICKED FOR FOUR! Over-pitched on the pads, Naseem Khushi stands his ground and flicks this up and over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary to start his innings.
David Wiese to operate from the other end.
- Zeeshan Maqsood 2 (5)
- Naseem Khushi 0 (0)
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, Back of a length in middle, Zeeshan Maqsood looks to pull this one but gets it off the cue end rolling the ball towards mid on for no run. Naseem Khushi was looking for a single but denied rightly so by Zeeshan Maqsood.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, NO BALL! Ruben Trumpelmann has overstepped. Too full but wide down leg, Zeeshan Maqsood looks for the flick but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, Good length coning in this time, Zeeshan Maqsood flicks this through square leg and collects a couple.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, On a length shaping away form the batter outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood throws his bat at it but gets beaten.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Zeeshan Maqsood, Good length around off, Zeeshan Maqsood takes a confident stride out in front and punches this to cover for no run. Negates the hattrick delivery well.
Zeeshan Maqsood comes in to face the hat-trick delivery.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Aqib Ilyas, OUT! DEJA VU! That's two in two for Ruben Trumpelmann and he couldn't have dreamt of a start like this. Yorker in middle, shaping in on the batter yet again. Aqib Ilyas gets late to bring his back down behind this and the ball strikes him on the full bang in front of the middle pole. The umpire signals out but Aqib Ilyas opts for a DRS. With all reds on the ball tracker the batter is set to walk back.
Skipper, Aqib Ilyas walks in at number 3.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Kashyap Prajapati, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Picture perfect start for Namibia and Ruben Trumpelmann. The bowler comes over the wicket and lands one full and swinging in on the batter, Kashyap Prajapati misses the flick completely as the ball strikes him on his front pad. A gentle appeal and the umpire had no doubts in raising his finger to signal out. A golden duck for Kashyap Prajapati.
Done with the pre-match proceedings and it is now time to play! The two umpires are out in the middle and they are followed by the players of Namibia who take their places on the field. It will be the duo of Naseem Khushi and Kashyap Prajapati to open the innings for Oman. Ruben Trumpelmann has been handed the new ball and he is ready to speed in. Let's play...
We are almost ready for the start of the game but first, the two sets of players will lineup for their respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Oman first followed by the national anthem of Namibia.
PITCH REPORT - Matthew Hayden is pitchside. He says that there is a bit of wind coming in from the East coast and in general, the boundaries are small all across the ground. Morgan joins him and says that the pitch will get slower as the game goes on and the pacers will use the slower balls more and more.
The skipper of Oman, Aqib Ilyas says they will look to set a good target on board and put pressure on Namibia. Adds that playing Namibia before the tournament would surely help them as it gives a good idea of the opponents strength and weakness. Metions that all the planning has been done and it now time to execute their plans.
Namibia's captain, Gerhard Erasmus says that they will bowl first due to the rain around and will look to gather some information early on. Adds that they have prepared really well and will look to showcase that now. Adds that it is a good thing that they have played against Oman recently and ends by saying that you need to execute well to earn points.
Oman (Playing XI) - Kashyap Prajapati, Naseem Khushi (WK), Aqib Ilyas (C), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mehran Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Nikolaas Davin, Michael Van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Malan Kruger, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green (WK), Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni.
TOSS - The coin lands in favor of Namibia and they have decided to BOWL first.
Though Namibia have aggressive ball-strikers up top too in Nico Davin and JP Kotze, they also have greater reserves of late hitting power in David Wiese and JJ Smit which allows them to consolidate and then capitalise at the death
Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus has played in every official T20 match between these two teams, going back to the 2012 Global Qualifier when he played as a keeper at the age of 15
Only seven of those games were under lights, though the trend holds true, and any dew factor is likely to be moot given the passing thunderstorms expected to roll through
Kensington Oval has heavily favoured teams batting first in T20Is, only 7 of 23 chases successful despite a modest average first innings score of 156
Both Oman and Namibia will look at this game as a must-win if they're to have any hope of staging an improbable break-out from Group B, with matches against Scotland, England and Australia to come the going's unlikely to get easier as the group progresses
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