OMN Vs SCO, T20 World Cup 2021, Live Cricket Scores: Oman Set 123-run Target For Scotland

With two wins from as many matches, Scotland will fancy their chances of maintaining their unbeaten run and enter the Super 12 when they face Oman in their final Group B league game of the T20 World Cup 2021 in Al Amerat, Muscat on Thursday. Led by Kyle Coetzer, Scotland sprung a surprise on the opening day itself by defeating higher-ranked Bangladesh before surviving a Papua New Guinea scare on Tuesday. With Papua New Guinea effectively out of the competition after back-to-back losses, it’s a three-way tussle among Scotland, Oman and Bangladesh for the top two spots despite the Scots (+0.575) sitting atop the points table. Having a net run rate of +0.613, Oman with two points, need a win to advance to the Super 12 stage while Bangladesh (+0.500) have to win by a handsome margin and hope Scotland lose to ease through. Scotland have plenty of options in the squad, players who are capable of coming up with useful contributions. They have all bases covered in their side, with depth in both batting and bowling. There is power and touch at the top and middle-order including Richie Berrington and Calum MacLeod. For Oman, a lot will depend on how their opening pair of Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas do their job. The likes of Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan and Zeeshan Maqsood have been among the wickets so far and for their team to stand a chance against Scotland, they know they will have to deliver. Follow live updates and cricket scores of Oman vs Scotland, ICC T20 World Cup match here:

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9:08 PM IST: Innings Break

Josh Davey with the final over. Zeeshan Maqsood is finally out, for 34 off 30. Caught by Calum MacLeod. Bilal Khan is the new man. Three balls remaining. And Bilal is run out, for a duck. Khawar Ali is the new batter. Fayyaz Butt pulls the fifth ball and misfield at deep helps. A four. And straight to cover. Caught by Chris Greaves. Butt out for seven off five. Six runs and three wickets in the final over.  Davey's figures: 3/25. 28 runs and five wickets in the last five overs. OMN - 122.

9:01 PM IST: Penultimate Over

Safyaan Sharif with the penultimate over. Zeeshan Maqsood hits the third ball for a six, over square leg boundary. Ten from the over. Sharif's figures: 2/25. OMN - 116/7 (19)

8:54 PM IST: Seven Down

Josh Davey removes Suraj Kumar (4 off 6), caught by Brad Wheal at fine leg. 25 runs three wickets in the last five overs. Fayyaz Butt is the new batter. OMN - 105/7 (17.4)

8:44 PM IST: Six Down

Michael Leask on with his third over. A dot, then two singles. A mistimed shot from Naseem Khushi and Brad Wheal takes a very good catch at long on. Khushi goes for two off four. Suraj Kumar joins Zeeshan Maqsood in the middle. OMN - 96/6 (15.4)

8:41 PM IST: Five Down

Safyaan Sharif returns for his third over. And all happening. Zeeshan Maqsood launches a skier, but an eager Kyle Coetzer drops the catch while it should have been the bowler's take. Maqsood hits the third ball for a four to third man. One leg bye, and Sandeep Goud picks Chris Greaves with a flick at square leg boundary. He goes for five off eight. Naseem Khushi is the new batter. 41 runs and two wickets in the last five overs. OMN - 94/5 (15)

8:27 PM IST:  Four Down

Mark Watt gets his revenge. Mohammad Nadeem launches the second ball for a six, over long on, but ends up hitting the next straight to cover. Caught by Richie Berrington. He goes for 25 off 21. Sandeep Goud is the new man. OMN - 79/4 (12.3)

8:21 PM IST: Important Runs

Bradley Wheal returns for his third over. Mohammad Nadeem hits the first ball for a six, over deep mid-wicket boundary. A single, then Zeeshan Maqsood hits the third for a four to long off. 13 from the over. OMN - 66/3 (11)

8:12 PM IST: Ilyas Runs Out Of Luck

Michael Leask strikes first over. Aqib Ilyas runs out of his luck. Caught by George Munsey at long off. Ilyas goes for 37 off 35. OMN - 51/3 (9.3)

8:09 PM IST: Ilyas Living A Charmed Life

One busy over from Mark Watt. A couple of chances. First, Aqib Ilyas gets a four after getting a top edge off the second delivery at square leg boundary with the fielder overrunning in his bid to take a catch. Another top edge couple of balls later, and the fielder fails to time his jump. Six from the over. OMN - 50/2 (9)

8:00 PM IST: Powerplay Over

Safyaan Sharif continues. Aqib Ilyas hits the fifth ball for a four to long off. Seven runs from the over. OMN - 37/2 (6)

7:46 PM IST: Second Wicket

Safyaan Sharif also strikes in his first over. Kashyap Prajapati (3 off 7), caught by George Munsey at mid-off. Mohammad Nadeem joins Aqib Ilyas in the middle. OMN - 14/2 (3)

7:36 PM IST: Early Wicket

Bradley Wheal with the new ball. Aqib Ilyas takes a single off the first ball, then wicket. Jatinder Singh (0 off 1), run out. Kashyap Prajapati is the new man. Ilyas hits the last ball for a six, over square leg boundary. Eight runs and a wicket.

7:24 PM IST: Playing XIs

Oman: Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Khawar Ali, Naseem Khushi, Suraj Kumar (wk), Sandeep Goud, Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan.

Scotland: George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Wheal.

7:17 PM IST: Toss

Oman win the toss and they will bat first against Scotland.

Squads:

Scotland: Kyle Coetzer (c), Richie Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Ally Evans, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.

Oman: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Goud, Nester Dhamba, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi, Sufyan Mehmood, Fayyaz Butt, Khurram Nawaz Khan.