India vs Oman put up a thrilling contest in the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. India A registered an easy six-wicket win while chasing a target of 141 that India A reached in 15.2 overs with four wickets still in hand at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground. Ayush Badoni was on fire as he smacked a quick-fire 51 off 27 balls to give victory to his team with 28 balls still left.
Oman, who elected to bat first after winning the toss, scored 140/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Mohammad Nadeem and Hammad Mirza were the batting pillars of this strong batting line-up. Their hard-hitting came at the hands of Mohammad Nadeem, who scored 41* off 49 balls and Hammad Mirza, whose quick 28* from 15 balls saw Oman put up a decent total that, however, did not see much acceleration against India, which, thus still kept its bowling discipline intact. Wickets came at the hands of Aaqib Khan, Ramandeep Singh and Sai Kishore through crucial strikes which stopped the flow of scoring runs for Oman.
India vs Oman: India A remained in control after early wickets
In the India vs Oman chase, the boys in blue A started with a bang through Abhishek Sharma hammering 34 off just 15 balls, but this instead helped set the tone for Tilak Verma and co to go for a good fast-paced chase. The India A captain, Varma, anchored the chase with an unbeaten 36 off 30 balls as India A remained in control after an early loss of a few wickets. Also, Badoni’s well-crafted half-century laced with six boundaries and two towering sixes.
The Omani bowlers could not maintain a tight leash on India A’s batting where Karan Sonavale, Aamir Kaleem, and Sufyan Mehmood were the only ones who could manage to get wickets, but this also could not break the aggressive chase. India vs Oman ended with India A comfortably achieving the target, thus cementing its position in the tournament.
This India vs Oman match proved India A’s capabilities. It shows that they can win games outright with a bat as well as a ball. With this victory, they are marching ahead in the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, spearheading themselves in further success in the tournament.