MUSCAT: Oman went down by 83 runs to Canada in their second match of the World Cricket League Division III campaign in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday. Batting first, Canada put up a strong total of 274/9 in 50 overs riding on useful contributions from their top and lower order batsmen. In reply, Oman could only muster 191 in 41 overs with only Zeeshan Maqsood’s 63 being the highlight of their innings.
SCOREBOARD
Canada
B Adhihetty b A Ali44
N Kumar st S Ahmed b A Ali33
N Dhaliwal (run out)31
D Pathirana c Poulose b K Ali24
AS Hansra c Z Maqsood b K Ali1
S Bin Zafar lbw A Ilyas17
R Cheema c A Ilyas b B Khan42
N Dutta c A Ilyas b M Nadeem41
H Tariq c A Ilyas b M Nadeem34
S Dhindsa (not out)0
Extras (LB-1, W-5, NB-1)7
Total (For 9 wkts, 50 overs)274
Fall of wickets: 1-77, 2-90, 3-119, 4-121, 5-149, 6-179, 7-202, 8-274, 9-274.
Bowling: B Khan 10-0-56-1, M Ansari 9-0-49-0, M Nadeem 4-0-24-2, A Lalcheta 6-0-39-0, A Ilyas 5-0-22-1, A Ali 6-0-35-2, K Ali 10-0-48-2.
Oman
K Ali (run out)0
A Poulose lbw Pervez8
A Ilyas b Dhindsa8
Z Maqsood c H Tariq b Dhindsa63
M Nadeem c H Tariq b Dutta6
A Lalcheta c Dutta b Kumar39
N Khushi c Adhihetty b R Cheema22
A Ali lbw R Cheema1
S Ahmed (not out)30
B Khan c&b Dutta1
M Ansari b Dhindsa2
Extras (B-4, LB-1, W-5, NB-1)11
Total (all out, 40.5 overs)191
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-13, 3-38, 4-57, 5-107, 6-146, 7-148, 8-169, 9-171.
Bowling: S Dhindsa 7.5-0-50-3, C Pervez 7-0-17-1, R Cheema 6-0-22-2, N Dutta 9-1-34-2, N Kumar 5-0-25-1, D Pathirana 1-0-8-0, S Bin Zafar 5-1-30-0.
OMAN START WELL
Oman avenged its 13 runs defeat in the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 final against the United States of America (USA) in Los Angeles last year when it won the crucial opening fixture in the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 by four wickets at the Entebbe Cricket Club, Kampala on Tuesday.
Khawar Ali took three for 27 to restrict the USA to 180 for seven in 43 overs, and then Aqib Ilyas hit a quick-fire 55 off 36 balls with eight fours and two sixes as Oman recovered twice to achieve victory with four wickets and 20 balls to spare.
Elsewhere, Navin Param produced an outstanding all-round performance to help Singapore defeat Malaysia by seven wickets. Param took four for 10 with his off-spinners to bowl Malaysia out for 121 in 35.3 overs, and then returned unbeaten on 49 as his side romped to a seven-wicket victory in 31 overs.
In the final match of the day, Canada made short work of host Uganda by 66 runs. Rizwan Cheema scored 91 and Nitish Kumar contributed 43 as Canada accumulated 234 for eight in 42 overs. In reply, Uganda was bowled out for 168 in 38.2 overs with Canada’s Cecil Pervez finishing as the pick of the bowlers with four for 44.
In the feature match of the day, the USA, put in to bat, was helped by two useful partnerships. For the second wicket, Ibrahim Khaleel (48) and Sagar Patel (36) put on 54 runs, while for the third wicket, Khaleel and Alex Amsterdam (25) added 52 runs.
Oman’s bowlers maintained a tight line and length, and made run-scoring difficult for the USA batsmen.
The agile and alert fielding also backed the bowlers, which resulted in Ali finishing with three for 27 and Mohammad Nadeem, Ajay Lalcheta, Bilal Khan and Munis Ansari claiming one wicket apiece. In its target chase, Oman was in some bother when it slipped from 41 for one to 87 for four, but Nadeem batted himself in, before becoming the sixth batsman to be dismissed at a team score of 160 after scoring 30 useful runs.
Oman also had three partnerships of note – 43 for the third wicket, 54 for the fifth wicket and finally 24 runs for the unfinished seventh wicket.
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