mobanmarketAbu Dhabi: Oman, capitalising on UAE’s poor batting, recorded an easy seven-wicket win in their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifier at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Friday.
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Put in to bat, UAE could muster only 108 for 9 in 20 overs against the tight Oman attack. UAE, who are reeling from the impact of three of their star players being dropped as they are being investigated by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, could not get going from the start.
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Oman’s opening bowlers Bilal Khan and Fayyaz Butt took three wickets each. For UAE, Mohammad Usman top-scored with 27 runs followed by former captain Rohan Mustafa with 24 runs.
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Oman chased the total through Aqib Ilyas, who remained unbeaten on 45, and Aamer Kalim, who chipped in with 27 runs to seal the victory with 10 balls to spare.
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