England’s bowlers ran by means of Oman with ease, knocking their unfancied opponents over for simply 47 to kickstart their push for a spot within the subsequent stage of the T20 World Cup.
Looking for a heavy win to bolster their web run-rate and assist them overtake Scotland within the race for the Tremendous 8s, the defending champions made gentle work of the Arab nation.
They took all 10 wickets in a hasty 13.2 overs, with leg-spinner Adil Rashid claiming 4 for 11, whereas tempo pair Mark Wooden and Jofra Archer every took three for 12. Shoaib Khan was Oman’s top-scorer with 11 and the one batter to achieve double figures.
The mission in entrance of England was clear from the off, with most victory wanted in every of their final two video games and wholesome margins a necessity.
Jos Buttler gained the toss and handed duty to his bowlers, trusting them to impose themselves reasonably than asking his batting lineup to intention for the stands.
It was a name he wouldn’t remorse. Reece Topley, recalled for Chris Jordan in the one change to the XI, set the tone with a stable three over spell as Archer kicked off the procession of wickets on the Sir Andy Roberts Finish.
Pratik Athavale and captain Aqib Ilyas have been each unsettled by his size and carry, attempting to get on high of the bounce however solely succeeding in feeding low catches that have been snapped up by Phil Salt and Will Jacks.
Archer ought to have had a 3rd when Moeen Ali grassed an ankle-high likelihood at slip, however the missed likelihood barely registered as Oman didn’t become familiar with process at hand.
Adil Rashid chats with team-mate Moeen Ali (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)
Wooden was handed the ultimate over of the powerplay and was too scorching to deal with. He had Zeeshan Maqsood caught and bowled off his first supply and rapidly added Kashyap Prajapati, flapping to mid-wicket after being hustled for tempo.
At 25 for 4, a lot of the harm had been carried out, however England didn’t relaxation. In reality, the arrival of Rashid’s well-honed leg-breaks and googlies merely accelerated Oman’s decline.
He ripped his opening ball previous Khalid Kail’s sweep, who was stumped by a scrambling Buttler as he crept out of his crease, then watched as Mehran Khan provided Moeen the the simplest potential catching observe at slip.
In between Ayaan Khan dragged Wooden into his stumps, one other sufferer of the Durham participant’s velocity by means of the air. Rashid bagged two extra as he toyed with the tail, producing a pair of unsuitable ‘uns that turned between bat and pad and despatched the bails flying.
Oman snuck previous the match’s lowest ever rating of 39 – made by Uganda earlier this month – however the finish was shut. Shoaib was final man out, top-edging Archer into Buttler’s gloves to go away a regulation chase.
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