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Oman


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Having debuted on the World T20 stage in 2016, the bare minimum Oman would have wanted was to be back at the top table for the next tournament.  It wasn't always a smooth ride; the qualifiers saw them lose an automatic berth to Ireland, then get pipped by Namibia in the first play-off, leaving them to seal the deal against Hong Kong in the last-chance saloon.  The key thing is that they made it: now, thanks to the pandemic ravaging India, they find themselves in the unexpected and incredibly handy position of being one of the host nations for the opening round of matches.

Familiar conditions should favour them strongly.  Their top T20 wicket-taker, 33-year-old left-arm pacer Bilal Khan, tends to wreak havoc both in the powerplay and at the death, getting phenomenal swing with the new ball and spearing pinpoint yorkers in at the stumps to close out an innings.  Fellow veteran and southpaw Zeeshan Maqsood, besides skippering the side, leads Oman's spin attack from the front with his slow left-arm orthodox and acts as a pinch hitter in the middle order; at the death he can often be found partnering wicketkeeper and closer Naseem Khushi, whose ability to tee off from the first ball is invaluable in racking up defendable scores or getting the team over the line.  Whether home advantage alone will be enough remains to be seen, but Oman will have few better opportunities to progress past the first round of a major ICC tournament.


Highest World Cup total: 157-8 vs Ireland (Dharamshala, 2016)
Lowest World Cup total: 65-9 vs Bangladesh (Dharamshala, 2016)
Leading World Cup run-scorer: Jatinder Singh, 49 runs
Best World Cup innings: Zeeshan Maqsood, 38 vs Ireland (Dharamshala, 2016)
Leading World Cup wicket-taker: Munis Ansari, 3 wickets
Best World Cup bowling figures: Munis Ansari, 3-37 vs Ireland (Dharamshala, 2016)


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