There was a big upset in the ongoing World Cup 2023 qualifiers in Zimbabwe when Oman beat Ireland. Yes, this is Oman’s first win against Ireland in ODI cricket. Earlier, Oman had defeated Ireland in the T20 World Cup in 2016. In this qualifier match, Ireland had set a target of 281 runs on the board while batting first. Oman achieved this score with 5 wickets and 11 balls remaining. It is also the most successful run chase in the history of ODI cricket for Oman. The hero of the team’s victory was captain Zeeshan Maqsood, who played the best innings of 59 runs with 1 wicket. He was also awarded the player of the match title for this all-rounder performance.
With this win, Oman managed to open its account in the points table of the World Cup qualifiers. This team is second in Group B after Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka secured the number one spot on Monday itself with a massive 175-run win over UAE.
Talking about Ireland vs Oman match, Zeeshan Maqsood won the toss and decided to bowl in this match.
While bowling first, Oman had a good start in this match. In the first powerplay, they showed the way to the pavilion to both the Irish openers. But Harry Tector, who came to bat at number 4, put a peg at one end. He was later joined by George Dockrell, who scored an unbeaten 91. Ireland managed to reach the score of 281 runs on the performance of these two batsmen.
The beginning of the Northern Oman team chasing this score was also not good. He got the first blow in the form of Jatinder Singh on the score of 9 runs. However, after this, there was a partnership of 94 runs between Kashyap Prajapati and Aaqib Ilyas, due to which there was no pressure on the team. After this, Zeeshan showed the team the way to victory while playing the captaincy innings. During this, he also got the support of Mohammad Nadeem, who played an unbeaten inning of 46 runs.
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