Oman vs PNG 1st Match ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Oman vs PNG 1st Match ICC T20 World Cup 2021 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament first Round of the 1st T20I match first time played between Papua New Guinea and Oman at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) in 17th October 2021.

Zeeshan Maqsood picked up three wickets in the 16th over of the PNG innings © ICC via Getty Images

Zeeshan Maqsood's four-for before An unbeaten Half-centuries from openers Aqib Ilyas and Jatinder Singh steers to Oman thumping ten-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea in a one-sided game of the first round opening match of a T20 World Cup.

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Match Stats : Oman chased 130 was their joint third highest successful run-chase in T20 internationals. The ten-wicket win is Oman's second and Oman's joint biggest victory by terms of wickets remaining in T20 internationals and It is the first such defeat for Papua New Guinea in T20Is. Papua New Guinea's 129 was their eighth lowest score in T20 internationals. Zeeshan Maqsood's 4 for 20 was his second best bowling performance for Oman in T20 internationals. Assad Vala became the first Papua New Guinea batsman to score a fifty in T20 World Cup. Jatinder Singh became the first Oman batsman to score a fifty in T20 World Cup history. Aqib Ilyas became the second Oman batsman to score a fifty in T20 World Cup. 131* : Aqib Ilyas and Jatinder Singh set up the second highest first-wicket partnership for Oman in T20 international and the sixth highest opening stand in T20 World Cup. Zeeshan Maqsood's 4 for 20 was the best bowling figures by an Oman bowler in T20 World Cup. Zeeshan Maqsood became the first captain after Daniel Vettori to pick up four wickets in a T20 World Cup game

PNG scored 129-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Assad Vala struck 56 off 43-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes.

Charles Amini hammered a 37 off 26-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 142.30 and Sese Bau 13.

Oman best bowler by Zeeshan Maqsood 4-20, Bilal Khan and Kaleemullah both took 2-wickets.

Oman chased 131-0 in 13.4 overs with top scorer by Jatinder Singh hammered a unbeaten 73 off 42-balls including 7-fours and 4-sixes with strike rate of 173.80.

Aqib Ilyas scored a unbeaten 50 off 43-balls including 5-fours & a six.

Zeeshan Maqsood named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to claimed a 4-wickets for 20-runs in 4-overs.

                   

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