Suryakumar-led India beat Oman, advance

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.

They were playing Oman for the first time.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to bat.

(Abhish)Ek ball into the match, Oman sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Sharma was the batter. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a wicket.

Shubman Gill, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Nine balls into the match, Shah Faisal broke the six-run stand.

Twenty-seven balls (4.3 overs) into the match, Abhishek was dropped by Vinayak Shukla off the bowling of Mohammad Nadeem. The ball was judged a wide by Wimalasiri.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). Oman had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 38, the contribution of Sanju Samson, the player of the match, to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Abhishek, whose 15-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, did not add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-four balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by Shukla. Jiten Ramanandi broke the 66-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on a run. Hardik Pandya, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Ramanandi ran him out.

India scored 100 off 10 overs (60 balls). Oman had conceded nine extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 100 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Samson had scored 37, Axar Patel was unbea‘ten’.

Axar Patel, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Twenty-three balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Shukla. Aamir Kaleem broke the 45-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced eight balls, scored five. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Jatinder Singh, Oman’s skipper. Kaleem broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). Oman had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Samson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 41 balls.

Samson eventually scored 56 off 45 balls. Twenty-six balls after Dube’s dismissal, he was caught by Aryan Bisht. Faisal broke the 41-run stand.

Tilak Varma, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 29. Five balls later, he was caught by Zikria Islam. Ramanandi broke the five-run stand.

Harshit Rana, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on three. Arshdeep Singh, who faced a ball, scored a run. Ramanandi ran him out.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Oman eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 188 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Mohammad Nadeem bowled a wicketless over, conceding 19.

Samay Shrivastava bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Shakeel Ahmed and Islam bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 23.

Kaleem, who bowled three overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Ramanandi and Faisal, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23.

The first Powerplay of Oman’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, without the loss of a wicket.

Oman’s openers scored 50 off 6.4 overs (41 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Jatinder’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kaleem’s contribution to it was 18.

Forty-nine balls (eight overs) into the chase, Oman sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Jatinder was the batter. It was upheld by Wimalasiri.

The next ball, Oman sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kaleem was the batter. It was struck down by Pakistani umpire Faisal Afridi.

Jatinder, whose 33-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 32. Fifty-two balls into the chase, Kuldeep broke the 56-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Oman had scored 62 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kaleem had scored 22, Hammad Mirza had scored three.

Oman scored 100 off 13.5 overs (84 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kaleem’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Mirza’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kaleem’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 46 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-six balls after Jatinder’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Harshit broke the 93-run partnership.

Oman scored 150 off 18.2 overs (111 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

That ball, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Mirza was the batter. It was struck down by Faisal Afridi.

Mirza’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 33 balls. Seven balls after Kaleem’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Rinku Singh. Hardik broke the five-run stand.

Islam, who faced a couple of balls, did not get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Shukla, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls after Mirza’s dismissal, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the one-run stand.

Ramanandi, who faced five balls, scored three. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the chase, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Oman, who scored 167 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, lost by 21 runs.

Axar, Tilak, and Abhishek bowled an over apiece, conceding four, eight, and a dozen, respectively. They were wicketless, as Dube, who bowled three overs, conceding 31.

Harshit and Kuldeep bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 23.

Arshdeep and Hardik bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 26.

India topped their group and advanced to the Super Four.