Preview:
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A 2021/22 will get underway from February 18th. Eight teams are featuring in this tournament where they are divided into two groups. The finalists will advance to the T20 World Cup 2022 which is to be played in Australia later this year.
The hosts Oman will take on Nepal in the Group B contest on Friday. Both teams had featured in the Quandragular series recently as part of their preparations for the Qualifiers. With one win and two losses, Oman finished 3rd in the standings with 2 points.
Nepal on the other hand didn’t have the greatest of series either as they finished last in the standings with 2 points. They had beaten Oman by 6 wickets in their previous meeting which will be the positive thing for them heading into this match.
Match Details:
Oman vs Nepal, Match 1
Venue: AI Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), AI Amerat
Date & Time: 18th February, at 11:30 AM IST and 10:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
OMN vs NEP, Match 1 Pitch Report:
Both batters and bowlers will find equal purchase from the surface. The team’s chasing needs to bat really well in order to win the match here. Anything over 160 is a good competitive score on this wicket.
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OMN vs NEP, Match 1 Probable Playing XIs:
Oman
Kashyap Prajapati, Jatinder Singh, Shoaib Khan, Ayan Khan, Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Khawar Ali, Khurram Nawaz, Mohammad Naseem Khushi (wk), Fayyaz Butt, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Asif-Sheikh (wk), Lokesh Bam, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gyanendra Malla, Sharad Vesawkar, Aarif Shiekh, Kamal Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Abhinash Bohara, Jitendra Mukhiya
Top Picks for OMN vs NEP Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Oman
Shoaib Khan had a good Quadrangular series for Oman. In 3 matches, he has scored 102 runs at an average of 34 with the highest score of 57.
Zeeshan Maqsood had a quiet Quadrangular series for his standards where he scored 50 runs in 2 matches with the highest score of 43* and went wicketless with the ball. He is a highly talented player and is expected to deliver in this match.
Top Picks – Nepal
Dipendra Singh Airee is the top run-scorer in the recently concluded Quadrangular series. In 3 matches, he has scored 142 runs at an average of 71 with the highest score of 73* and even picked up 4 wickets.
Asif-Sheikh is a capable batter at the top of the order for Nepal. He has added 71 runs in his last 3 matches at an average of 23.66.
OMN vs NEP Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Career T20I Stats) |
| Shoaib Khan | 102 runs |
| Zeeshan Maqsood | 643 runs and 23 wickets |
| Kashyap Prajapati | 104 runs |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 619 runs and 5 wickets |
| Asif-Sheikh | 225 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for OMN vs NEP Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Asif-Sheikh, Shoaib Khan (vc), Gyanendra Malla, Jatinder Singh, Kushal Bhurtel, Kashyap Prajapati, Zeeshan Maqsood, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Bilal Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kaleemullah
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for OMN vs NEP Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Asif-Sheikh, Shoaib Khan, Jatinder Singh, Kushal Bhurtel, Kashyap Prajapati (vc), Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Ayan Khan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Bilal Khan, Khawar Ali, Sandeep Lamichhane
Today’s OMN vs NEP Probable Winners:
Oman are expected to win this match.
