England vs Oman, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 Full score card

FOUR! THAT'S A WRAP! Back of a length on the pads, Jonny Bairstow flicks this wide of short fine leg for a boundary to end the game. England wins this by 8 wickets and they have surely done a worl lot of good to their NRR.

FOUR! Jos Buttler takes Bilal Khan down for 22 runs in this over. Fuller one outside off, Jos Buttler slices this up and over cover-point for a boundary to end the over.

SIX! DISPATCHED! Short-pitched at a gentle pace in middle, Jos Buttler pulls this right off the middle of his bat and over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for a maximum.

FOUR! PItched up in middle, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and slogs this over the mid on fielder for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Short-pitched around the leg, Jos Buttler swivels and pulls this all along the ground for a boundary towards long leg.

Low full toss around off, Jos Buttler punches this towards extra-cover for no run.

FOUR! CRISPLY PUNCHED! Good length around off, Jos Buttler advances down the track and punches this wide of mid off for four.

FOUR! SHort and wide outside off, Jonny Bairstow slashes hard and cuts this over cover-point for a boundary.

Jonny Bairstow is the new man in.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Short-pitched outside off, Will Jacks looks to cut this for a maximum but the ball gets high on him an catches the outside off his bat ballooning over Kashyap Prajapati at point. Kashyap Prajapati does well to take this one with fingers raised upwards.

Back of a length outside off, Will Jacks looks to cut this over point but gets beaten by the extra pace and bounce.

On a length shaping away from the batter, Will Jacks looks to go down town but misses again.

Pitched up around off, Will Jacks looks to loft this over cover but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for no run.

NO BALL AND A FOUR! UP AND OVER MID OFF! Good length in middle, Will Jacks advances down the track and lofts this over the mid off fielder for a boundary. Kaleemullah has overstepped.

Back of a length outside off, Jos Buttler looks to loft this over cover but gets an inside edge through square leg for one.

Kaleemullah to bowl from the other end.

Fuller on the pads, Jos Buttler flicks this towards deep square leg for another single.

Good length around the pads, Will Jacks tucks this away towards the leg side for one.

Good length on off, Will Jacks strides on top of it and jams it towards the off side.

Will Jacks comes to the middle.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Back of a length around off, Phil Salt looks to pull this time but gets it off the inside edge and onto the top of the off-pole. The stump gets uprooted and England loses their first.

SIX! DEJA VU! Phil Salt has a flight to catch it seems. PItched up again around middle and off this time, Phil Salt yet again clears his front leg and lofts this up and over the deep cover fence for another maximum.

SIX! Fireworks straightaway from Phil Salt. Pitched up outside off, Phil Salt clears his front leg and smashes this up and over the deep cover fence for a maximum.

OUT! GONE! That is it! Quick work from England! A pacey-length delivery on middle, Khan gets across and tries to wrists it away but top edges it to short fine leg. Jos Buttler calls for it, runs across and gobbles it up. OMAN END WITH 47 ON THE BOARD.

Very full and on middle. Shoaib Khan flicks it to mid-wicket.

End of an incredible spell from Adil Rashid! Tossed up, outside off. Bilal slog-sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Bilal Khan walks out last to bat.

OUT! BOWLED! Adil Rashid has a four-fer! Some turn again! This one lands way outside off, it was the googly and Kaleemullah is drawn forward to defend but gets an inside edge and it deflects back onto the stumps.

Bowls it full and on the pads. Khan flicks it to square leg for a single.

Too full and on middle, Khan prods and blocks it out.

Flighted, outside off and spins away. Khan gets his pad across and lets it go.

Lovely from Rashid! Tossed up on middle, lands and spins away. Khan is squared up as he looks to defend and misses. Doing too much.

Wide! Sharp turn! This one lands around off and spins sharply away. Khan looks to scoop it away but misses.

Short in length and on middle, Khan turns it to square leg for a single.

Edged over! Shorter and around off, Kaleemullah looks to pull but gets a top edge behind the keeper and to third man for a single.

Goes for the short one on middle, Kaleemullah makes room to pull but misses.

FOUR! Crucial runs! Welcome boundary! A length ball, outside off, Kaleemullah hits it hard through long off, no one in that region and it races away.

A length ball on middle, Khan nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

JUST WIDE! Fuller and on middle. Khan flicks it to the left of mid-wicket. Harry Brook dives but it was well away from his hands.

Too full and wide of off. Kaleemullah pushes it to cover.

Kaleemullah walks out next to bat.

OUT! No need to appeal for this one! That's gone straight through the gate. Beauty from Rashid! Flatter and around off, it lands and spins in, stays a touch low as well. Fayyaz Butt gets low to chop it but misses and it rolls through the gap and hits the wicket.

A googly, flatter and on middle and leg. Butt looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. Every English player appeals except for Adil Rashid.

Floated fuller and on middle, Butt defends on the front foot.

Wide! This one lands outside off and spins away sharply. Butt looks to sweep but misses.

Tossed up outside off, spins away, Butt prods to defends it but misses.

Tossed up on off, Fayyaz Butt defends this one.

DRINKS! Oman are in all sorts of trouble right now. It's hard to predict what the next 10 overs holds for them as England are relentless are in a hurry to finish the job. Jos Buttler is aggressive with his bowling change and field placement. He'll look to rattle the Oman line-up under 50 runs.

A maiden here by Jofra Archer. Bumper around off, Shoaib Khan looks to run this down to third but gets beaten.

Back of a length outside off, Shoaib Khan thumps this off the backfoot towards point now.

SHort-pitched yet again but into the body this time, Shoaib Khan tucks this towards square leg for another dot.

Short-pitched on off, Shoaib Khan defends this by getting up on his toes and dabbing it into the surface towards off.

Good length around off, Shoaib Khan pushes this towards cover-point for no run.

Back of a length and on top of off, Shoaib Khan looks for the push and run towards leg but the fielder was quickly onto it.

Jofra Archer is back into the attack.

Shouts of catch it but the fielder at short cover lost it. Tossed up a bit fuller on off, Fayyaz Butt drives this uppishly marginally wide of the fielder at short cover and gets a couple.

Tossed up on off, Fayyaz Butt pushes this towards short cover for no run.

Fayyaz Butt walks in next.

OUT! CAUGHT AT SLIP! Tossed up on off, turning away from the batter. Mehran Khan throws his bat at it but manages to get an outside edge into the safe hands of Moeen Ali at first slip. England are all over Oman here.

Full and wide outside off, Mehran Khan leaves it all alone.

Short of a length in middle, Shoaib Khan pushes this through mid-wicket for one.

Flighted on off, Shoaib Khan looks for the slog sweep but plays the shot early and ends up toepoking it back to the bowler.

Mehran Khan comes in.

OUT! FAST AND FURIOUS! Mark Wood darts a firebolt at 147 kmph around off, Ayaan Khan gets away from the line of it and looks to push this towards the off-side. Ayaan Khan manages to chop this off his inside edge onto the leg pole. The extra pace of Mark Wood is become a tough nut to crack for the batters of Oman.

Pitched up with some venom, Shoaib Khan pushes this to the right of mid on and takes one.

Back of a length outside off, Ayaan Khan dabs this away from the backward point fielder and towards deep third for a single. Ayaan Khan was looking for the second but Adil Rashid was quickly onto this.

Good length outside off, Ayaan Khan looks to poke at it but gets beaten.

Bumper angling into the body, Ayaan Khan ducks down on this one. This was well-directed by the pacer.

Hits the hard length around off, Ayaan Khan defends this towards the off side.

Tossed up outside off, Shoaib Khan looks to block this one but gets beaten comprehensively.

FOUR! EXCELLENT FOOTWORK! Short and wide around off, Shoaib Khan goes deep in his crease and cuts this wide to the right of the backward point for a boundary this time.

Beautifully floated outside off, sharp turn away from the batter. Shoaib Khan looks to defend this but gets beaten.

Quicker one on off, Shoaib Khan dabs this to backward point.

WIDE! Darts one wide outside off, Shoaib Khan leaves it.

Floats one in middle, Shoaib Khan defends this off the front foot.

Shoaib Khan comes to the middle.

OUT! STUMPED! Jos Buttler gets lucky on this occasion. Tossed up wide outside off, Khalid Kail looks to sweep but loses his footing and drags out of his popping crease. Jos Buttler collects it well behind the stumps and removes the bails on the second go. The umpire goes upstairs to have a look at it and the replay suggests the foot of Khalid Kail was in the air as he was dragging it back inside his crease when Jos removed the bails.

Ayaan Khan is the new man in. Adil Rashid is into the attack as well.

OUT! PACE GETS THE BETTER OF Kashyap Prajapati! Good length into the body of Kashyap Prajapati. The batter looks to pull this over the fielder at short mid-wicket but catches it high on his bat and into the safe custody of Liam Livingstone for a soft dismissal.

Good length in middle and leg, Kashyap Prajapati tucks it onto his pads and towards short mid-wicket for no run.

Short-pitched wide of off, Kashyap Prajapati gets bamboozled by this and looks to poke at it. Gets comfortably beaten.

Short and wide outside off, Khalid Kail cuts this on the bounce towards deep third for one.

Back of a length on top of middle, Khalid Kail moves away from the line of it and ends up blocking it back to the bowler.

Khalid Kail walks out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A simple catch for Mark Wood and he gets a wicket of the very first ball. Full and straight on leg at a 146 clicks. Zeeshan Maqsood tries to work it on the leg side but gets the connection on the leading edge. Mark Wood grabs it safely on his follow through and celebrates his wicket. England are stomping over Oman currently.

Goes very full and on middle, Kashyap Prajapati plays it back to the bowler.

SIX! First biggie of the match! A length ball, outside off, Kashyap Prajapati uses the angle, hits into the wind and on the shorter side, hits it over covers for a biggie.

Length ball, outside off, Kashyap Prajapati hits it straight to point.

Zeeshan Maqsood is off the mark! Very full and on middle, Zeeshan Maqsood chips it to the left of mid on, well away from Archer there for a single.

On a length and outside off, Kashyap Prajapati punches on the up and to the left of cover where Liam Livingstone misfields and allows a single.

BEAUTY! A length ball, outside off, angled across. Kashyap Prajapati looks to punch but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On a length and on middle, Zeeshan Maqsood flicks it to mid-wicket.

DROPPED! A rarity to see England put down such a simple catch! This is full and outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood flashes his blade but gets an outside edge to first slip. Moeen Ali there puts down a regulation catch.

Short in length and on off, Zeeshan Maqsood pulls it to mid-wicket.

Zeeshan Maqsood is the new batter in.

OUT! GONE! The skipper goes! Jofra Archer has his second! A soft wicket though! Short and well wide of off. Aqib Ilyas wasn't fully behind his flat-batted shot, plays it with soft hands and finds Will Jacks at backward point. Jacks dives forward and plucks it right above the ground.

Oman are pro-active with their approach! On a length and on off, Kashyap Prajapati shuffles across and scoops, not off the middle and it rolls to fine leg for a single.

TAP AND RUN! A length ball on top of off. Aqib Ilyas knocks it in front of point for a single.

Really good shot but gets just one! Fuller delivery, outside off. Aqib Ilyas drags it from outside off and sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Tad fuller and around off, Aqib Ilyas pushes well but finds the man at mid off.

Kashyap Prajapati tries to be innovative as he steps across and tries to scoop, he plays it short fine leg for a single.

This is full and on middle, Ilyas nudges it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

A good length delivery on middle and leg. No room for Ilyas and he tucks it to mid-wicket.

Touch fuller and around off, Ilyas knocks it to covers.

This is full and outside off, Kashyap Prajapati punces it straight to cover.

On a length and on middle,Ilyas flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Jofra Archer shakes his head! He knows this is not  agood delivery! Shorter and wide of off. Aqib Ilyas hammers it through point and it races to the fence.

Bangs it short and on middle, Aqib Ilyas looks to pull but misses.

Who will walk out? It is Aqib Ilyas.

OUT! TAKEN! Oman lose their first! On a length and outside off, extra bounce. Pratik Athavale gets on top of the bounce and slaps but aerially and to short covers where Phil Salt leans and takes it. Low to the ground but a good one from Salt.

FOUR! Pratik Athavale just charged down to Jofra Archer for a boundary! Superb! On a good length on middle, Pratik Athavale makes room and slams it through covers for four.

Wide! A length ball on middle and it shapes down the leg side. Pratik Athavale misses his flick.

Who'll share the new ball? It is Jofra Archer.

Just one run to start the proceedings. Short of a length and on middle, Kashyap Prajapati pulls it to mid-wicket.

Four dots now! A length ball on middle and leg, shape again. Kashyap Prajapati defends it back to the bowler.

Short of a length and on middle, Kashyap Prajapati punches it straight to cover.

A length ball, around off, again little bit of shape. Kashyap Prajapati hangs back and taps it to point.

Fuller delivery on middle and it swings in. Kashyap Prajapati makes a solid block back on the deck.

Oman are underway! Shorter and onto the body, Pratik Athavale is late to pull and hits it to square leg for a single.

Time for the real action now. The English players are out in the middle. Reece Topley gets into the team and in action straightaway, he has the new ball in hand. Kashyap Prajapati and Pratik Athavale to open for Oman. Let's go...

It is time for the national anthems. It will be Oman's first followed by the national anthem of England.

PITCH REPORT - Nasser Hussain and Aaron Finch are pitchside and says there is not a huge amount of grass and the pitch is hard and even. The pitch will offer true bounce and the pacers will enjoy bowling on this track. Adds that the breeze across the ground will suit the left armers from the Curtley Ambrose end.

The skipper of Oman Aqib Ilyas says, they were looking to bowl first but they are not dependent on toss as the surface looks flat. Adds that results are important but learning is even more important for a team such as theirs. Mentions that they have to put on a better fielding effort and the rest is good. Informs about the change with Fayyaz Butt coming in.

The skipper of England Jos Buttler says, they’ll bowl first and would look to chase down the total. Adds that they will look to try and win the game and see what happens in the other game and they have had a good prep leading into this game. Mentions that the NRR will play a bit at the back of their mind but the key is to win and get points on board. Informs about the change, Reece Topley comes in the playing XI.

Oman (Playing XI) - Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (WK), Aqib Ilyas (C), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mehran Khan, Fayyaz Butt, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan.

England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C) (WK), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

TOSS - England have won the coin flip and they have decided to BOWL first.

Oman on the other hand, have played good with troubling both Namibia and Australia up to a point in their first two games while they were outclassed by Scotland. The side lost in the super over in a low-scoring encounter against Namibia while they were taken to the cleaners in their next couple of games. The side would be looking to end the tournament on a high and spoil the party for the defending champions by inflicting a damaging defeat on them. The side have had issues right at the top with the bat with Kashyap Prajapati and Naseem Khushi not performing to their abilities. The inclusion of Pratik Athavale has brought stability to the side but it is for the other batters around him to take the responsibility and play better. The bowlers have done well, but they ran out of gas in the last game against Scotland and they would be pumped up to face the world champions and perform well. Can England win this big and stay in the mix for Super 8 or will Oman end their campaign on a high with a victory? We shall find out soon. Stay tuned for toss and team updates.

England’s campaign is hanging by a thin thread as they have not had the best of starts to the tournament with their opener being washed out followed by a loss to their arch-rivals Australia. The English side are currently sitting fourth in the table and they need to win the next couple of games with a big margin and rely on the Aussies to beat Scotland to advance to the Super 8. The players of England shall not focus a lot on what’s not in their hands and should bring out their A-games against Oman and stay in the hunt for advancing to the next stage. The side has all it takes to demolish any side on their day, and they need to do that in their remaining games. The batting relies heavily on the top order that consists of Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Will Jacks while the middle order needs to buckle up and players like Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook needs to step up a notch and perform better. The bowling doesn’t look that threatening despite the comeback of Jofra Archer in the side. England needs to play like the defending champions if they are to stay in the hunt for their title defense else they’ll be sent packing even before their last game. 

Hello and welcome to everyone tuning in. It is time for game no. 28 as the defending champions England take on Oman in a crucial game of Group B at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

... MATCHDAY ...

From the high of the 2019 ODI World Cup, England came crashing down at the 2023 ODI World Cup, failing miserably in their title defense. Now, England's 2022 T20 World Cup title defence is on the brink of a similar fate unless a remarkable turnaround occurs. This comeback must start with their game against Oman at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. A washout in their opening encounter against Scotland, followed by a tough defeat against arch-rivals Australia, has put England on the edge of elimination. Jos Buttler and his men have a lot of ground to cover to advance to the Super 8 stage. They need to beat the two eliminated teams, Oman and Namibia, by significant margins and hope that Australia defeat Scotland heavily, allowing England to edge out the Scotts on NRR. Will Jacks and Phil Salt have not been able to replicate their Indian T20 League heroics at the World Cup. However, Salt and Jos Buttler had a brisk start in their last outing, and the opening pair will be looking to build on that performance. Other than Jacks, Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook are yet to make a significant impact and must fire quickly. England's bowling has also been underwhelming and needs to improve swiftly. With Sam Curran and Reece Topley yet to feature in the tournament, either or both might be brought into the pace attack mix. As for Oman, they were the first team to be knocked out of contention for the Super 8 stage and now have only pride to play for. After a narrow defeat in the Super Over and a subsequent fair and square loss to Australia, the Asian side will aim to take England with them to the exit door with an upset. Like England, neither Oman's batting nor bowling units have clicked as hoped. Pratik Athavale, Naseem Khushi, Zeeshan Maqsood, and Ayaan Khan will need to step up with the bat. Their star all-rounder and captain, Aqib Ilyas, is yet to make a mark on the big stage, and there could be no better occasion than against the defending champions. Bilal Khan, the most experienced bowler in the Oman setup, has underperformed in terms of wickets, and he will be crucial in this encounter. A collective effort from the likes of Shakeel Ahmad, Kaleemullah, and Mehran Khan will be key to Oman's success in this clash. Can England revive their campaign, or will Oman deliver a knockout blow? We shall find out.