Oman vs Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka in Oman, 2 T20I Series, 2021 Full score card

OUT! TAKEN! A length ball, outside off, Naseem Khushi swings across the line and hits it flat towards long on where Bhanuka Rajapaksa takes a good low catch. Sri Lanka win by 19 runs.

Length ball, outside off, swings across the lie and towards wide long on. They do not cross over.

WIDE! Full and way outside off. Left alone.

A length ball, outside off. Kaleemullah smacks it straight to mid off and takes a quick single.

Just a single. On a length, outside off, Khushi looks to smash but slices it over point for a single.

SIX! 23 needed in 4 balls! A length ball, on middle. Khushi pulls it all the way over square leg for a biggie.

Outside off. Khushi looks to smash at it but under edges it to the keeper.

WIDE! A length ball, way outside off. Left alone.

Kaleemullah walks out.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The pressure was building and Nadeem had to go for a big shot! On a length, outside off. Mohammad Nadeem smashes at it but manages a thick outside edge to the keeper who pouches it. 30 needed in 6 balls.

Another short ball and another swing and a miss from Mohammad Nadeem.

Pacy short ball, on middle. Nadeem misses his pull.

WIDE! Way outside off, Left alone.

Full and on off, pushed to covers for a quick single.

SIX! 10 of the first two balls and this game is still on! Length ball, outside off. Naseem Khushi steps across and clobbers it over fine leg for a biggie.

FOUR! DROPPED! A full ball, on middle. Naseem Khushi looks to heave but gets a leading edge towards cover where the fielder drops it. The ball rolls onto the fence.

On middle, eased down to long on for a single. 42 needed in 12 balls.

SIX! Takes full toll of it! A full ball, on middle. Khushi smokes it over long on for a single.

NO BALL! Short and down the leg side. Left alone. No ball given. Free-Hit coming up.

Short and on middle. Naseem Khushi pulls it towards long on and collects a brace.

On middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Short and on middle. Nadeem is too early on his hook, misses it.

SIX! Clean as you like! Full and on off. Nadeem smashes it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

SIX! Much-needed! Full and on middle. Naseem Khushi heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 59 needed in 18 balls.

Full and outside off. Khushi misses his heave.

Full and outside off. Khushi first looks to scoop but then looks to steer it down the ground but misses it.

WIDE! Short and on middle. Khushi misses his pull.

Short and outside off. Khushi swings and misses.

On the pads, this is whipped to short fine leg for a single. The fielder scores a direct hit at the striker's end but the batter was well in.

Length ball, on middle. Khushi pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

On middle, on a length, tucked to mid-wicket for a single. 68 needed in 24 balls.

FOUR! Slight short, on middle, pulled away to square leg for a boundary.

Now backs away to this length ball and slaps it through covers for a single.

A length ball, on off. Khushi smashes it in the air and in front of long off. One.

On middle, whipped to square leg for a single.

Slower length ball, on off. Mohammad Nadeem swings and misses.

Short and on the body. Naseem Khushi misses his pull and gets hit on the body.

Short ball, outside off. Khushi sways away from it.

Naseem Khushi walks out.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A short ball, outside off. Sandeep Goud stays back and looks to ramp it away but manages an outside edge to the keeper who takes a simple catch. Oman are 6 down now. 76 needed in 32 balls.

Full and outside off. Goud steps across and misses his scoop.

FOUR! Short and outside off. Goud stays back and rams it away to third man for a boundary.

FOUR! Well played! Full and on middle. Goud smashes it over covers for a boundary.

Full and on off, drilled down to long on for a single.

On middle, worked to square leg for a single.

Short and on off. Nadeem misses his pull.

Around off, pushed to point for a single.

Now comes down the track and chops it to covers for a single.

FOUR! Good shot! Short and on middle, pulled away to square leg for a boundary.

Around off, pushed to point.

On middle, defended out.

Very full and on the pads, clipped to mid-wicket for one.

SIX! BANG! Full and outside off. Nadeem gets low and slogs it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Flatter and outside off. Nadeem cuts it to deep point for a brace.

Full on middle, flicked uppishly to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, on off, punched to covers for a single. 102 needed in 48 balls.

Short and outside off. Goud looks to slash but misses.

FOUR! Nicely played! Full and on middle. Goud lifts it over mid on for a boundary.

On a length, on off. Nadeem dabs it to third man for a single.

Short and on middle. Goud mistimes his pull to the fine leg region for a single.

Sandeep Goud walks out.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! This was on a length, on off. Ayaan Khan lifts it straight in the hands of Avishka Fernando at long on who takes a simple catch.

Full on off, Khan taps it on the off side and takes a quick single.

Short and on off, pulled to mid-wicket.

Flatter and outside off. Khan looks to drive but misses.

Tossed up on middle. Mohammad Nadeem paddles it to square leg for a single.

Full on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

Angles it on middle. Khan pushes back to the bowler.

Flatter and on middle, whipped to mid-wicket for a single. 112 needed in 60 balls.

SIX! What a shot! Tossed up on middle. Ayaan Khan skips down and whacks it over long on for a biggie.

WIDE! Full and way outside off. Left alone.

Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg.

Full and on off. Nadeem drives it down to long off for a single.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Full on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on middle. Nadeem defends it out.

Full and on off, tapped to covers.

On middle. Khan skips down and whacks it to square leg for a single.

On middle, blocked out.

Leg bye! Darted on the pads. Nadeem misses his flick. Leg bye taken off the pads as it rolls on the leg side.

Angles it on the pads. Nadeem misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Around off, Khan steps down and pushes it to mid off.

FOUR! Full on middle. Khan heaves it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

WIDE! Down the leg side.

Comes down the track and defends this full ball, on the leg side.

Flatter, on off, pushed to point.

Full and on the pads, this is flicked to square leg for a single.

Length ball, on middle. Nadeem flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Pulled away! Short and on middle. Ayaan Khan pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

On a length, on off. Khan taps it to point.

On a length, on off. Khan slaps it to backward point for a brace.

Outside off, on a length, slapped to point.

A dot to end and Oman are 25 for 4 after the first 6. Outside off, this is guided to point.

Comes down the track and the length is shortened. It is mistimed back to the bowler.

Just the one! Outside off, this is guided down to third man for one.

Another dot as this is once again hit to the fielder at mid off.

Fuller and on off, Khan plays it to mid off.

On middle, this is pushed to mid on for a quick run.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Shorter and outside off, Maqsood looks to pull, this goes off the top edge towards deep squar leg for an easy catch. Kumara gets his second.

On middle, blocked.

Pulled away! Short and on middle, this is hit through mid-wicket. Three.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Huge appeal but turned down! Length and on off, straightens. Nadeem goes back to defend, it goes past the outside edge to the keeper. A loud shot but nothing.

OUT! TAKEN! That is a superb catch by Chandimal! Oman slip further! Singh looks to play the paddle scoop, he does connect and it seems like it would go over Chandimal but he leaps and takes it above his head to his left.

Another single as this is worked through mid-wicket.

The slog sweep, is out, it goes off the top edge, lands safe in the mid-wicket region for one.

Top edge and two! On middle, Maqsood looks to sweep, this goes off the top edge over first slip for two.

On middle, this is whipped towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Outside off, Singh looks to cut but misses.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

On off, this is pushed to mid off.

On middle, Singh keeps it out.

WIDE! Down the leg side, Singh looks to flick but misses.

Leading edge but safe! On the pads, Maqsood looks to flick, this goes off the leading edge past point for three.

OUT! TAKEN! Number 2 goes down! Aqib Ilyas looks to play the paddle scoop, this is on middle, he gets an inside edge onto the pads and this one lobs to the fielder at short fine leg. The batter does wait but he has to go as the umpire raises his finger.

On off, this is pushed to mid off.

WIDE! Down the leg side, the batter looks to paddle scoop it but misses.

Around off, this is guided to point.

Short and on middle, Singh looks to pull but gets hit on the body.

Length ball, on off, defended out.

FOUR! First boundary! Full and on off. Jatinder Singh drives it straight down the ground for a boundary.

On the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

Around off, kept out.

Length ball, on middle. Singh turns it to mid-wicket for a single. Where the fielder couldn't hold onto it.

WIDE! Down the leg side. WIDED.

Full on middle, hit back to the bowler.

Full and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a brace. Oman and Aqib Ilyas are off the mark.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Short ball, outside off. Kashyap kumar Harishbhai looks to ramp it away but manages an outside edge to the keeper who pouches it.

Full and on middle, pushed to mid on.

Around off, pushed to covers.

On a length, on off, tapped to point.

FOUR! FIFTY for Dasun Shanaka in just 24 balls. A length ball, outside off. Dasun Shanaka slaps it through covers for a boundary. Sri Lanka end at 162/4.

SIX! 16 already off the last over! Length ball, on middle. Dasun Shanaka powers it over mid-wicket.

SIX! Full on middle. Dasun Shanaka lifts it over long on for a biggie. 150 up for Sri Lanka.

Length ball, on off. Avishka Fernando hammers it to mid-wicket for one.

Bye! Length ball, outside off. Dasun Shanaka looks to paddle scoop but misses. The keeper has a shy at his end but misses as they cross for a single.

Short and on off, pulled wide of deep square leg for a brace.

SIX! BANG! A length ball, on middle. Avishka Fernando pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full on middle, flicked towards mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, hit down the ground for a single.

Full and on off, smashed hard down to long on for a single.

WIDE! Full and way outside off. Left alone.

SIX! Dasun Shanaka is on a charge! Short and outside off. Dasun Shanaka slashes hard and ends up getting a thick outside edge over third man for a biggie.

SIX! HUGE! Full and on middle. Dasun Shanaka heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short in length, outside off, pulled away to wide long on for a single.

A slower length ball, outside off. Dasun Shanaka fails to cut.

Short ball, on middle. Avishka Fernando pulls it straight in front of long on who carries it on a bounce. One.

Spills it down the leg side. Avishka Fernando gets some gloves on it as he looks to pull.

DROPPED! Length ball, outside off. Avishka Fernando pulls it high and towards mid-wicket where the fielder fails to catch it. Two taken.

SIX! BANG! Short ball, on middle, pulled away over square leg for a biggie.

Around off, pushed through covers for a single.

Length ball, on middle. Dasun Shanaka pulls it down to long on for a single.

On middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one more.

SIX! THUMPED! On a length, on middle. lofted over long on for a maximum.

FOUR! 100 up for Sri Lanka! A length ball, outside off. Avishka Fernando cuts it uppishly over point for a boundary.

Full on middle, hit back to the bowler.

Another single as this is driven through covers for one more.

Around off, pushed to covers.

Full on middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a brace.

SIX! FIFTY for Avishka Fernando! A full ball, on middle. Avishka Fernando slog-sweeps it over square leg for a biggie. He would look to accelerate the innings from here.

Angles it on the pads, this is flicked to mid-wicket for one.

Full and on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

Another run! On middle, this is eased to long on.

On off, this is hit down to long off for one.

Flatter and on middle, this is played back to the bowler.

Fernando now pushes this to covers and takes one.

Now works it down to long on and takes one. Good sensible batting.

SIX! That is huge! A biggie from the first ball and that puts pressure on the bowler. Sri Lanka getting a move on now. Shanaka comes down the track and tonks it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Outside off, Shanaka swings but misses.

Really short and on off, it is pulled through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and on off, this is pushed to mid off.

Two more! Superb running! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. Two taken.

SIX! Beautifully timed! Welcome biggie and it is the first of the game! On middle, Fernando comes down the track and whips it over the mid-wicket fence. Good start to this over.

A single as this is hit down to long on.

On middle, this is played back to the bowler.

Loopy ball, on off, pushed through mid off for a single.

Another single as this is pushed down to long on.

Flatter and on middle. Dasun Shanaka drills it down to long on for a single.

On middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Thumped! They need a lot more of thse! On off, this is hammered down the ground to the long off fence.

On off, it is hit to covers.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.

Two more! Shorter in length, this is pulled wide of long on for two.

Outside off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

A single as this is worked through mid-wicket.

On middle, defended.

OUT! The move to get the leg spinner on has worked wonders! On middle, this is whipped but uppishly and straight into the hands of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Just as this pair thought of attacking, a wicket falls.

A single now as this is worked through mid-wicket.

On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Outside off, this is guided to point.

Rajapaksha takes one as he plays it down to long on.

A single now as this is jammed down to long on.

Outside off, this is guided down to short third man for one.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! On the pads, this is worked fine for a boundary.

Shorter and outside off, Rajapaksha looks to play the late cut, he misses, the keeper fails to collect it, two taken. Byes.

Shorter and outside off, this is pushed through covers for one.

Another dot to end! On middle, this is pulled to mid-wicket.

On middle, this is pushed to mid on.

Another one! Outside off, this is pushed through covers.

Outside off, this is pushed to covers.

Another single as this is guided down to third man.

DROPPED! That should have been taken! On middle, this is lofted down to long on. The fielder there tries to take it reverse cup but spills it. Two taken.

Full on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

Flatter and on off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa cuts it past short third man for a brace.

Full and on middle. Avishka Fernando leans and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Avishka Fernando steps across and paddles it to backward square leg for a single.

Flatter and on off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa dabs it to short third man for a single.

Full ball, on off, driven through covers for a single.

Full ball, on middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

Full and on middle, defended out.

A single as this is played down to third man.

On a length, on off. Avishka Fernando hops and defends it to point.

Short and outside off, guided to third man for a single.

Full and on off, worked through covers for a single.

Mohammad Nadeem is into the attack.

Loopy ball, on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter and on middle. Avishka Fernando looks to push but gets an inside edge past the leg stump.

Tossed up on middle, pushed to mid on.

Full and on off, defended towards cover.

Full and on middle. Defended out.

Short and down the leg side, pulled away past short fine leg for a brace.

Loopy and outside off, slapped to point.

Full and on off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa taps it on the off side.

Around off, pushed to covers.

BEATEN! Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Bhanuka is beaten as he tries to defend.

OUT! TAKEN! Sri Lanka are 3 down in the Powerplay and in a huge spot of bother! Fuller and on off, Nissanka looks to go downtown over mid off but only manages to hit it high up in the air towards that fielder who takes an easy catch.

A single as this is guided down to third man.

A single to end! On the pads, it is flicked to fine leg for one.

Angled into the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Angled into the middle pole, this is worked to mid on.

FOUR! Just wide! Short and outside off, Fernando cuts, it goes through point for a boundary.

Two more! A little too straight again, this is worked through mid-wicket for two.

Anbgled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Yet another dot! On off, this is pushed to covers.

Yet another dot! On off, Fernando guides it to point.

EDGY FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Fernando throws his bat at it, it goes off the outside edge down to the third man fence. Fortunate boundary.

Good length again and on off, this is pushed to cover.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Fuller and on middle, this is pushed to mid on.

OUT! Two in two for Oman and Sri Lanka in a spot of bother! That is a brilliant delivery. An inswinging yorker, it comes back in from outside off. Mendis plants his front foot across and then tries to flick. Misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal and the finger is raised.

Kamindu Mendis walks out to bat!

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Chandimal has to walk back for a first-ball. Short and outside off, Chandimal looks to cut, this goes off the outside edge and to the keeper. Perfect start for Oman.

Three! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket. Three taken.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for two.

Good pace! A short one, Nissanka comes down the track and looks to pull but misses.

Outside off, left alone.

A quick run to end the first over! Nissanka is off the mark! On middle, this is pushed to mid on for one.

Another one on a length and on middle, Nissanka plays it onto the ground.

Around off, Pathum guides it to point.

Good length and on off again, Nissanka taps it towards cover. He wants a run but is sent back.

Another one on a length and around off, Nissanka guides it to point again.

Time for the action to begin! Kaleemullah to start off. Pathum Nissanka and Dinesh Chandimal are the openers.

On off, this is guided to point.

WIDE! Down the leg side, Nissanka looks to flick but misses. Sri Lanka are underway.

SRI LANKA (PLAYING XI) - Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (C), Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Akila Dananjaya, Pathum Nissanka.

TOSS - Oman have won the toss and they have elected to bowl first.

The Indians have the Indian T20 League, Pakistan organized a domestic T20 tournament of their own after the New Zealand tour got cancelled. Everybody is preparing for the upcoming T20I WC and now the Lankans have arrived in the UAE to play a two-match T20I series. This is a good chance for them to get use to the conditions here and also get a fair idea of what their XI could be. They face Oman, who will also enjoy this experience. The Lankans are outright favorites and would love to win this 2-0 but even a solitary win for Oman could boost their confidence heading into the WC. Welcome to the coverage of the first T20I. Stay tuned for the toss in a bit.