Ireland vs Oman ICC Men�s T20 World Cup Qualifier A, 2022

OUT! TAKEN! Simi Singh finishes the proceedings. Bowls it short, on middle. Fayyaz Butt gets down on one knee and slogs is to long on. Mark Adair there runs to his left and holds onto that near the ropes. Oman have been bundled out for 109. Ireland win by 56 runs.

Short and on off, Fayyaz Butt punches it to long off.

Short and outside off, Fayyaz Butt swings but misses.

Full and outside off, Bilal Khan looks to drive but gets an outside edge to third man. No run taken.

This is cut to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Streaky again! Back of a length, outside off. Fayyaz Butt looks to cut but gets an outside edge to third man for a boundary.

Short of a length, outside off. Fayyaz Butt swings but misses.

Length ball, on leg. Fayyaz Butt flicks it to mid-wicket.

Full and on the pads, Bilal Khan flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

WIDE! Length ball, down the leg side. Bilal Khan looks to flick but misses. Wided.

On a length, on off. Fayyaz Butt taps it to point.

FOUR! Streaky! Length ball, outside off. Fayyaz Butt looks to hit it on the leg side. The ball goes off the outside edge to third man for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Fayyaz Butt drives it towards covers.

Length ball, outside off. Fayyaz Butt looks to heave it away but misses.

Short of a length, on middle. Fayyaz Butt mistimes his pull to long on but does not take the single.

Full ball, way outside off. Butt slashes at it but misses.

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

Bilal Khan is the last man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Andy McBrine bags his second wicket. Full and on off, Kaleemullah tries to go for another biggie. He smashes it to long on. The ball does not have enough legs to clear the ropes and Mark Adair completes the catch easily.

SIX! Smoked! Short and on off, Kaleemullah stands tall and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short and on middle, pulled over mid-wicket for a brace.

Kaleemullah is in now.

OUT! STUMPED! Tosses it up nicely, on off, turning away. Aamir Kaleem is forced to draw forward and play. He does so trying to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. Lorcan Tucker is quick to whip the bails off. He appeals to square leg umpire and he signals out as Aamir Kaleem was out of his crease. Ireland inching closer to the victory now.

Floats it up, on middle. Fayyaz Butt works it to long on for a single.

Short on middle, pulled to short fine leg. 78 needed in 30 balls.

Length and outside off. Butt dabs it to point for a single.

Fayyaz Butt walks out to face the hat-trick ball.

OUT! TAKEN! Ireland have got the big wicket and with this they have one leg in the finals. Short of a length, outside off. Maqsood opens the bat face and tries to play it late but he does so uppishly and towards short third man where Simi Singh takes it low. Craig Young is on a hat-trick.

Aamir Kaleem walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! A short ball, on middle. Khushi looks to pull but only gets the elevation here and not the distance. Andy Balbirnie is standing at deep square leg, keeps his eyes on the ball and gobbles it up.

Short ball, outside off. Khushi misses his pull.

Short of a length, on middle. Maqsood mistimes his pull on the leg side and gets a single.

Another single as this is driven to point.

A single as Khushi pushes it through covers.

On middle. Blocked out.

Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

The new batter in is Naseem Khushi.

OUT! LBW! It was coming. Ali was trying the reverse sweep on many occasions and Singh serves it dead on middle. You miss, and I hit stuff as Ali misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW and up goes the finger.

Full ball, outside off. Ali tries to reverse sweep it but misses.

Short ball, on off. Maqsood misses his pull. Only the bowler appeals for caught behind but not given.

TWO WIDES! Short ball and Ali sits under it. The keeper fumbles and a single is stolen.

SIX! Much needed one! Short of a length, on off. Ali pulls it hard and over square leg for a biggie.

Short ball, on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

On middle, this is hit on the leg side for a single.

Short again, around off. Ali looks to pull but misses.

Short in length, on middle. Maqsood hits it to square leg for a single.

Tidy over from Andy McBrine! This is short and on middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Short and on middle, worked to point for one.

Flatter and on middle. Ali punches it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

A single as this is eased down to long on.

A full ball, angling on the pads. Ali reverse sweeps it but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but not given.

Short of a length, outside off. Ali slashes it to third man for a single. Excellent over for Ireland this.

Length ball, on middle. Blocked to covers.

Khawar Ali walks out to bat.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A total turnaround from Little here! A length ball, slanting outside off. Nawaz has a poke at it and gets a thick outside edge to the keeper who takes it easily.

Length ball, angling outside off.  Nawaz swings hard at it but misses.

Length and on middle, pushed to mid-wicket.

Khurram Nawaz is the new batsman in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Andy Balbirnie gets his best man back into the attack and he gets a wicket straight away. Short of a length, on middle. Khan looks to cut but gets cramped for the room and only manages a thin edge to the keeper, Lorcan Tucker who pouches it. Much needed breakthrough for Ireland.

Short and on middle. Shoaib Khan punches it to long on for a single. At the halfway mark, Oman are 68/2. 98 needed from 60 balls.

Short and wide, outside off. Zeeshan Maqsood cuts it to point for a single.

Full and on middle, Shoaib Khan htis it to mid-wicket for a run.

Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, pushed to wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter and on leg, Zeeshan Maqsood flicks it behind square on the leg side for a run.

On the pads, nudged to square leg for a single this time.

FOUR! Two in a row! On a good length, on middle and leg. Zeeshan Maqsood flicks it to fine leg for another boundary.

FOUR! Class! Back of a length, on middle. Zeeshan Maqsood cuts it hard behind point and gets a boundary.

On leg, worked to mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Zeeshan Maqsood dabs it down to third man for a single.

Short of a length, on off. Shoaib Khan mistimes his pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.

This is eased down to long on for a single. 50 comes up for Oman!

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

Short and on middle, Shoaib Khan works it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed towards covers for a single.

FOUR! Well executed! Full and on middle, Zeeshan Maqsood gets low on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Full and on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Loopy ball, outside off. Pushed towards covers. Just 4 runs off it.

On off, pushed back to the bowler.

Full and on middle, Shoaib Khan flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Loopy ball, on leg. Zeeshan Maqsood works it on the leg side for one.

This is tucked to mid-wicket for a single as well.

Short and on middle. Zeeshan Maqsood pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On the pads, Shoaib Khan tucks it to square leg. End of the Powerplay, Oman are 37/2.

FOUR! Attack is the best form of defense! Full and on off, Shoaib Khan shimmies down and lifts it over covers for a boundary.

George Dockrell has pulled his hamstring while chasing the ball. Looks like he needs some attention here. He is walking off the field and Curtis Campher comes in to replace him.

FOUR! Nicely played! Floats it up, outside off. Shoaib Khan reaches out for it and sweeps it over George Dockrell at square leg for a boundary.

Loopy ball, on middle. Zeeshan Maqsood steps out and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on middle, kept out.

Zeeshan Maqsood walks out to the middle.

OUT! LBW! Big, big blow this! Jatinder Singh has to depart and both the openers are back in the hut. Simi Singh strikes straightaway. Tosses this one up, outside off, turning the ball in. Jatinder Singh looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Simi Singh appeals and the umpire agrees. Oman in early trouble here.

FOUR! In the gap! Short ball, outside off. Khan cuts it uppishly and through backward point for a boundary. The fielder was there but he was standing a bit wide there.

A length ball, outside off. Singh steers it through short third man for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Singh punches it to covers.

Length and on middle, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length and outside off. Defended to covers.

A single as this is drilled down to long on.

On middle, Khan bunts it to square leg.

FOUR! Nicely driven! Length and outside off. Khan drives it through covers for a boundary.

A length ball, on middle, pushed straight down the ground for a couple of runs. The fielder at mid off gives a chase and cuts it off.

Back of a length, on middle. Khan keeps it out on the leg side.

Outside off. Singh dabs it to third man for a single.

Length ball, on off, tapped to point for a single.

On middle, Singh tickles it to short fine leg.

Shoaib Khan walks out to bat at No.3.

OUT! TAKEN! Short of a length, on middle. Kashyap Prajapati looks to pull but gets a top edge towards short third man where Craig Young takes it with ease. Ireland have the opening here.

A length ball, on middle. Singh tucks it in front of square leg and takes a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but the throw was bit wayward

A length ball, outside off. Singh slaps it straight to point.

A single as this is driven through point.

A length ball, on off. Kashyap Prajapati chops it to point.

TWO LEG BYES! Length ball, on off. Jatinder Singh looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the pads behind point for two leg byes. Josh Little appeals for an lbw but the umpire says no.

On a good length, on off. Played to point.

Kashyap Prajapati steers this length ball to point for a single.

Good-length ball, outside off. Kashyap Prajapati misses his flash. Josh Little gives him a stare.

Outside off, on a length, angling away. Kashyap Prajapati again tries to drive but fails to connect.

Good-length ball, outside off. Kashyap Prajapati looks to drive it on the up but misses.

Josh Little to bowl from the other end.

Length and outside off. Kashyap Prajapati dabs it to third man for a single.

FOUR! Good shot! A length ball, on middle. Kashyap Prajapati hammers it to square leg for a boundary.

On off, kept out.

A length ball, outside off. Jatinder Singh guides it to point.

Length and on the pads. Singh misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Short of a length, outside off. Jatinder Singh slaps it uppishly and through backward point. Third man comes across and cuts it off. Two taken.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Short of a length, on off. Andy McBrine looks to give a good finish as he pulls it but gets a top edge and an easy catch for the keeper, Naseem Khushi. Still a good score by Ireland as they finish on 165/7.

FOUR! Powered away! Length and on off. Andy McBrine steps across and whacks it past square leg for a boundary.

Length ball, way outside off. Andy gets low to pull but misses it.

FOUR! Andy McBrine playing a good cameo here! Fuller and on off. Andy McBrine hammers it to mid-wicket for a boundary.

Good running! A full ball, on off. Simi Singh somehow scoops it past the keeper and to the fine leg region. Comes back for three and makes the last run on time.

A length ball, on off. Andy McBrine miscues his pull to long off for a single.

Fayyaz Butt to bowl the final over.

A single to end the over as this is drilled down to long on.

Angling on the pads, worked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Around off, fuller and Andy McBrine hits it past the bowler and to long off for a single.

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

Full ball, on middle. Andy McBrine lofts it to long off for a single.

Very full and on off. Singh shuffles and wrists it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short and outside off. Andy Balbirnie gets on his knee to slog it but misses.

Fuller and on middle. Singh hits it to square leg for one.

Again Andy McBrine tries to slog it but mistimes it to square leg for a single.

SIX! All the way! Full ball, on off. Andy McBrine slog-sweeps it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Flatter, quicker and on off. Defended back.

SIX! Powered! Tossed up, full and on middle. Andy McBrine smashes it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Aamir Kaleem (2-0-15-0) comes back into the attack.

A full toss, on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket. Good running as the batters take two runs.

Full and on off. McBrine wrists it to mid-wicket for a single.

Simi Singh walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! The drop does not cost much! Full again, angling on middle. Dockrell heaves it again but without much control. Prajapati at deep mid-wicket takes the catch with ease.

Dropped! A full ball, on middle. Dockrell looks to heave it but gets a top edge towards mid-wicket. Khan himself runs across but fails to catch it. Two runs taken.

Very full, on middle. Andy McBrine makes room and drills it to long on for one.

Full and on middle. Andy powers it to long on for a couple of runs.

Bilal Khan (2-1-9-2) comes back on.

Yet another good over from Khawar Ali and he finishes his spell by giving away 13 runs and taking a wicket. On middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Short and on middle. George plays it back to the bowler.

Flighted ball, on middle. Andy McBrine hits it to long on for a single.

Flatter and on middle. Dockrell tucks with soft hands to square leg for one.

Full ball, on off. Andy McBrine drives it to long off for a single.

Short and on off, cut away to point.

A yorker, on off. George Dockrell digs it out towards covers.

FOUR! Poor ball! A full toss, outside off. George Dockrell smacks it to long off for a boundary.

On the pads, Andy McBrine flicks it to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Short of a length, on middle. Andy McBrine tickles it to fine leg for a boundary.

Full and outside off, George Dockrell drives it to sweeper cover for a run.

SIX! BOOM! Short of a length, outside off. George Dockrell pulls it in disdain over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Outside off, pushed towards covers for a single.

Again! A googly, outside off. George Dockrell has no clue about it and tries to drive again but misses.

Tosses it up, outside off. George Dockrell looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Andy McBrine is the new batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Khawar Ali removes the dangerous Gareth Delany! Slower though the air, outside off. Gareth Delany reaches out for it and sweeps but with no timing. The ball goes off the top edge to square leg where Bilal Khan takes a very simple catch. Ireland lose their fifth wicket now. Gareth Delany departs three runs short of his half century.

Short and on middle, punched to sweeper cover for a single.

George Dockrell steps out and pushes this loopy ball back to the bowler.

On a length, on middle. George Dockrell clips it to square leg for a single. A good over for Oman! 4 runs and 2 wickets from the over.

This is pushed to mid on for a run.

Length ball, on off. George Dockrell tucks it to square leg for a single. No hat-trick for Kaleemullah!

George Dockrell walks out now as he faces the hat-trick ball.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Kaleemullah is on a hat-trick now! What an over this is turning out to be! Bowls a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off. Lorcan Tucker has a feel for it. The ball goes off the inside edge and rolls back to disturb the stumps. Lorcan Tucker departs for a golden duck. Oman are right back in this game!

Lorcan Tucker comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kaleemullah breaks the 82-run stand. He bowls a length ball, outside off. Harry Tector sees the width and slaps it but straight to backward point. Khawar Ali is stationed over there and snaffles it with both hands. Much-needed wicket for Oman.

Short of a length, outside off. Gareth Delany mistimes his pull to long off for a single.

On the pads, Harry Tector tucks it around the corner.

This is swept firmly to deep square leg for a single. 100 up for Ireland!

On middle, blocked out.

Floats it up, on middle. Gareth Delany kneels and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Full and on off, driven towards covers.

Tosses it up, on middle. Tector clips it to square leg for one.

Flighted ball, outside off. Gareth Delany dabs it to short third man. 19 runs from the over.

SIX! Hat-trick of sixes! Gareth Delany is on fire! Loopy ball, on middle. Gareth Delany stands tall and pummels it over long on for another maximum. Zeeshan Maqsood is under a lot of pressure now.

SIX! Superb shot! Flatter ball, outside off. Gareth Delany waits for it and pumps it over wide long on for half-a-dozen.

SIX! Flat and brute power! Short and on middle, Gareth Delany picks it up and muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Full and on leg, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, on the pads. Harry Tector sweeps but picks out short fine leg.

Zeeshan Maqsood brings himself on.

Tossed up, on off. Kept out.

Fuller and on middle. Tector looks to work on the leg side but gets a leading edge to covers and a single is taken.

Short ball, on middle. Delany pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tector prods and drives this full ball to covers for a single.

A loopy ball, on middle. Delany bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.

This is full and on off, pushed to covers.

Khawar Ali comes into the attack. He replaces Aamir Kaleem.

Length ball, outside off. Tector punches it to point. 14 coming off the over, good one for Ireland.

A low full toss now, on middle. Delany nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, this is hit to square leg for one more.

Fuller ball, on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for two more runs.

FOUR! Full again, angling on the pads. Tector stays back and wrists it through square leg for a boundary.

SIX! Hammered! A full ball, on off. Tector steps out and tonks it over the long off fence. Sheer power.

Another single to end the over as Harry Tector turns it to mid-wicket. Good partnership building between these two.

Tossed up, on middle. Delany hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter and outside off. Delany skips down and looks to go big but slices it over point and the ball lands safe in the deep. Two runs taken.

Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

On off, kept out.

This is full and on off, it lands and turns away. Tector looks to push but gets beaten by the away spin.

Full again, on off. Gareth drives it through covers for a couple of runs.

This is too full and on middle. Delany gets his bat down and plays it back to the bowler.

Length and on off, pushed to covers.

Length and outside off. Delany tries to play it down the ground but fails to connect.

Short of a length, outside off. Harry steers it to third man for a single.

SIX! Thumped! Short ball, on middle. Tector rides the bounce as he pulls it all the way to square leg for a biggie. 50 up as well!

Leg bye! Angles it onto the pads, Tector misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to the fine leg region and a single is taken.

A single as this is pushed to long off.

FOUR! Two in a row! This is full and on middle. Delany again gets low as he slogs it to mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Powered! Fuller and on off. Delany gets low and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flatter again, on middle. Delany works it to square leg but straight to the fielder.

Flatter and on off, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off, worked to deep square leg for one.

Back of a length, outside off. Gareth Delany dabs it down to third man for a run.

Length ball, outside off. Harry Tector guides it to third man for a single.

On the pads, Harry Tector keeps it out.

Length ball, outside off. Gareth Delany steers it down to third man for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Gareth Delany taps it to backward point.

On a length, on leg. Harry Tector clips it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Classic shot! Touch fuller, on off. Harry Tector prods and drives it past the bowler to long off for a boundary.

Good-length ball, outside off. Harry Tector tries to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

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

On middle, Gareth Delany defends it to mid on.

FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length, outside off. Gareth Delany looks to defend. The ball goes off the outside edge to third man for a boundary.

On a length, on off. Harry Tector keeps it out. What an over from Bilal Khan! A double wicket-maiden!

Harry Tector is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Bilal Khan is on fire! He has got both the openers in the same over. Another back-of-a-length ball, outside off. Stirling stands tall and has a slash at it. The ball goes straight into the hands of Khawar Ali at point who takes a sharp catch. Paul Stirling is livid with himself. Ireland in early trouble here.

Good-length ball, outside off. Paul Stirling looks to drive again but misses it to connect. This is a good start by Bilal Khan.

Outside off, on a length, Paul Stirling looks to drive but gets beaten.

Gareth Delany walks out to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! Andy Balbirnie departs after a quick start. Back of a length, on middle. Balbirnie steps out and tries to pull but miscues it to mid off. Khurram Nawaz there takes a fine catch above his head.

On a length, on off. Andy Balbirnie taps it to point.

Back of a length, on off. Paul Stirling blocks it out.

FOUR! Well played! Good-length ball, on middle. Paul Stirling shimmies down and lifts it over covers for a boundary. A good positive start from Ireland!

Good-length ball, outside off. Paul Stirling tries to drive but misses.

On a length, on leg. Andy Balbirnie misses his glance. He gets hit on the pads and the ball rolls to fine leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Nice punch! Back of a length, outside off. Andy Balbirnie stands tall and punches it through covers to get his third boundary.

Back of a length, on middle. Paul Stirling tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Who will bowl now? It is Kaleemullah.

Back of a length, outside off. Andy Balbirnie looks to punch but fails to connect and gets beaten. 9 runs off the first over.

Back of a length, on middle. Andy Balbirnie defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Shot! Back of a length, on middle. Andy Balbirnie pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a boundary again.

On a length, outside off. Andy Balbirnie looks to drive but misses.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Width on offer, outside off. Andy Balbirnie leans onto it and creams it through covers for the first boundary of the innings.

Good-length ball, on off. Paul Stirling steers it to point for a single.

We are all set. Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling are the openers while Bilal Khan to start with the ball. Here we go ...

Andy Balbirnie, the skipper of Ireland says the toss doesn't matter but now they have to defend the total. Adds that they had a good result against Oman last week.

Zeeshan Maqsood, the skipper of Oman, says that they will bowl first. Mentions that they will try to put Ireland under pressure by taking early wickets. Tells that they will try to play good cricket.

Oman (Playing XI) -  Naseem Khushi (WK), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Shoaib Khan (In place of Sandeep Goud), Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Khurram Nawaz, Aamir Kaleem, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Khawar Ali, Fayyaz Butt.

Ireland (Unchanged Playing XI) - Lorcan Tucker (WK), Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (C), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Simi Singh, George Dockrell, Craig Young, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Josh Little.

TOSS - Up goes the coin and lands in the favor of Oman. They have elected to BOWL first.

Meanwhile, Ireland led by Andy Balbirnie topped the points chart in Group B. They didn't have a great start to the campaign as they lost to the UAE but bounced back with two consecutive wins. Ireland may find it tough to get past Oman but they are a tough side to beat and would be confident of knocking their opponents down and head into the finals. Stay tuned for toss and team news.

Oman, led by Zeeshan Maqsood have been very clinical in their group games. They finished second in their group with 4 points. They are heading into this game on the back of a thumping 9-wicket victory over Philippines. They would want to continue the good work and enter the finals. They are against Ireland which are a quality side in this format but they would be confident of winning this match.

Welcome to the coverage of the second semi final of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier A where Ireland will take on Oman. Both teams would eye a victory here as only a win would help them get into finals and both teams cannot afford to put a foot wrong here. Whichever side loses here gets to play for the 3rd spot. But why aim for bronze when you get gold right? Let's see which team comes out on top.

... Match Day ...