Cricket Highlights, June 13: WC 2024 (Match 28) – Oman vs England

Oman vs England (Match 28) – Highlights

In this article, we will discuss England’s decisive victory over Oman, which has revitalized their campaign with a commanding performance. After a period of uncertainty and pressure, England’s bowlers routed Oman for a mere 47 runs in 80 balls at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

Given Scotland’s nearly four-point advantage in net run-rate and the potential complexities in Scotland’s final match against Australia, England knew they had to secure a quick victory. Buttler opted to bowl first because he wanted to know the target they were chasing. As it turned out, the target was not substantial.

During the powerplay, England launched their most effective offensive of the competition, setting an aggressive tone. Oman was reduced to a precarious 25 for 4 thanks to Reece Topley’s inquisitive three-over left-arm seam performance, which also claimed two wickets apiece from Jofra Archer and Mark Wood. Rashid then made it 25 for 5 after striking with his opening ball.

However, he set the tone here with an excellent one-run opening over – his first in a T20 World Cup since 2016. Archer soon followed, taking a wicket with his second legal delivery as Pratik Athavale was caught by Phil Salt at short cover.

Archer added a second wicket when Aqib Ilyas hit a catch to Will Jacks at backward point, who held on despite a juggle. Moeen Ali dropped a catch off Zeeshan Maqsood at slip shortly after, but it didn’t matter as Maqsood lobbed a return catch to Wood, who then bowled Kashyap Prajapati with a fast ball after Prajapati had hit a six over cover.

Rashid exploited Oman’s weaknesses brilliantly, delivering four consecutive overs with a wicket in each and allowing just one boundary. His first wicket was a dramatic legbreak that beat Khalid Kail’s sweep and required two attempts from Buttler to complete the stumping.

Moeen made up for his earlier drop by catching Mehran Khan off Rashid Following that, Wood claimed his 50th T20I wicket when Ayaan Khan was edged by a quick delivery. Rashid bowled Fayyaz Butt with a googly for his third wicket, and he did the same with his penultimate ball to remove Kaleemullah. Oman were left at 47 for 9. Archer then returned to complete the rout by getting Shoaib Khan to mis-hit, with Buttler taking the final catch.

With a commanding performance against an outmatched Oman, England has stormed back into the competition after a period of fear and uncertainty. At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, they quickly destroyed their opponents, bowling them out for just 47 runs in just 80 balls.

The statistics indicated that England needed to finish the match within 5.2 overs to surpass Scotland’s net run-rate. Phil Salt’s three-ball 12 suggested a much quicker finish might be possible, as he hit Bilal Khan’s first two balls for six. However, Salt was bowled by the third delivery.

The rest of the chase was calm yet decisive. Will Jacks hit a boundary off a no-ball but fell shortly after. Jonny Bairstow began with a boundary on his first ball, while Buttler hammered Bilal with four fours and a six in the second over. Bairstow finished the game swiftly with another boundary.

They then needed only 19 balls to chase down the total, significantly boosting their net run-rate. Adil Rashid led an exceptional four-pronged bowling attack with figures of 4 for 11, before Jos Buttler sealed the victory with a rapid 24 not out from eight deliveries.

Oman vs England Scoreboard

Oman –47/10 (13.2)

England– 50/2 (3.1)

Result – England won by 8 wickets

Player of the Match – Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid

Oman vs England Playing XIs