Oman beat Japan by 9 wickets in their last match of the ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific qualifiers
Despite the win, Oman fail to qualify for next year's T20 World Cup in India as UAE filled the remaining spot yesterday
East Asia Pacific qualifiers to conclude with Nepal Vs Samoa match today
Hello and welcome to the highlights of the ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific 2025 qualifying match between Oman and Japan at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Ministry Turf 1. Both the teams played for pride and to make substantial improvements after both failed to earn a qualification spot in next year's T20 World Cup in India. UAE filled the only remaining (20th) spot yesterday with a win over Japan by 8-wickets. Catch all the key updates and highlights from the Japan Vs Oman game.
Oman Conclude ICC T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier On A High
Oman have concluded their ICC T20 World Cup Asia and EAP qualifier campaign on a high as they defeated Japan by 9 wickets at the Al Amerat Ground earlier today. Despite the win, Oman will be gutted to not have qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year.
Regardless, they will be happy with their performance today as they were absolutely clinical across all three departments. Oman chased down the total of 103 runs within the 17th over, courtesy of Aami Kaleem (28 off 28), Hammad Mirza (50 off 55) and Wasim Ali's (25 off 19) knocks.
Oman Vs Japan, ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifiers 2025: JPN Bundle Out For Just 102 Runs
Japan failed to sustain their decent start to the 1st innings as they kept losing one wicket after another, but credits should also be given to the Oman bowlers, who looked very sharp and bowled in accurate lines. After losing their 2nd wicket, Japan had scored a few runs quickly, but from the 4th over onwards, their batting order fell down like a house of card. For Oman, Sufyan Mehmood was the standout bowler, who picked 3 wickets for 26 runs. Faisal Shah, Nadeem Khan and Jitenkumar Ramanandi picked 2 wickets each while Shakeel Ahmed collected one wicket.
Oman Vs Japan, ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifiers 2025: Ball-By-Ball Commentary
Oman Vs Japan, ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifiers 2025: Toss Update And Playing XIs
Oman won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Oman Playing XI: Aamir Kaleem(c), Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Aryan Bisht, Vinayak Shukla(w), Zikria Islam, Jiten Ramanandi, Sufyan Mehmood, Nadeem Khan, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed
Japan Playing XI: Kendel Fleming(c), Lachlan Lake, Eesam Rahman, Wataru Miyauchi, Declan Suzuki, Ibrahim Takahashi, Alexander Patmore(w), Charles Hinze, Reo Sakurano Thomas, Makoto Taniyama, Abdul Samad
