Ludhiana-born Jatinder Singh smashed an unbeaten 73 as co-hosts Oman thrashed Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 10 wickets within the opening Group B first spherical match of the T20 World Cup right here on Sunday.
Courtesy Jatinder’s 42-ball-knock and his opening associate Aqib Ilyas’s 50 not out off 43 balls, Oman chased down a modest 130-run goal in solely 13.2 overs.
None of the PNG bowlers may create any hassle for Jatinder and Aqib as they went about their enterprise in assured trend from the onset.
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While Jatinder had seven fours and 4 sixes in his knock, Aqib’s innings was laced with 5 boundaries and one hit over the fence.
Very sturdy in opposition to sluggish bowlers, Jatinder would rock again and hit them over mid-wicket for sixes as he carried his type from the Qualifying match in 2019 the place he was the best run-getter for his adopted nation.
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Earlier, skipper Asad Vala struck a nice half-century earlier than rival captain Zeeshan Maqsood returned with figures of 4/20 along with his sluggish left-arm orthodox which restricted PNG to 129/9.
“They were batting very well when I got the wickets. because we got the wickets, they couldn’t put on a big total. I just try to keep it tight and not give away loose balls. We knew the wicket was playing very well, we needed to make sure we didn’t give away loose balls and easy boundaries,” Maqsood, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ mentioned on the post-game presentation ceremony.
Sent into bat, PNG misplaced each their openers for no rating earlier than Vala smashed 56 off 43 balls with the assistance of 4 boundaries and three sixes whereas Charles Amini made 37 off 26 balls to sew 81 runs for the third wicket.
But thereafter, PNG witnessed one other batting collapse as they misplaced their subsequent six wickets for simply 37 runs.
Maqsood was actually decide of the bowlers for Oman however medium pacers Bilal Khan (2/16) and Kallemullah (2/19) additionally chipped in with a few wickets every.
Oman will play Bangladesh of their subsequent Group B match on Tuesday, whereas PNG may also tackle Scotland the identical day.
