Friday 15 / November / 2024
Muscat: Oman came up with another superlative display to outplay hosts Jersey for their second successive victory in the ongoing ICC World Cricket League Division 5 competition on Monday.
Oman and Jersey, both of whom are favourites to clinch the two available promotional places to Division 4, ‘replayed’ the match after their first encounter ended in a no result due to rain on Saturday.
However, it was Oman who displayed their all-round abilities and kept their cool at the crucial moments to record a 58-run victory thanks to patient knocks by Zeeshan Maqsood (69) and Jatinder Singh (40) and a five-wicket haul by Munis Ansari.
For the second time, Oman captain Ajay Lalcheta lost the toss and like in their 181-run victory over Nigeria on Sunday, the Sultanate squad were asked to bat first.
Though Oman lost Khawar Ali (2) early in the innings, Zeeshan and later Jatinder steadied the shipt. Down the order Swapnil Khadye (21), Mehran Khan (17) and Rajesh Ranpura (12) made valubale contributions to ensure Oman put up a defendable score of 205 for six in 50 overs.
In reply, Jersey, who also scored a big victory against Vanuatu on Sunday, made a cautious start. But once left-arm spinner Lalcheta, who opened the bowling, removed opener Nat Watkins (2) in the seventh over Jesery kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
After Munis removed another opener Peter Gough (17), Aamir Kaleem struck two vital blows. Then Munis Ansari and fellow pacer Rajesh Ranpura went on to trouble the opposing batsmen with their accurate bowling.
Though Anthony Hawkins-Kay (45) and Luke Gallichan (30) did give Oman some anxious moments, their departure sparked a collapse and Jersey folded up for 147 in 41.4 overs.
Munis Ansari returned with figures of five for 27 in 10 overs while Ranpura and Aamir Kaleem grabbed two wickets each.
On Tuesday, Oman are expected to have an easy outing against Vanuatu while Jersey play Tanzania and Guernsey face Nigeria.
The two finalists of the ICC WCL Division 5 will earn a promotion to Division 4.
SCOREBOARD
OMAN
Zeeshan Maqsood c Dunford b Perchard 69
Khawar Ali c Dunford b Hawkins-Kay 2
Noorul Riaz c Hawkins-Kay b Watkins 14
Jatinder Singh c Watkins b Stevens 40
Zeeshan Siddiqui c Hawkins-Kay b Stevens 3
Aamir Kaleem c Dunford b Hawkins-Kay 12
Ajay Lalcheta lbw Jenner 3
Mehran Khan b Watkins 17
S. Khadye run out 21
Rajesh Ranpura not out 12
Extras (b-2, lb-4, w-6) 12
Total (9 wkts; 50 overs) 205
Did not bat: Munis Ansari
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-48, 3-126, 4-132, 5-138, 6-143, 7-163, 8-178, 9-205.
Bowling: AW Hawkins-Kay 6-0-18-2; B. Kynman 6-0-21-0 (w-1); NAT Watkins 10-1-43-2; CW Perchard 10-0-29-1 (w-3); BDH Stevens 10-1-45-2; JW Jenner 7-0-34-1 (w-1); CJ Bodenstein 1-0-9-0 (w-1).
JERSEY
PW Gough b Ansari 17
NAT Watkins c Khadye b Lalcheta 15
BDH Stevens c Ranpura b Aamir Kaleem 5
JW Jenner c&b Aamir Kaleem 14
CJ Bodenstein c Khadye b Ansari 0
AW Hawkins-Kay c S. Khadye b Jatinder Singh 45
LE Gallichan b Ansari 30
CW Perchard b Ansari 0
JE Dunford not out 3
B Kynman b Ansari 1
RJG Palmer c Aamir Kaleem b Ranpura 0
Extras (lb-2, w-15) 17
Total (all out; 41.4 overs) 147
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-39, 3-43, 4-43, 5-82, 6-143, 7-143, 8-143, 9-146.
Bowling: Ajay Lalcheta 7-0-29-1 (w-4); Rajesh Ranpura 6.4-3-10-1; M. Ansari 10-1-27-5 (w-3); Aamir Kaleem 8-0-21-2 (w-1); Zeeshan Maqsood 5-1-35-0 (w-2); Khawar Ali 2-0-11-0; Jatinder Singh 3-1-12-1.
