Cricket Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - 28th Match - Group B - England vs Oman - June 13th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 28th match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between England and Oman (Group B) on the 13th of June.

Match 28-  Group B - England vs Oman (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, North Sound)

Current Form England:

England are currently placed at the 4th position in Group B points table with 1 loss to their credit.

England will have to win both their remaining matches by a great margin in order to qualify for the Super 8's.

The top run scorer for England in the competition is Jos Buttler with 42 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for England in the competition is Chris Jordan with 2 scalps under his belt.

England have lost their previous match against Australia by a big margin of 36 runs.

Australia batted first and they posted a huge total of 201 for 7 in 20 overs. Travis Head and David Warner gave a thundrous start to Australia. Head made 34 off 18 balls while Warner blasted his way to 39 off 16 balls. The middle order had a quiet time but a timely cameo of 30 runs by Marcus Stoinis ensured that Australia got to a decent total of 201 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Philip Salt and Jos Buttler played superbly in the Powerplay overs. They scored 37 and 42 runs respectively to instill hope for a successful chase. Once Salt got out, England batters kept losing wickets in regular succession and could never stage a comeback in the game. For Australia, Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins picked up 2 wickets each and detailed the English innings. England were eventually restricted to 165 for 6, losing the match by 36 runs.

Current Form Oman:

Oman are currently placed at the bottom most position in Group B points table with 3 losses to their credit.

Oman are out of the Super 8's race and they will be playing their next match against England for pride.

The top run scorer for Oman in the World Cup is Ayan Khan with 92 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oman in the World Cup is Mehran Khan with 6 scalps under his belt.

Oman have lost their previous match against Scotland by 7 wickets.

Oman batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 7 in 20 overs. Pratik Athavale gave a promising start to his team. He scored 54 off 40 balls, hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes. The rest of the top order failed once again and got out in single digit scores. It was Ayan Khan again who led a fightback against Scotland and made 41 runs to take Oman to a fighting total of 150 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, George Munsey smashed 41 runs in 20 balls and got his team off to a flier. Brandon McMullen then closed the match in favor of Scotland by making 61 not out in 31 balls and winning the match for the Scots in the 14th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

England

Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

Oman

Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Oman

Who will win?- England

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Jonny Bairstow (England), Aqib Ilyas (Oman)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jofra Archer (England), Bilal Khan (Oman)

Most Sixes – Jonny Bairstow (England), Aqib Ilyas (Oman)

Player of the Match- Jonny Bairstow (England)

Team Scores Batting first – England 165+, Oman 140+

Match Handicap: England

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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