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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - Match 20 - Oman vs Scotland - Cricket Match Predictions - June 9th
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 20th match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between Oman and Scotland on the 9th of June.
Match 20- Oman vs Scotland (Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, North Sound)
Current Form Oman:
Oman are currently placed at the bottom most position in Group B points table with 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Oman in the competition is Ayan Khan with 51 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Oman in the competition is Mehran Khan with 5 scalps under his belt.
Oman have lost their previous match against Australia by 39 runs.
Australia batted first and they posted a total of 164 for 5 in 20 overs. Wickets kept tumbling in the powerplay overs and Australia looked completely down and out by the end of 10 overs. This is when Marcus Stoinis and David Warner stitched a partnership of 102 runs to get Australia out of trouble. Stoinis made 67 off 36 balls and helped take Australia past the 160 run mark to finish at 164 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Oman lost Kashyapkumar Prajapati and Pratik Athavale quite early. The other top order batters also threw their wicket away. Ayan Khan played a brilliant innings of 36 runs and instilled some hope for a successful chase but he barely got any support at the other end. They were eventually restricted to 125 for 9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 39 runs.
Current Form Scotland:
Scotland are currently placed at the 1st position in Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Scotland in the World Cup is Michael Jones with 71 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Scotland in the World Cup is Brad Wheal with 3 scalps under his belt.
Scotland have won their previous match against Namibia by 5 wickets.
Namibia batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 9 in 20 overs. Jean-Pierre Kotze got out quite early into the innings. Niko Davin scored 20 quick runs in the top order to get things on track again. It was Gerhard Erasmus's innings of 52 runs that made all of the difference and helped Namibia get to a competitive total of 155 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, George Munsey got out early. Michael Jones and Brandon McMullen played well but couldn't really play a long innings. Just when things looked tough, Michael Leask and Richie Berrington scored match winning knocks of 35 and 47 runs respectively to take Scotland home with 5 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Scotland
Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt and Brad Wheal
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?- Scotland
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Richie Berrington (Scotland), Aqib Ilyas (Oman)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Bradley Currie (Scotland), Shakeel Ahmed (Oman)
Most Sixes – Richie Berrington (Scotland), Aqib Ilyas (Oman)
Player of the Match- Richie Berrington (Scotland)
Team Scores Batting first – Scotland 145+, Oman 140+
Match Handicap: Scotland
*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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