2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series

The 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the fourth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament and took place in Oman in January 2020.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Oman, Namibia and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams,[2] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[1] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]

2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date5–12 January 2020
LocationOman
Teams
 Namibia  Oman  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Gerhard Erasmus Zeeshan Maqsood Ahmed Raza
Most runs
Craig Williams (158) Aqib Ilyas (98) Muhammad Usman (105)
Most wickets
JJ Smit (8) Bilal Khan (7) Ahmed Raza (7)

After the first three ODIs, each team had won one match.[5] The UAE then beat Namibia by eight wickets in the fourth match of the series.[6]

Oman's match against the UAE on 11 January 2020 was cancelled following the death of Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, who had died the previous day.[7] The International Cricket Council (ICC) also confirmed that the final match of the series, between Oman and Namibia, would also not go ahead, with points not awarded for the two abandoned matches.[8] The ICC looked at the possibility of playing the two matches at a later date,[9] with the fixtures included in the 8th round of the tournament in November and December 2021.[10]

Squads
 Namibia[11]  Oman[12]  United Arab Emirates[13]

Zahoor Khan withdrew from the UAE's squad following the death of his mother.[14] Mohammad Ayaz was named as his replacement.[15]

Fixtures

1st ODI
5 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
170 (47.1 overs)
v
 Oman
171/5 (37.3 overs)
Muhammad Usman 68 (95)
Zeeshan Maqsood 4/15 (6.1 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 80* (92)
Junaid Siddique 2/32 (7 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)

2nd ODI
6 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
222/9 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
214/8 (50 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 59* (65)
Bernard Scholtz 2/34 (10 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 56 (74)
Karthik Meiyappan 4/37 (9 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 8 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field,
  • Ben Shikongo (Nam) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI
8 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Namibia 
324/7 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
272 (45 overs)
Craig Williams 129* (94)
Bilal Khan 4/49 (10 overs)
Suraj Kumar 58 (59)
JJ Smit 5/44 (8 overs)
Namibia won by 52 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Craig Williams (Nam)

4th ODI
9 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Namibia 
94 (29 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
95/2 (19.3 overs)
JJ Smit 26 (45)
Ahmed Raza 5/26 (8 overs)
Jonathan Figy 32* (37)
Bernard Scholtz 1/11 (5 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Ahmed Raza (UAE)

5th ODI
11 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
v
Match cancelled
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)

6th ODI
12 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
v
Match cancelled
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL)

References
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  2. "Complete schedule of UAE cricket team in 2020 including Under 19 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Oman and bad weather stand in way of UAE's hopes of hitting second place in World Cup League Two". The National. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. "Eagles crash down to earth". The Namibian. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. "UAE cricket match against Oman called off following death of Sultan Qaboos". The National. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. "Two Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 fixtures abandoned". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. "UAE's reversal in fortunes can be attributed to the shift in selection policy". The National. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. "Namibia to host Oman and UAE for CWC League 2 series in November/December 2021". Czar Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. @CricketNamibia1 (29 July 2019). "Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the squad touring to Oman for the ICC CWC League2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Oman raring to go against UAE, Namibia on home soil". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  13. "Junaid Siddique overcomes obstacles to emerge as new-look UAE's senior bowler". The National. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  14. "UAE rally behind Zahoor Khan after fast bowler's mother passes away". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  15. "UAE's Zahoor Khan to remain on compassionate leave, won't return for World Cup League Two campaign in Oman". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  16. "Craig Williams century powers Namibia to victory over Oman in World Cup League Two". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  17. "Ahmed Raza guides UAE to biggest ODI win in 26 years as they crush Namibia in World Cup League Two". The National. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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