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Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Aamir Kaleem, Khawar Ali spin Oman to second straight win

Aamir Kaleem howls an appeal for the wicket of Matthew Stokes Peter Della Penna

Oman 106 for 3 (Ilyas 37*, Kinchit 1-18) beat Hong Kong 102 (Nizakat 31, Kaleem 3-14, Khawar 3-24) by 7 wickets

Oman moved to the top of the Group B table in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier with a resounding seven-wicket win over Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. This was their second straight win after they started the tournament by beating UAE by the same margin. Having opted to bowl, Oman's spin duo of Aamir Kaleem and Khawar Ali dominated the middle overs, sharing six wickets between them as Hong Kong collapsed from 48 for 1 to 102 all-out.

Only three Hong Kong batsmen got into double figures - Nizakat Khan (31), Kinchit Shah (12) and Waqas Barkat (19) - and only one of them managed to score at over a run-a-ball, typifying Kaleem and Khawar's stranglehold on the innings, who in addition to their three wickets each, conceded only 38 runs in their combined eight overs.

Khawar wasn't done yet as he and Jatinder Singh ensured there were no early hiccups in a small chase. The openers added 31 before Khawar perished to the offspin of Kinchit for 15. Khawar's wicket triggered a mini collapse as Jatinder and No.4 Kaleem too departed in quick succession to leave Oman in slight trouble at 46 for 3 in the ninth over with 57 still needed. But Aqib Ilyas (37*) and Zeeshan Maqsood (24*) controlled the chase thereafter with the match's highest stand of 60 to take Oman home.

Oman 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31Jatinder SinghKhawar Ali
2nd11Jatinder SinghAqib Ilyas
3rd4Aamir KaleemAqib Ilyas
4th60Zeeshan MaqsoodAqib Ilyas

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM33063
USA32141.779
JER3122-0.484
SGP3030-4.267
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
NED33063.473
PNG3122-0.419
HKG3122-0.898
UGA3122-1.996