Oman vs. Ireland: Hosts Looking to Win their First Game

With associate nations making their way through cricketing highlights and authentic websites, individuals follow games between Ireland, Oman, UAE, and other nations. The upcoming match between Oman and Ireland is the 3rd match of the Oman Quadrangular T20 international series. Ireland would be playing their first game of the series against Oman, who has lost their first game against Nepal. Ireland would be looking to start their campaign with a positive and determined attitude to win the Oman Quadrangular T20I series. Talking about both teams’ head-to-head statistics, Ireland is definitely way ahead of the hosts in Oman. In their last meetup in 2019, Ireland won by a 35 runs margin. The upcoming encounter would de a thrilling contest between two exciting sides, who are in the sights of qualifying for the upcoming T20 world cup played in Australia.

Over the past 2-3 years, Oman cricket has shown noticeable improvement, playing more mature and professional cricket. Oman has faced Ireland in many international and bilateral tournaments before and would be expecting a decent game of cricket between the two. In their previous game against Nepal, Oman got defeated by only a run. However, they played a competitive and appealing brand of cricket. Oman would be coming out confidently against Ireland, depending upon Zeeshan Maqsood, Mohammad Nadeem, and Jatinder Singh. Their combined effort got Oman so close to a significant victory, but it wasn’t enough in the end. If Oman aims to win their upcoming game against in form Ireland, they have to score big runs and bowl on decent lengths, restricting Ireland to a low and getable score.

• Jatinder Singh
• Zeeshan Maqsood
• Mohammad Nadeem
• Kaleemullah
• Bilal Khan

Like every team, Ireland would be hoping to start their campaign with a victory against Oman, the hosts. Ireland is entering as the favorites of the tournament, which is played between associated nation’s teams. Ireland’s in-form opener and senior most player, Paul Stirling, would be flying to Oman from a successful Pakistan Super League debut for Islamabad United. Stirling would be determined to carry his recent form and score big runs for his national team. Ireland players and coaching staff and confident about their preparations and strategies for the ongoing Quadrangular series. Ireland is definitely the favorite of winning the upcoming game, playing with their regular full-strength squad.

• Paul Stirling
• Andrew Balbirnie
• Mark Adair
• Joshua Little
• Curtis Campher