OMA vs SCT Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jun 09, 2024
Oman and Scotland will meet in group B of this year's T20 World Cup. Both Oman and Scotland have played two games each. Scotland are currently unbeaten after a washout and a win, while Oman have lost both of their games so far.
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Oman vs Scotland head-to-head record
Scotland have won all five of their last five T20I encounters against Oman. They last met in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup, when Scotland won by eight wickets.
Oman vs Scotland live streaming and broadcast
You can watch this match and the rest of the tournament on the Disney+ Hotstar app. This is an excellent way to live stream the cricket online. The app is fast and easy to use. The Star Sports Network in India is also broadcasting this year's T20 World Cup.
Use and enjoy these cricket betting tips for the T20 World Cup match between Oman and Scotland in Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, 9 June 2024.
OMA vs SCT Team Previews
Oman
Oman will have taken a hit from losing to Namibia in a super over. Of the team's remaining fixtures, Oman will feel that their best opportunity to put points on the board will be against Scotland.
Oman will be looking to skipper Aqib Ilyas to play a leading role in their batting line-up. Oman's highest run-scorer in men's T20Is, Zeeshan Maqsood, will also need to play a crucial role if Oman are to challenge the Scottish bowling attack. Both men are the only Oman batters from the current squad to have surpassed the 1,000-run mark in T20Is.
Aqib Ilyas will also have a job to do with the ball. Although he has only picked up one wicket in the campaign so far, his most impressive statistic is his economy of just under 4.50 runs per over. Seamer Mehran Khan has picked up five wickets in his two games and will want to add to this tally.
Oman Playing 11
Mohammed Naseem Khushi, Pratik Athavale, Aaqib Ilyas, Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mehran Khan, Rafiullah M, Shakeel Ahmad, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan.
Scotland
Scotland went unbeaten on their way to winning the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in 2023. This puts them right up there as one of the top T20I associate nations who could go far in this tournament.
The strength of the Scottish batting line-up has been the contributions from numerous different batters at different times. However, Michael Jones and George Munsey will want to start Scotland off strongly, like they did against England before the match was washed out. Munsey needs 70 more runs to become only the second batter behind Richie Berrington to reach 2,000 runs in T20Is for Scotland.
Left-arm finger spinner Mark Watt brings a wealth of experience. He could be a huge threat to Oman in conditions which are likely to favour slower bowling. Together with leg-spinner Chris Greaves and right-arm off-spinner Michael Leask, the trio of spinners could be a handful for a struggling Omani batting unit.
Captain Richie Berrington will take a lot of confidence from his innings against Namibia - he managed to get his team over the line with his 47 not out. As one of the senior players of the team, he will be hoping to lead from the front by producing more match-winning knocks going forward in the tournament.
Scotland Playing 11
George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Bradley Wheal, Safyaan Sharif.
OMA vs SCT Toss Prediction
This match will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda. The ground has yet to host a match in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Almost 70 percent of the T20Is hosted at the venue have been won by the team batting first. This combined with the predicted sunny weather conditions and the match being scheduled as a day game, could hint towards the teams wanting to bat first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
This pitch will be a bit unknown to both teams, given this will be the first 2024 T20 World Cup match hosted at the ground. The unused surface could mean that conditions shouldn't be expected to change too drastically.
No rain is forecast in North Sound on matchday. The pitch could be dry, which will suit the spinners and slower bowlers. Scores have traditionally been on the lower side.
OMA vs SCT Betting Tips
Scotland will want to continue their winning momentum in both this tournament and previous T20I encounters against Oman.
Oman's batting has been their biggest struggle so far. They only managed to score 125 for nine against Australia and 109 all out against Namibia.
This could be the difference between the two sides. Scotland will start as heavy favourites to win this match at odds of 1.34 against 3.25 underdogs Oman.
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Munsey packs plenty of punch at the top of the order and will be motivated by his promising start in the washout with England. Look forward to another big showing from the Scotland opener.
Conditions in North Sound could play right into Watt's hands, especially if extra turn and bounce is on offer. Watt has two four-fors and one-fiver in T20I cricket.
Khan has taken five wickets in his first two matches of the tournament - relatively prolific, indeed. He is in a good position to keep doing well here.
Khan's 36 against the Australians showed that he can succeed against bigger teams. Khan could be less challenged against Scotland. Opportunity knocks for him to do really well for Oman here.
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