OMA vs CAN Match Preview
Although Oman made an inconsistent beginning to their campaign in the competition, they have recovered quite well to reach the number 2 position in the points table. They have succeeded in winning the last couple of matches and at the moment have 3 wins and 2 losses. They have 6 points at the moment and have a net run rate of +2.606. Canada on the other hand has performed even better in the competition with 4 wins and just a solitary loss in the competition. They are currently lying on top of the table with 8 points and have a net run rate of +1.114. If you take a close look at the recent performance of these two sides, you will find that Oman has won 3 games out of their last 5 while Canada has won 4 out of their last 5.
Kashyap Prajapati and Jatinder Singh need to provide a good start to the Oman innings in this match. The middle order for the Oman team will be in the hands of players such as Maqsood and Shoaib Khan. They will be required to deliver the goods together with Mohammad Nadeem. The trio of Naseem Khushi, Rafiullah M, and Ayaan Khan has to do well for the Oman outfit. Oman also has a good bowling attack with the likes of Kaleemullah and Bilal Khan in their ranks. These two bowlers will open the bowling while they will be followed by Rafiullah and Maqsood who can also wheel his arms over for a few overs. But all-in-all they will need some good spells from the likes of Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, and Samay Srivastava.
Aaron Johnson and Mathew Spoors are in terrific form with the bat for Canada. These Canadian openers will have to perform well in this crucial encounter. Parget Singh has done a great job for the team while batting in the number 3 position and will be keen to add more runs with the likes of Ravinderpal Singh and Bi Zafar. Harsh Thaker and Armaan Kapoor add firepower to the batting order down the order. After the poor show against Bahrain, the Canadian bowlers recovered in their last game and the management will be looking to get tight spells from Ammar Khalid and Kaleem Sana. Dillon Heyliger and Harsh Thaker have succeeded in troubling their opponents and a similar show is expected from them. Bowlers such as Bin Zafar, Ravinderpal Singh, and Nikhil Dutta add depth to the Canadian bowling attack.
Weather Report
The weather forecast for today at the Al Amerat is that of mostly clear skies. You can expect temperatures in the region of 30 degrees during the match. It is expected that we will get winds in the region of 10 to 15 km/hr during the match. The relative humidity will be close to 50%.
Pitch Report
The venue of Al Amerat Cricket Ground has been a successful hunting ground for several batters. They can play their shots easily as the ball comes onto the bat nicely. There is little help from the wicket for the quicker bowlers and they will have to depend on their variations to get scalps on this track. Spinners on the other hand have enjoyed more success on this ground as the pitch helps their style of bowling.
Notable stats
Oman leads the head-to-head against Canada.
Oman leads the head-to-head against Canada by 2-1. However, Canada won the last game played between the two teams in this competition earlier.
Matthew Spoors has a terrific average in his last 8 appearances for Canada.
Matthew Spoors has scored 268 runs in his last 8 innings for Canada with a terrific average of 44.66.
Team News
There are no injury worries reported from either of the team managements for this game. So, the entire sides will be available for selection in this match.
OMA vs CAN Probable 11
OMA Playing 11
- Kashyap Prajapati
- Jatinder Singh
- Shoaib Khan
- Zeeshan Maqsood (C)
- Mohammad Nadeem
- Rafiullah M
- Sandeep Goud
- Suraj Kumar (Wk)
- Kaleemullah
- Samay Shrivastava
- Bilal Khan
CAN Playing 11
- Aaron Johnson
- Srimantha Wijeratne (Wk)
- Matthew Spoors
- Pargat Singh
- Harsh Thaker
- Ravinderpal Singh
- Saad Bin Zafar (C)
- Dillon Heyliger
- Ammar Khalid
- Nikhil Dutta
- Kaleem Sana
Dream11 Prediction
This is likely to be a keenly fought affair as these two teams are placed at the top of the points table at the moment. Canada won the only encounter that took place between these two sides earlier in the competition. They have several batters that are in good form. However, the Canadian bowlers will have to display consistency to keep on winning matches from here on in the competition. They are up against a home side that is well aware of the conditions at the venue. Oman is also doing a good job in the competition and is placed one spot below Canada in the points tally. So, we expect Oman to win this game but nothing much in it.
Top Picks
Zeeshan Maqsood: Zeeshan Maqsood has done a terrific job for Oman in the competition with the bat. He smashed a terrific 102 from 44 balls with 9 sixes and 7 fours in the last game. Overall, in the competition, he has scored 136 runs from 3 innings and has also picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an economy rate of 4.00.
Aaron Johnson: Aaron Johnson is a top batter for Canada. He has scored 245 runs from 5 games and is the chart-topper with an average of 61.25. He is also scoring these runs with a strike rate of 154.08. He has hit a hundred and two fifties during his effort.
Rafiullah M: Rafiullah M has scored 76 runs in this competition and picked up 7 wickets. He has put forward an excellent all-round show in the competition. This Omanis fast-bowling all-rounder has picked up 7 wickets while bowling at an economy rate of 7.86. He is scoring his runs at a strike rate of 205.41.
Ammar Khalid: Ammar Khalid has done a great job with the ball for Canada. He is in top form with the ball and has picked up 9 wickets from 5 matches with an economy rate of 7.77 and a great strike rate of 12.00.
OMA vs CAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S. Wijeyeratne
Batters: J. Singh, K. Prajapati, A. Johnson, M. Spoors
All-rounders: Z. Maqsood (C), D. Heyliger (VC)
Bowlers: Bilal Khan, S. Bin-Zafar, Kaleemullah, S. Shrivastava
