Oman v Italy - ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - Group B Match Update
Oman 89/9 (20/20 ov) v Italy 90/1 (14.0/20 ov) - Italy won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
On Tuesday, March 13, 2012, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Oman-c2975 by nine wickets at ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai.
After winning the toss, Oman chose to bat first as they sought to bolster a formidable total on the board against their opponents.
However, they lost their first wicket with only 11 runs on the board when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zeeshan-Ahmed-Siddiqui-c98579 faltered after scoring only six runs off seven deliveries.
Ten runs later, the side suffered the loss of their second wicket when number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Carl-Stephen-Sandri-c49245, in the fourth over.
Disaster struck when with only 32 runs on the board, Oman lost two more wickets as middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Ilyas-c42053 and opener Rajeshkumar Ranpura fell after scoring six and eight runs.
Oman's batting completely failed to counter the Italian bowling attack as batsmen kept losing wickets without putting much of a fight.
With half of the team gone without scoring in double figures, Oman were completely incinerated and left in ruins.
Wicketkeeper/batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sultan-Ahmed-c91760, was the only Omani player to score in double figures as he stayed unbeaten on a tally of 16 with his side finishing the innings on 89 runs.
From Italy, Carl Sandri nabbed four wickets, while medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 took two wickets as the bowlers completely dominated the batting side.
Needing 90 runs to win in 20 overs, Italy needed to keep wickets in hand to secure a win in the tournament.
Italy, however, lost their first wicket with only six runs on the board as opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Northcote-c44540, found his way back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Anthony-Petricola-c81502 as the duo launched a well tamed batting onslaught to subdue the fielding side.
Consequently, Italy reached the required tally in 14 overs for the loss of only one wicket, grabbing two points from this win.
CS Sandri was named as the Player of the Match.
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