Oman won by five wickets in what was their first-ever victory over a Test nation in an ODI.
CRICKETING MINNOWS OMAN pulled off a massive upset by beating Ireland by five wickets in their opening World Cup qualifier in Bulawayo on Monday, the Gulf sultanate’s first-ever victory over a Test nation in an ODI.George Dockrell hit 91 not out and Harry Tector 52 as Ireland reached a respectful 281 for seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
“If we continue like this, some more results will be in our favour. It was a collective and combined performance, which we need to beat a good side. We came here to go there and play.”“We felt like we had a pretty good score,” he said. “280 in a one-day game is pretty good. They were hard to bowl to at times. We felt right in the game.
There were four half-centuries thanks to Kusal Mendis , Sadeera Samarawickrama , Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne , while Charith Asalanka chipped in with 48 not out.
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