The biggest festival of the cricket is going to start with the first match in between Oman and Papua New Guinea. The first match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is on 17th October 2021 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST.
Oman and Papua New Guinea have recently played few ODI matches against each other in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Both have practices to much to see each other once again. These matches were played on 26th September 2021, Sunday, and 01st October 2021 2021 Friday. Oman won both matches against Papua New Guinea in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. In 1st match, Oman won by 110 runs whereas in the second match Oman won by 3 wickets while chasing a target of 151 runs.
As these teams played recently against each other, so they have quite a good idea about the strength and weaknesses of each other. But Oman proved to be on top in these matches and is looking for a complete unit in itself.
Papua New Guinea was not able to give a tough fight to Oman in these recent matches so Oman will have a lot of confidence for this first match of the T20 World Cup. Oman’s batsmen and bowlers laid the foundation for easy wins in these matches with excellent performances.
Papua New Guinea will also look to give a better performance in this new format i.e T20s and we are expecting a close fight between the two teams.
Oman vs Papua New Guinea (OMAN Vs PNG) Match Details
- Match – Oman vs PNG 1st T20, ICC T20 World Cup
- Venue – Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat
- Date & Time – Oct 17, 3:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
We will now analyze Oman vs Papua New Guinea, 1st Match in detail with the preview and prediction.
Pitch Report
Oman vs Papua New Guinea 1st T20 in shape could be performed at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat. A lot of ODI suits have been performed on this floor at some stage in ICC Cricket World Cup League. A two-in shape T20 Series among Oman and Sri Lanka additionally performed on this floor only some days ago. By having a deep evaluation of those suits, one element is obvious that this pitch goes to be difficult for batsmen. Both fast, in addition to spin bowlers, gets huge help from this pitch. Scoring will now no longer be clean right here and the group batting first will discover it difficult to make a complete of round 150.
ICC T20 World Cup OMAN vs PNG Toss Prediction
Toss prediction is very difficult and no one can make sure of this. In the T20 series between Oman vs Sri Lanka team batting first won both the matches and the chasing was looking a bit difficult. So the team who will win the toss in the match between Oman and PNG would like to choose to bat first.
OMAN vs PNG Weather Prediction
The temperature at Al Amerat usually remains around 30-32 degrees with hot conditions. The weather is expected to be clear during this first match of the T20 World Cup 2021.
Oman vs Papua New Guinea 1st ICC World Cup T20 Match Live Streaming
Oman vs PNG 1st T20 match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021, can be watched live on Star Sports TV Network.
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Oman Team Preview
There is incredible profundity in the batting and bowler branch of Oman. Oman has a total group that has batsmen who can assault from the beginning and has bowlers who have a ton of speed in their bowling.
Oman Team News
So far there is no authority news about the injury of any player in the Oman crew. The Oman group has an absolutely doctor’s approval and they will play against Papua New Guinea in the principal match with their original capacity.
Oman Key Players
Aqib Ilyas
Aqib Ilyas batted splendidly in the 2 matches that the group played with Papua New Guinea over the most recent couple of months. He was in the assaulting state of mind and might want to proceed with his brilliant structure in this first match of the T20 World Cup. A major score will be normal for him and his new structure shows that he can do this. He is probably going to bat at number three and can assault resistance bowlers from the first ball.
Jatinder Singh
Opener Jatinder Singh has additionally made the resistance bowlers battle against him in the new ICC Cricket World Cup League Two matches. He delivered some great innings with the bat and played shots all around the ground. It will be hard for the Papua New Guinea bowlers to advance beyond him. His essence in the group makes Oman a lot more grounded side than Papua New Guinea
Zeeshan Maqsood
Captain Zeeshan Maqsood has a lot of ability in his bowling and he showed it very well in the World Cup League Two. He routinely bowled very well in the last not many matches and we can see a similar exhibition from him in this match with PNG. Assuming he will be genuinely sufficient with his bowling, the Oman group can execute their arrangements against PNG.
Oman Team Form
Oman has played a considerable amount of ODI cricket as of late. They played ODI matches in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two and out of the last 5 matches they dominated 3, lost 1 and one matches created No Result because of a downpour. They played two T20 series with Sri Lanka which they lost 2-0.
Papua New Guinea Team Preview
Papua New Guinea was bad at all in the matches played against Oman in World Cup League Two. In spite of the fact that there were some fair batting and bowling exhibitions from few batsmen generally speaking they were underneath.
Papua New Guinea Team News
Papua New Guinea crew is additionally looking totally fit till this point on schedule and the administration will attempt to get into the ground with the most ideal combination.
Papua New Guinea Key Players
Tony Ura
Wicket-attendant batsmen Tony Ura who normally opens the innings for the group was not in acceptable touch in late matches. However, he will consistently eye on scoring huge runs. The group needs some unique innings from him at the top and he is certainly going to assume a monstrous part with his batting in the first T20 match against Oman.
Kabua Morea
Kabua Morea was particularly well with his bowling in the ODI matches against Oman. He had a 5 wicket pull against Oman in the last played match between these two groups. He will be soaring with that exhibition and assuming he can rehash that sort of execution, PNG can fancy their possibilities against Oman in this T20 match.
Assad Vala
Captain Assad Vala shown a few snapshots of brightness with his batting in the matches played against Oman. Albeit these were not game-dominating innings and he couldn’t create a good outcome for this group, yet he will be the excellent batsmen for the PNG group in this first match of the ICC T20 World Cup.
Papua New Guinea Team Form
Papua New Guinea recently played in UAE Summer T20 Bash 2021 and they had a completely poor show in that tournament as they were not able to win only a single match out of two matches. So their bad form also continued in T20 after the ODIs.
Oman vs PNG Head to Head Stats in T20
So far no T20 match has been played between Oman vs PNG.
Oman vs Papua New Guinea Playing XI
Oman Playing XI
Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Suraj Kumar, Naseem Khushi (WK), Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas, Khawar Ali, Ayaan Khan, Sandeep Goud, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Kashyap Kumar Harishbhai
Papua New Guinea Playing XI
Assad Vala (C), Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Kiplin Doriga (WK), Gaudi Toka, Hiri Hiri, Jason Kila, Damien Ravu, Norman Vanua, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea
OMAN vs Papua New Guinea Prediction
The recent encounters between Oman and PNG, and the very poor form of PNG clear is a sign that this match is in favor of Oman. Papua New Guinea is struggling to find the form and it will be interesting to see if they can make a change in their approach. But for this match, we will predict that Oman are favorites to win
Oman are favorites to win 1st T20 match of ICC T20 World Cup against Prediction
