On Sunday, Oman will face Papua New Guinea in the first match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, which will be held at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium. The hosts, Oman, will compete in the Mega event for the second time, while Papua New Guinea will compete for the first time in the greatest stage in the shortest version of the game. Oman vs Papua New Guinea Match Prediction.
In recent times, Oman has performed well, whilst Papua New Guinea has lost both of its warm-up games going up to its World Cup start. Oman is ready to host Papua New Guinea for the opening match of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. The Match will be played in Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman and the play will start at 3:30 PM.
OMAN vs PNG 1st T20 Match Live Cricket Score
This will be the first time the two teams will be facing each other in T20. The Oman side is led by Zeeshan Maqsood and the team is in pretty good form. The Papua New Guinea side is led by Assad Vala and they’ll look to start the tournament on a good note. Check out the Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report, and Injury Update.
Match Details
| Match | Oman vs Papua New Guinea |
| Date | 17 October 2021 |
| Timing | 3:30 PM |
| Venue | Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman |
| Captains | Oman- Zeeshan Maqsood Papua New Guinea- Asaad Vala |
Oman vs Papua New Guinea Match Prediction
The stage is set for the opening game of the T20 World Cup. It will be an Interesting match as both the teams will be meeting against each other for the first time and we will get to see some fabulous performance.
Match Prediction: Oman to win the match
Pitch Report
The pitch will undoubtedly pique the interest of the spinners. The batsmen, on the other hand, will be rewarded if they can demonstrate patience on this wicket.
Average First Innings score: 155
Record of Chasing teams: Won – 19, Lost – 9, Tied – 0
Weather Forecast
On matchday, the temperature is forecast to be approximately 31°C, with 50% humidity and a wind speed of 16 km/hr. During the game, there are no chances of rain.
Oman vs Papua New Guinea Fantasy 11
M Naseem Kushi, S Atai, S Bau, J Singh, Aqib Ilyas (C), C Amini, Assad Vala, Zeeshan Maqsood, Nosaina Pokana (VC), Bilal Khan, C Soper.
Oman vs Papua New Guinea Top Picks
| Player | Statistics |
| Jatinder Sing | 709 Runs |
| Aqib Ilyas | 408 Runs |
| Assad Vala | 516 Runs |
| M Naseem Khushi | 119 Runs |
| Bilal Khan | 51 Wickets |
| Nosaina Pokana | 21 Wickets |
Oman vs Papua New Guinea Top Batsman
Oman– Aqib Ilyas scored a superb 78 off 48 deliveries for the Oman side against the Netherlands side in the warm-up match on 14th October 2021. Ilyas is a batter who can score quickly and hurt the opposition. He has scored 408 runs in T20I cricket.
Papua New Guinea– Jatinder Singh is a reliable batter from the Oman team. He has scored 709 runs in T20I cricket at an average of over 25.
Oman vs Papua New Guinea Top Bowlers
Oman- Bilal Khan is an experienced bowler and has played 40 T20Is for the Oman side. Khan has scalped 51 wickets with the ball in hand in T20I cricket.
Papua New Guinea– Nosaina Pokana has picked up 21 wickets in his T20I career and is a bowler who can scalp wickets at regular intervals.
Papua New Guinea vs Oman Probable Playing Xl
Oman
Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Aqib Ilyas, Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Ayaan Khan, Naseem Khushi (wk), Sandeep Goud, Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan
Bench: Khurram Nawaz, Nestor Dhamba, Suraj Kumar, Sufyan Mehmood
PNG
Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Sese Bau, Norman Vanua, Jason Kila, Chad Soper, Nosaina Pokana, Damien Ravu/Kabua Morea
Bench: Hiri Hiri, Gaudi Toka, Damien Ravu/Kabua Morea, Simon Atai
T20 World Cup 2021 1st Match Oman vs Papua New Guinea Live Streaming Details
If you’re wondering where and when you can watch T20 World Cup matches in India, you should know that all of the matches will be broadcast on Star Sports Network. Fans can watch the Oman vs Papua New Guinea match live on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
Oman vs PNG cricket Score will be available today at 3:00 PM 10:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL. Live Score will be available on Sportyreport.com.
