SCO vs Oman Match Highlights
The 20th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Scotland and Oman. In this match, Scotland registered a one-sided victory by 7 wickets. Chasing the target of 151 runs, Scotland won 41 balls earlier. This was Scotland’s third match, in which they got their second consecutive win. Earlier, the team had defeated Namibia, while Scotland’s first match against England was cancelled due to rain.
The match between Scotland and Oman was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Batting first in the match, Oman scored 150 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. For the team, Pratik Athawale scored the highest 54 runs in 40 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Then chasing the target, Scotland won in just 13.1 overs with the help of rapid batting. In the run chase, Brandon McMullen played the biggest innings for the team, scoring 61* runs in 31 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes.
In this way Scotland easily wrote the story of victory
Scotland’s start was not very good while chasing the target of 151 runs. The team lost the first wicket in the form of Michael Jones on the last ball of the third over. Jones scored 16 runs in 13 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Then George Munsey and Brandon McMullen shared a 65 (29 balls) run partnership ended with the wicket of George Munsey on the fifth ball of the 8th over. Munsey scored 41 runs in 20 bolls with 2 fours and 4sixes.
Then on the fifth ball of the 10th over, the team got the third blow of captain Richie Berrington. Captain Berrington scored 13 runs in 7 balls, which included 1 four and 1 six.
After this, Brandon McMullen and Matthew Cross shared an unbroken partnership of 43* (20 balls) for the fourth wicket and got the team across the victory line in 13.1 overs. During this, Brandon McMullen scored 61* and Matthew Cross scored 15* runs in 8 balls with the help of 2 sixes.