Oman vs Netherlands, Oman Pentangular T20I Series 2019, Today Match Prediction 09 Oct 2019

oman vs ned Match Prediction & Analysis

All five teams Oman, Nepal, Ireland, Netherland, and Hong Kong are considering this Pentangular series as a vital ahead of the ICC T20 Qualifiers later this month. Hosts Oman has been impressive so far defeating the likes of Hong Kong and Ireland in the first two matches. Their last win against Ireland is their first win against a Test-playing Nation. They will look to continue their momentum and form into this game against Netherlands team. Netherlands lost both their games against Ireland and Nepal so far. They failed to restrict the opposition in both the chases. They will look to win this match and get some momentum going ahead in the T20 format.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Oman Preview

Oman team has come up with impressive performances as a team and different batsmen have contributed to the team. Jatinder Singh and Aamer Kaleem came up with crucial 40+ knocks to take their total to 173 runs. Fayaz Butt and Sandeep Goud produced some big blows towards the end to finish the innings on a flourish. Khawar Ali and Zeeshan Maqsood played good knocks to take their team home in chase against Hong Kong.

Oman bowling unit is playing exceptionally well to restrict the opposition to meager total in both the matches. Mohammed Nadeem and Khawar Ali took 3 wickets each to reduce Ireland from 86/3 to 109/8 in no time. Aameer Kaleem and Bilal Khan too contributed with wickets at the top and did not allow any momentum to build from their end.

Key Players:

Aamer Kaleem – Aamer Kaleem set the tone for a big finish with his quickfire knock of 46 runs off 26 balls. He then came back to clinch 3 vital wickets with the ball in the chase. He came up with a good all-round performance to help Oman won that match.

Mohammed Nadeem – Nadeem is the pick of the bowlers in the Oman team with figures of 2/22 & 3/14 in the two matches. His ability to bowl quiet overs in the middle phase will give advantage to the Oman team.

Oman Predicted Playing XI:

Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Jatinder Singh, Suraj Kumar (wk), Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Khurram Nawaz, Bilal Khan, Aamir Kaleem, Aqib Ilyas, Khawar Ali, Sandeep Goud

Oman Actual Playing XI:

Khawar Ali, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Naseem Khushi, Aamir Kaleem, Khurram Nawaz, Aaqib Sulehri, Suraj Kumar, Zeeshan Maqsood

Netherlands Preview

Netherlands teams lost both the tosses and were forced to bat first in both the matches. They were well and truly in the match for the 18 overs before Nepal`s Karan shocked them with his onslaught. Max Odowd and Ben Cooper scored runs with the bat and are looking in good form. Colin Ackermann and Roelof Van der Merwe have tried to build on the start by the top order but failed after getting into 20s. Van der Merwe was the pick of the bowlers with a brilliant bowling spell of 4-1-14-2. Fred Klassen, Paul Van Meekran, and Brandon Klover chipped in with important wickets and did not give away any easy runs. Shane Snater would be dejected after failing to defend 17 runs in the final over in the last match.

Key Players:

Colin Ackermann – Ackermann looked good in both the matches with scores of 21 & 29 but was dismissed before he could make a bigger impact. He will look to convert his start into a big score in this match.

Roelof Van Der Merwe – Van Der Merwe will need to put on an all-round performance with bat and ball. He bowled brilliantly with the ball but failed with the bat. He is a vital player in the Netherlands team.

Netherlands Predicted Playing XI:

Pieter Seelaar (c), Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Max ODowd, Tobias Visee, Shane Snater, Fred Klaassen, Scott Edwards (wk), Antonius Staal, Brandon Glover

Netherlands Actual Playing XI:

Antonius Staal, RE Van Der Merwe, Paul Van Meekeren, Pieter Seelaar, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Colin Ackermann, Tobias Visee, Scott Edwards, Max O'Dowd, Shane Snater

Weather Conditions

Oman is known have a hot and humid climate and we can expect the same on the match day.

Venue Details

The pitch has good balance between the bat and ball with something in it for both batsmen and bowlers. The average score in this pitch will be 160-170 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams have won 4 out of the 6 matches played here and the pitch ease out as the match progresses. Both captains will look to chase down the target with ease.