Oman, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 280 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.
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Oman's national team, which is preparing for the Cricket World Cup League-2, defeated Nepal 'A' by 70 runs in their first practice match on Wednesday at the Upper Cricket Ground in Mulpani.
Oman, which won the toss and elected to bat, scored 280 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Captain Jatinder Singh and Mujibur Ali scored half-centuries to help Oman post a good score.
Jatinder scored 58 runs in 48 balls. He hit 9 fours and 1 six. Jatinder added 79 runs for the first wicket with Ashish Odedara in 14 overs. Odedara scored 27 runs in 49 balls, including 2 fours. Left-arm spinner Santosh Yadav dismissed both the openers.
Hamad Mirza was bowled by Shahab Alam for 5 runs, but Mujibur and Hasir Dafedar shared a 91-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Mujibur scored 72 runs in 85 balls, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes. Dafedar scored 46 runs in 41 balls, hitting 3 fours and a six.
Wasim Ali was out for 5, Vinayak Shukla for 25, Nadeem Shah and Hasnain Ali Shah for 6 runs each. Jiten Kumar Ramanandi remained unbeaten on 17 runs in 16 balls, hitting 1 four and a six. Akash Chand took 4 wickets for Nepal. He took 3 wickets in the bottom order, spending 31 runs in 9 overs. Santosh took 2 wickets for 15 runs in 6 overs, while Shahab, Sher Malla and Rashid Khan took 1 wicket each.
Despite captain Anil Sah and Ishan Pandey scoring half-centuries, Nepal 'A' was all out for 210 runs in 44.4 overs. Anil scored 50 runs in 64 balls with 5 fours. He added 84 runs in 18 overs for the first wicket with Tritaraj Das. Trita scored 31 runs in 48 balls with 4 fours.
Dev Khanal and Ishan shared an 86-run partnership for the third wicket. Dev scored 43 runs in 43 balls with 3 fours and 1 six, and Ishan scored 52 runs in 62 balls with 3 fours. However, Nepal 'A' could not last even 50 overs as wickets fell in succession.
Sandeep Jora was out for 11, Kushal Malla 1, Santosh 0, Rashid 1. Oman's Shakil Ahmed took 3 wickets for 8 runs in 4 overs, Nadeem Khan took 42 wickets in 10 overs and Mujibur took 2 wickets for 25 runs in 6 overs.
The second match between these two teams will be on Friday. League 2 comprising Nepal, Oman and UAE starts on Saturday. Oman is playing its first match against UAE on Monday.
