Who will win Oman vs United Arab Emirates, T20 WCQ 2019?
In-form Oman will look to continue their winning streak from their recent pentangular series when they face the UAE in their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifier. This Group B fixture takes place at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on October 18 and is scheduled to start at 19:30 local time.
Oman won all four matches of their warm-up tournament, the pentangular series they hosted, and will be keen to continue that form as they bid to reach the final tournament for the second consecutive time.
The UAE, meanwhile, whitewashed the Netherlands in August in their most recent T20i series and, like Oman, won both of their warm-up matches for this tournament – beating Scotland and Papua New Guinea. Their preparations have been hit by players, including former captain Mohammad Naveed, being hit my corruption charges on the eve of the tournament.
OMAN vs UAE, T20 WCQ 2019:Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: ICC YouTube page
OMAN vs UAE Toss Prediction
The Abu Dhabi wicket is generally best to bat first on, and after they lost the toss in both of their warm-up games, Oman could win this one and elect to set a target.
OMAN vs UAE Weather Report
While there will be a little cloud about, the chance of rain is forecast as minimal – with temperatures in the 30s, there is likely to be little to worry about weather-wise.
OMAN vs UAE Pitch Condition
The high scores in the warm-up matches at the Sheikh Zayed stadium were a reminder of how good it can be for batting on – particularly batting first.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Oman vs United Arab Emirates, T20 WC Qualifiers 2019...
Oman Team News & Playing 11
OMAN Team News
Oman’s bowling line-up was settled throughout the pentangular series, so their selection questions revolve around the batting order. Jatinder Singh’s half-century in the last warm-up match re-confirms his place, leaving two spaces for Mehran Khan, Khurran Nawaz and Sandeep Goud to fight over.
OMAN Key Players
Aamir Kaleem: Ended the Pentangular Series by claiming 5-15 from four overs in the dominant win against Nepal – the fist Oman bowler to take a five-fer in T20is. He took nine wickets in total and also scored 69 runs.
Khawar Ali: Followed up his three wickets against Ireland with a hat-trick on his way to 4-16 against the Netherlands. He has also in good bowling form during the recent ODI series in Scotland.
Zeesham Maqsood: The Oman captain took 4-7 in the win against the Dutch in Muscat and hit 39* when Oman beat Hong Kong. He averages 25.87 in T20i cricket with the bat, and 21.14 with the ball. His batting was also central to Oman’s ICC WCL Division Two success, when they earned ODI status back in April.
OMAN Team Form
Oman won all four matches in the pentangular series they hosted ahead of this tournament and also won both of their official warm-up matches too. In Muscat, their bowlers were particularly impressive as they ended the series by bowling the Netherlands out for 94 and Nepal for 64 on their way to dominant wins.
Oman Predicted Playing 11
Khawar Ali, Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas, Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aamir Kaleem, Khurram Nawaz, Sandeep Goud, Suraj Kumar (wk), Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan
UAE Team News & Playing 11
UAE Team News
Mohammad Naveed, Qadeer Ahmed and Shaiman Anwar were all dropped on the eve of the tournament and it has now emerged the three of them have been suspended by the ICC on anti-corruption charges – concerningly related to this qualifier. Naveed has been replaced as captain by Ahmed Raza, while Waheed Ahmed, Darius D’Silva and Junaid Siddique have all been called up.
UAE Key Players
Rohan Mustafa: Took eight wickets in the T20i series with the Netherlands to move to 28 wickets from as many T20i matches. He can also be a handy batsman, having scored two T20i half-centuries.
Zahoor Khan: Took seven wickets for Brampton Wolves at the Global T20 Canada in the summer and followed that with 1-26 and 2-20 in the two games against the Netherlands. He also took a useful, economical 1-28 against Papua New Guinea in the final warm-up for this tournament.
Muhammad Usman: The experienced batsman hit a half-century and showed good batting form early on in the Netherlands, and he got back to that in the warm-up match when he scored an unbeaten 60 against Papua New Guinea from just 38 balls.
UAE Team Form
To their credit, the UAE have reacted well to their off-field chaos. They won both official warm-up matches, beating Scotland and Papua New Guinea after some good batting performances to prove they can cope without their suspended trio.
They previously won all four matches of their tour of the Netherlands, against an inexperienced home line-up.
UAE Predicted Playing 11
Chirag Suri, Darius D’Silva, Muhammad Usman, Mohammad Boota, Waheed Ahmed, Rohan Mustafa, Ghulam Shabber (wk), Ahmed Raza (c), Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Imran Haider
Oman vs UAE Head to Head
The UAE have won both previous T20 internationals they have played against Oman. The most recent of those was at the 2016 Asia Cup, when Aamir Kaleem’s four-wicket haul could not prevent the UAE posting 172/6 on their way to a dominant 71-run win.
OMAN vs UAE Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
OMAN Won |
UAE Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Oman vs UAE Betting Odds
In-form Oman are favourites to beat the UAE, which is fair given how well the former played in the pentangular series.
OMAN Bet365 Odds
- OMAN to Win the Match: Oman are 1.80 favourites to win with Bet365.
- OMAN Top Batsman: Zeesham Maqsood is 4.00 to be Oman’s top batsman, while Jatinder Singh – who top-scored with a half-century in the final warm-up game – is priced at 4.33 with Bet365. Khawar Ali is 5.00 and Aqib Ilyas is available to back at the same price.
- OMAN Top Bowler: Aamir Khaleem was in superb bowling form at the end of the pentangular series and he is a generous 5.50 to be Oman’s top bowler with Bet365. Zeeshan Maqsood is 4.33, while Khawar Ali and Mohammad Nadeem are both 5.00. Bilal Khan is listed as favourite at 4.00 with Bet365.
UAE Bet365 Odds
- UAE to Win the Match: UAE are 2.00 outsiders to win with Bet365.
- UAE Top Batsman: Muhammad Usman has showed good form with the bat for the UAE but he can be backed for as high as 6.00 with Bet365 to be their top batsman. Darius D’Silva impressed in the recent warm-up game too and yet is 9.00. Anwar Ahmed is favourite at 4.50, while Chirag Suri is 5.00 – as is all-rounder Rohan Mustafa.
- UAE Top Bowler: Mustafa is 5.00 to be the UAE’s top bowler, meanwhile. Wadeer Ahmed is 6.00 after his three wickets in the last warm-up game. Sultan Ahmed is listed as favourite at 4.00 with Bet365, while consistent Zahoor Khan could be a good bet at 4.33.
🏆 Oman vs UAE Prediction
Oman come into this qualifier in excellent form and they are favourites to beat the UAE as a result.
Oct 18, 2019
21:00 IST / 15:30 GMT
Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
T20 WC Qualifiers 
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