It will be a historic encounter for Duleep Mendis’ Men in Red as they clash with cricketing behemoth Australia for the first time.
The Omani national athletics team secured 10 medals at the Fifth West Asian Athletics Championship in Basra, including 3 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze.
Arjun Erigaisi is an Indian Grandmaster from Warangal, Telangana.
The soft-spoken medium pacer and middle-order batter has been serving the national team for a decade with pride and has made important contributions in some of the memorable victories over the years in both the T20 and the ODI formats.
Mehran was given the responsibility to defend at he did just that against Namibia finishing with figures of 3-1-7-3.
The winning team will get at least $2.45 million from the overall $11.25 million pot, runners-up to get at least $1.28 million and every team receives a minimum of $225,000 for participating.
In his post-match press conference, Wiese, who was also named the player of the match, said: “All credit to Oman to fight back and defend the under-par score. They put us under pressure, and we were lucky with the single off the last ball.
Despite the defeat in the Super Over, the mood in Oman camp was upbeat with former captain and the most experienced player in the squad, Zeeshan Maqsood, highlighting the team’s fighting spirit that nearly pulled off a victory for the Men in Red.
Oman's fightback in the death overs ensured that the scores were tied, and Group B's first ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 contest went into the Super Over
Namibia made the main stage of the 2021 World Cup that Australia won and took a major scalp by beating Sri Lanka in Hobart in the first match of the 2022 edition.
Duleep Mendis’ Men in Red will take on Namibia in their opening clash at the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 3, 4.30am, Oman time.
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