It was an all-round show by the hosts as Aqib Ilyas, skipper Zeeshan Maqsood and Kashyap Prajapati excelled with their batting display while the bowlers rose to the occasion to defend the target.
Omani racer Al-Faisal bin Khalid Al-Zubair clinched an impressive second place finish in the inaugural round of the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge (Endurance Cup) held at the renowned Paul Ricard circuit in France.
Notably, Mumbai Indians have won all 14 matches in which they defended totals of 200 runs or more.
Namibia’s triumph capped off an entertaining series, with both teams experimenting with different combinations ahead of their participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA, scheduled to commence on June 1.
The win saw the visitors draw level the series 2-2 with the decider to be played on Sunday.
An all-round effort from Oman bowlers saw Namibia, who were put to bat first, collapse to a meagre 101/8 and the hosts achieved victory in just 11.1 overs to go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
In a match marked again by low scores, Oman edged past Namibia by a margin of six runs.
For Oman, Mehran Khan picked two for 19 while Aqib Ilyas claimed one wicket.
The world-famous 5.791km Paul Ricard circuit was used for a recent pre-season test and the trio will race their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo there in the first of the programme’s five endurance races.
Legendary Indian and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni on Sunday became the first Indian glovesman to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Babar Azam has been reappointed as Pakistan's skipper, and will lead the white-ball team.
The PSM Ramadan Cricket Tournament reached a captivating conclusion yesterday at the picturesque PSM ground as Satti X1 snatched victory.
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