
India vs Oman highlights, Asia Cup 2025: India beat Oman by 21 runs after the ICC associate member nation put up a spirited show with the bat in the last group league fixture of the Asia Cup 2025 on Friday. Sanju Samson struck a 45-ball 56 and Abhishek Sharma provided the early momentum with a 15-ball 38 as India scored 188 for eight.
In reply, Oman gave a good account of themselves before ending at 167 for four in their allotted quota of 20 overs. Aamir Kaleem made a valiant 64 off 46 balls while adding 56 runs with skipper Jatinder Singh (32 off 33 balls) and 93 runs with Hammad Mirza, who slammed 51 off 33 balls.
However, the target of 189 proved to be too much for Oman as India entered the Super 4s with three wins in as many matches. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in men's T20 Internationals when he dismissed Vinayak Shukla in the last over of the match.
Back-to-back boundaries by Jiten Ramanandi but that's too late for Oman as they finish on 167/4. India win by 21 runs to enter Super 4 undefeated. Indian players do customary handshakes will all the Oman players.
OUTTTT!!!! Hundred wickets for Arshdeep Singh in T20Is. Vinayak Shukla goes for a biggie, but gives a simple catch to substitute Rinku Singh. Arshdeep becomes the first Indian to take 100 T20I wickets. OMA 155/4 (19.2)
Fifty for Hammad Mirza too with a four off Hardik Pandya. OUTTT!! A fine innings from Mirza comes to an end as the Oman batter falls to Pandya's short ball ploy. OMA 154/3 (18.5)
Aamir Kaleem is just toying with the Indian field with back to back fours off Harshit Rana. OUUTTTTT!!! Finally India break the stand, thanks to an outrageous catch from Hardik Pandya at the boundary. A partnership of 93 is broken and Kaleem goes for 64. OMA 149/2 (17.4)
Arshdeep Singh is brought into the attack. Two fours in the over, one each from Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza. India in deep trouble. OMAN 141/1 (17)
After Aamir Kaleem, its Hammad Mirza. who gets into the act with a back-to-back sixes. Good comeback by the Indian spinner. OMA 131/1 (16)
DROPPED! Hammad Mirza tries to hit an uppish delivery from Shuvam Dube, but didn't get the elevation. Axar Patel runs in, juggles the ball thrice before dropping it. In the process, he has hurt his head and is now off the field. Aamir Kaleem gets into his 40s with a four. BANGGG! Kaleem goes to 49 with a huge six. Fifty for Kaleem, and that to against India. OMA 116/1 (15)
This is the fifth time India have used eight bowlers in a T20I game. A top edge from Aamir Kaleem to over the boundary takes Oman to 100. Oman 100/1 (14)
Suryakumar Yadav is using all his weapons against Oman. After Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma has come in to bowl. Aamir Kaleem welcomes the Indian spinner with a six, followed by another four from Hammad Mirza. OMAN 92/1 (13)
OUTTTT!!! Finally, India get the first breakthrough as Jatinder Singh plays onto his stumps for 32. Kuldeep Yadav draws first blood. OMA 56/1 (8.3)
OUTTTTT!!!!!! Jatinder Singh tries for a reverse sweep but is caught behind the wickets by Sanju Samson. Onfield umpires raises his finger. The Oman captain goes upstairs. TV replay says neither its a LBW not its a caught behind. OMA 55/0 (8)
Steady start from Oman in the powerplay. Jatinder Singh and Aamir Kaleem have negated opening overs from Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh. OMA 21/0 (3)
Harshit Rana finishes off with a six as India put 188/8 in 20 overs. The score could have gone higher had the Men in Blue not lose a cluster of wickets in the middle.
India lose two more wickets in Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma in back to back overs. While Samson departs for 56, Varma is out for 18-ball 29. OUTTT!!! Arshdeep Si is run out. IND 179/7 (18.3)
Fifty for Sanju Samson, his slowest in terms of ball faced. Samson completes his fifty in 41 balls. With Tilak Varma by his side, will Sanju be able to take India above 200-run mark?
Tilak Varma gets into the act with a four and six off Aamir Kaleem. India slowly cruising towards 200-run mark. IND 153/5 (16)
OUTTT!!! Wickets kept tumbling for India at one end. After Axar Patel, Shivam Dube is the next Indian batter to bite the dust, caught by Jatinder Singh. Aamir Kaleem gets the wicket. Dube goes for just five. IND 140/5 (15)
OUTTT!!! Another wicket goes down for India. Axar Patel, who has been sent up the order, is caught behind the stumps by Vinayak Shukla for 26 (13). Aamir Kaleem gets the wicket. IND 123/4 (11.4)
100 comes up in the 10th over with a six from Sanju Samson off Zikria Islam. Sanju Samson moves to 37 off just 29 balls. Drinks are on the field. IND 100/3 (10)
OUTTT!!!! Abhishek Sharma chases a wide ball from Jiten Ramanandi and edges behind to Vinayak Shukla. Poor shot from the Indian opener after such a strong start. Hardik Pandya comes into the crease. OUTTTT! Another wicket in the over. Sanju Samson hits straight towards Jiten, who stretches his hand to touch the ball as it goes on to hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. Pandya was out of his crease and India lose two in an over IND 75/3 (8)
Time for Sanju Samson to get into the attack. Samay Shrivastava comes into the attack and Samson welcomes the leggie with a six and a four. IND 72/1 (7)
After a quiet over, Abhishek Sharma finishes off the powerplay in style with a six off Jiten Ramanandi. IND 60/1 (6)
Typical Abhishek Sharma innings! After Shakeel Ahmed, Abhishek takes on Mohammad Nadeem for three fours in the fifth over. Tough for Oman bowlers to plan against Abhishek. IND 49/1 (5)
Abhishek Sharma gets into his elements as he smashes Shakeel Ahmed for two fours and a six. 16 runs come from the over. IND 22/1 (3)
OUTTTT!!!! Faisal Shah comes into attack and goes through the defense of Shubman Gill. The Indian misses the line completely, uprooting Gill's off-stump. Sanju Samson comes at no.3. A wicket maiden for Shah. IND 6/1 (2)
Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma open the batting for India. Interestingly, Oman will start with spin. Shakeel Ahmed to open the attack. A lone four in the first over from Gill. IND 6/0 (1)
Here comes the two teams and the on-field umpires for the National Anthems. Oman will go first, followed by Oman.
Unlike the Pakistan game, India captain Suryakumar Yadav shakes hand with Jatinder Singh. The Oman captain also gifts his Indian counterpart a gift box after the toss formality was done. Great sight in Abu Dhabi! This is India 250th T20I.
It's time for the toss in Abu Dhabi. India's Suryakumar Yadav and Oman's Jatinder Singh walk up for the toss. India win the toss and opt to bat first. Huge cheers erupt in the background.
The toss is just a a few minutes away. Will India win the toss and bat first?
Ahead of India vs Oman clash, Rinku Singh and Kuldeep Yadav had a light moment, making a reel on streets of Dubai.
Notably, this will be India's only match in Abu Dhabi in Asia Cup 2025. India have already played their previous two games in Dubai. In Super 4 stage, India are going to play all their three games in Dubai. The final is also to be played in Dubai.
For Oman, this will be the biggest game of their career, playing the no.1 ranked side in the world. Expect some reunions post match as a lot of Indian born cricketers are playing for Oman.
One of India's loopholes in the Asia Cup 2025 has been their death bowling. With Jarprit Bumrah bowling a couple of overs at death, India need someone kike Arshdeep Singh. In the Pakistan game, Hardik Pandya was tonked for a few sixes by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Unlike Dubai, the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi has been a high-scoring ground in this Asia Cup. More importantly, it has also given more offer for fast bowlers. Will India drop a spinner and play an extra pacer?
Interestingly, Arshdeep Singh is just one shy of becoming the first Indian to take 100 T20I wickets. Will he get a chance?
If the option training session on the eve of the clash is to be considered, nine players turned up for practice at the ICC Academy. According to Cricbuzz, Gautam Gambhir closely monitored Harshit Rana's batting during an extended stint. Arshdeep Singh, who was batting in the adjacent net, went about his drills with less guidance from the head coach. If this is to be believed, it looks like Rana might replace Bumrah.
Notably, this will be the first time India will be facing Oman in a T20I.
Oman: Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Wasim Ali, Hassnain Shah, Shah Faisal, Aryan Bisht, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava, Jiten Ramanandi
India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh/Harshit Rana.
Sony Sports Network are the official broadcasters of the Asia Cup 2025. The India vs Oman will be telecast live on Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports 4 (Tamil), Sony Sports 4 (Telugu) and Sony Sports 5 from 8 PM IST. Live streaming of India vs Oman will be available on SonyLIV app and website.
India are likely to rest Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the IND vs PAK clash on Sunday. Either Harshit Rana or Arshdeep Singh is likely to take Bumrah's place.
With two wins from two games, India have already sealed their Super 4 spot. Oman have lost both their games. If nothing drastic happens, India are going into the Super 4 as group toppers.
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