Muscat: Captain Zeeshan Maqsood slammed a magnificent century while paceman Ahmed Fayyaz Butt picked up three wickets to power Oman to a emphatic win over fancied Canada in the ICC WCL Two championship in Windhoek, Namibia on Sunday.
Oman are now a win away from securing the prestigious One-Day International status.
Oman posted a sizeable total on the board, scoring 285 for 7 in 50 overs thanks to brilliant batting by Maqsood, Aqib Ilyas (86), Jatinder Singh (26) and Khurram Khan (25).
Maqsood and Aqib were involved in what turned out to be the match-winning partnership of 126 runs for the third wicket, laying the foundation for some quick runs in the final overs.
Brief scores
Oman 285 for 7 in 50 overs (Zeeshan Maqsood 109 – 9×4, 4×6, Aqib Ilyas 86 – 7×4, 3×6, Jatinder Singh 26 – 2×4, Khurram Nawaz Khan 25 – 1×4, 2×6. Romesh Eranga 3-57, Nitish Kumar 2-45) thrashed Canada 186 all out in 43.2 overs (Nitish Kumar 61 – 7×4, 1×6, Bhavindu Adhihetty 28 – 2×4. Navneet Dhaliwal 24 – 4×4. Ahmed Fayyaz Butt 3-30, Muhammed Nadeem 2- 13, Sandeep Goud 2-21, Bilal Khan 2-40) by 99 runs.
