2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series

2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date5–12 January 2020
LocationOman
Teams
 Namibia  Oman  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Gerhard Erasmus Zeeshan Maqsood Ahmed Raza
Most runs
Craig Williams (158) Aqib Ilyas (98) Muhammad Usman (105)
Most wickets
JJ Smit (8) Bilal Khan (7) Ahmed Raza (7)

The 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the fourth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament and took place in Oman in January 2020.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Oman, Namibia and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams,[2] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[1] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]

After the first three ODIs, each team had won one match.[5] The UAE then beat Namibia by eight wickets in the fourth match of the series.[6]

Oman's match against the UAE on 11 January 2020 was cancelled following the death of Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, who had died the previous day.[7] The International Cricket Council (ICC) also confirmed that the final match of the series, between Oman and Namibia, would also not go ahead, with points not awarded for the two abandoned matches.[8] The ICC looked at the possibility of playing the two matches at a later date,[9] with the fixtures included in the 8th round of the tournament in November and December 2021.[10]

  1. ^ a b "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Complete schedule of UAE cricket team in 2020 including Under 19 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Oman and bad weather stand in way of UAE's hopes of hitting second place in World Cup League Two". The National. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Eagles crash down to earth". The Namibian. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ^ "UAE cricket match against Oman called off following death of Sultan Qaboos". The National. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Two Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 fixtures abandoned". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ^ "UAE's reversal in fortunes can be attributed to the shift in selection policy". The National. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Namibia to host Oman and UAE for CWC League 2 series in November/December 2021". Czar Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2021.