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| Association | Oman Cricket | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Jatinder Singh | |||||||||
| Coach | Duleep Mendis | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate Member with ODI status (2014) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v.  Namibia at Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek; 27 April 2019 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v.  United Arab Emirates at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 7 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 3 (first in 2005) | |||||||||
| Best result | 6th (2023) | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Afghanistan at Castle Avenue, Dublin; 25 July 2015 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v.  Canada at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City; 3 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 3 (first in 2016) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2016, 2021, 2024) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 5[a] (first in 2012) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 7 November 2024 | ||||||||||
The Oman men's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Oman in international matches and is governed by Oman Cricket, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000, and gained associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at the Twenty20 International level. On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved One-Day International status for the first time until 2023, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.[6]
Oman's first competitive matches came during the 2002 ACC Trophy, and the side has since participated in many Asian Cricket Council tournaments, finishing as runners-up in the 2004 ACC Trophy and twice winning the ACC Twenty20 Cup. Oman has participated in ICC World Cup Qualifier without qualifying for the final tournament, placing ninth at the 2005 ICC Trophy and eleventh at the 2009 World Cup Qualifier. In July 2015, with their win against Namibia in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman gained Twenty20 International status and qualified for 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India, its first major international tournament.[7]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Oman and other ICC Members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[8]
Most cricket in Oman is played by expatriate Indians and Pakistanis (and their descendants), rather than by native Omanis – in 2010, only 100 of the 780 players (around 13 per cent) in the national league were Arabs.[9]
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "ODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "ODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ (27 July 2011). "More men in Oman" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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