The last day of the Group B fixtures will decide which two teams make it to the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup 2021. On Thursday, in-form Scotland will hope to dominate Oman and maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament so far. The sides face each other at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket. 

In their first match, the Scottish team prevailed over favourites Bangladesh and then got the better of Papua New Guinea by 17 runs in the second group match on Tuesday. For them, a victory must mean a qualification – the next step in their journey. 

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On the other hand, Papua New Guinea are already out of the tournament. Oman and Bangladesh have won one match each. 

In their last game against PNG, Scotland’s Richie Berrington scored 70 runs in 49 balls while Matthew Cross played a 45-run hand. The two powered their side’s total to 165 runs before Josh Davey picked a four-fer. 

MacLeod remains one of Scotland’s best players of spin and he can also bank on the experience of having played in over 50 T20 international matches.

Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer had termed his team a strong and powerful squad, picking which was an “absolute nightmare.” Entering the mega-event with the hope of putting in some strong performances, Coetzer’s team has so far lived up to his expectations in the country’s third World Cup.

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Hosts Oman got their campaign off to an excellent start with a convincing win PNG but they are left to recover quickly from the loss to Bangladesh.

Playing at home, Zeeshan Maqsood’s side has the players who can bat, bowl and field well enough to get the better of their in-form rivals.

A lot will depend on how their opening pair of Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas do the job. They were prolific against PNG and will look for an encore on Thursday.

The likes of Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan and Maqsood himself have been among the wickets so far and for their team to stand a chance against Scotland, they know they will have to deliver.

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Teams (from): Scotland: Kyle Coetzer (c), Richie Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Ally Evans, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.

Oman: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Goud, Nester Dhamba, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi, Sufyan Mehmood, Fayyaz Butt, Khurram Nawaz Khan.