Oman have secured direct qualification for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier despite dropping their final ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They completed degree with Namibia on 33 points but claimed fourth place because of a superior net run charge (NRR).
Oman misplaced by 42 runs whereas chasing 227 towards the UAE in Dubai. The group wanted to keep away from a defeat by more than 130 runs to remain forward. They had already misplaced six consecutive matches earlier than the final fixture. UAE scored 226 runs for the loss of 8 wickets earlier than restricting the opposition group to 184 runs.
Oman Lose to UAE by 42 Runs but Safe Fourth Place in League 2
Chasing 227, Oman suffered an early collapse and slipped to 28/3. They struggled to recuperate from the setbacks and finally completed on 184/9, dropping the match by 42 runs. Mujibur Ali provided some resistance with a preventing 65, however the UAE bowlers kept the chase underneath management.
Earlier, the UAE posted 226/8 after being asked to bat first. Captain Rahul Chopra and Adeeb Usmani scored 47 runs every, whereas Basil Hameed added 43 to assist their facet reach a competitive complete. Oman’s left-arm spinner Shakeel Ahmed was the choose of the bowlers with figures of three/42.
Regardless of the defeat, Oman’s earlier results proved sufficient to safe qualification. They completed fourth with 33 points and an NRR of -0.224, narrowly forward of Namibia, who also collected 33 points but had an NRR of -0.278.
Namibia had began their League 2 campaign strongly, winning 4 of their first 5 matches. However, they misplaced 16 of their subsequent 18 ODIs earlier than winning 4 of their final six games. The late recovery was not sufficient to safe direct qualification.
Oman Be a part of USA, Scotland and Netherlands in World Qualifier
Oman will be part of the United States, Scotland and the Netherlands as the 4 teams progressing immediately from League 2 to the 10-team World Qualifier. The USA completed first with 49 points from 24 wins, followed by Scotland with 45 points and 19 victories.
The Netherlands secured third place with 44 points and 20 wins. Namibia completed fifth with 33 points, whereas Nepal took sixth place with 30 points and 14 wins. Canada were seventh with 29 points from 12 victories, and the UAE completed eighth with 25 points and 11 wins.
The bottom 4 teams — Namibia, Nepal, Canada and the UAE — will now compete within the eight-team Qualifier Playoff. They will be joined by Jersey and Kuwait, who advanced from World Cup Challenge League A, and Italy and Uganda, who progressed from Challenge League B.
The Qualifier Playoff will provide the final opportunity for these eight teams to reach the World Qualifier, with the highest 4 advancing to the 10-team tournament. The World Qualifier will then decide the final 4 locations at the 2027 World Cup.
World Qualifier to Decide Final 4 World Cup Spots
The ten-team World Qualifier will function Oman, the USA, Scotland and the Netherlands, together with 4 teams from the Qualifier Playoff and established Full Member sides, including the West Indies and Ireland. The tournament is scheduled to take place from February 26 to March 21, 2027.
The group that wins the World Qualifier will earn direct entry into the 12-team World Cup group stage, skipping the opening round. The perimeters ending second, third and fourth will even qualify for the World Cup but will enter the preliminary round as the 12th, thirteenth and 14th seeds, respectively.
The 2027 men’s ODI World Cup shall be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from October 2 to November 21. The 14-team tournament will function 57 matches across 12 venues.
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