Cricket: Oman clinch 187-run win to bag third spot – Gulf Digital News

Cricket: Oman clinch 187-run win to bag third spot – Gulf Digital News

Bahrain’s run in the 2024 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Asia Division 2 Qualifier ended on a dismal note yesterday as they lost by 187 runs to Oman in the third-place play-off at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat, Oman.

Batting first after winning the toss, Oman rattled up 258 for four in their allotted 50 overs, thanks to an unbeaten 145-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Aryan Bisht, who scored 78 not out, and Sidh Mehta, who finished with 64 not out.

Chasing 259 to win, Bahrain slipped to 7 for three in the second over before captain, Aryan Ashwin, batting at number four, counter-attacked in a fourth-wicket partnership with Mohammad Adil Khan.

But the left-handed Ashwin’s 34-ball, 26-run innings was cut short by injury as he was forced to retire hurt with the score reading 40 for three.

Khan perished for 13 soon thereafter and his dismissal with the score at 47 for four was followed by a complete collapse as Bahrain lost their last five wickets for just 26 runs to be all out for 71 off 19.5 overs.

This was the third consecutive loss and sub-hundred total for Bahrain following their semi-final loss to Singapore yesterday, when they