beautiful cover drive for a final boundary but they finish at 5 runs short of Oman's score. Although a close match but Oman always seemed to be the better side today. A very good innings by Babar Hayat was just not enough for his team.
Oman vs Hong Kong, Qualifying Group, 2nd Match at Fatullah, Feb 19 2016 - Match Result
tries to play a pull shot for something big but mistiming take it towards the mid-wicket.
he goes for the big shot and finds the fielder at long off. The performer of the day is gone when his team needed him the most, an amazing innings nevertheless.
comes forward and drives through the cover,excellent running.
pulls this towards square leg to give Babar the strike back.
swings the bat hard but inside edge takes it to the short fine leg fielder.
tries to scoop but can't get the hold of it. Just the last over left now,15 needed.
plays a desperate cover drive and manages to get just a single.
play and a miss by Babar who goes for a big shot again.
tries to flick now through the leg side but manages to get an edge only towards short third man.
play and a miss,a crucial dot ball this is.
hits hard back to the bowler but he fails to grab.
takes a single of the last ball through cover to keep the strike.
and yet another! This time he just throws his bat forcefully to take it over the long-off fielder. It's raining 6's here!
hammered this over cow corner now, he has been scintillating tonight.
flicks it hard this time, a very good double.
and gets it in style! It was a fully pitched delivery again and Babar makes no hesitation to play a big shot over straight. What an innings this has been,excellent stuff.
comes down the track and hammers this over cow corner, he is just a boundary short of his hundred now.
tries to go for a big shot towards leg side but mistiming takes it nowhere.
pulls this through the mid-wicket.
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah | |
Toss | Oman, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2015/16 |
Match number | T20I no. 502 |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.55, Interval 20.55-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.40 |
Match days | 19 February 2016 - night (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
Umpires | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Oman 2, Hong Kong 0 |