ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019: Group B, Match 34, Oman vs Canada – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 34th game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, 2019 in Group B will be played between Oman and Canada at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The match starts at 7:30 PM local time (3:30 PM GMT) (9:00 PM IST).

This game can be live on Star Sports 3 in India and live streaming is available on Hotstar.

Preview:

The top of the table battle is expected to in the Group B on Friday night where the Oman team faces Canada at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Oman team won three of their four matches thus far. Their only loss came against Ireland while the remaining three games were won by 7-wicket margins. The performances of the spin all-rounders have helped the team in registering wins.

Canada, on the other hand, remained as the only side not to lose a game till Thursday. They won all the three matches until they took on Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon. The Hong Kong team got their first win on Wednesday night only where they defeated Jersey by 8 runs after losing their first three. The 32-run defeat against them meant Canada moved to No.2 standing 0.11 behind of Oman in the NRR.

Weather Condition/Report:

No threat of rain is expected on Friday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The weather forecast suggests the sky be clear throughout the day.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The qualifiers are showing how the track at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium behaves under the lights. In four matches thus far, we have two successful chases, both below 130. The sides batting first won both the teams with totals of 140+. During the night, anything close or over 150 will be a winning score due to the nature of this track.

Average first innings score: 142 (T20I matches since 2018 played in the night)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 4

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Oman:

Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Aqib Ilyas, Amir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Khurram Nawaz Khan, Suraj Kumar (WK), Mohammad Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan.

Bench – Jay Odedara, Kaleemullah, Mehran Khan, Sufyan Mahmood, Naseem Khushi.

Canada:

Navneet Dhaliwal (C), Rodrigo Thomas, Nitish Kumar, Rizwan Cheema, Ravinderpal Singh, Hamza Tariq (WK), Abraash Khan, Dillon Heyliger, Nikhil Dutta, Saad Bin Zafar, Jeremy Gordon.

Bench – Nicholas Kirton, Junaid Siddiqui, Srimantha Wijeratne, Romesh Eranga.

Top Picks:

Khawar Ali has bagged six wickets alongside scoring 78 runs with the help of a fifty. Amir Kaleem is Oman’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament having picked seven wickets and also scored 40 runs thus far. Dillon Heyliger and Saad Bin Zafar picked up 7 and 6 wickets apiece in the tournament and both of them have enough potential to make most with the bat as well.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Nitish Kumar, Khawar Ali, Amir Kaleem, Navneet Dhaliwal

Vice-Captain – Aqib Ilyas, Dillon Heyliger, Saad Bin Zafar, Zeeshan Maqsood

Nitish Kumar scored three consecutive fifties but only 19 runs in the last game but picked up a wicket. This makes him a perfect choice as a captain or vice-captain.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper –Hamza Tariq

Batters – Navneet Dhaliwal (VC), Rizwan Cheema, Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas

All-Rounders – Khawar Ali (C), Nitish Kumar, Amir Kaleem

Bowlers – Bilal Khan, Dillon Heyliger, Saad Bin Zafar

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Suraj Kumar

Batters – Navneet Dhaliwal, Rodrigo Thomas, Aqib Ilyas, Khurram Nawaz Khan

All-Rounders – Khawar Ali, Amir Kaleem (VC), Nitish Kumar (C)

Bowlers – Fayyaz Butt, Saad Bin Zafar, Nikhil Dutta

Expert Advice:

The Oman skipper Zeeshan Maqsood has let others dominate in this tournament which wasn’t the case before. Hence, excluding him from the fantasy team won’t be a bad idea considering a packed all-rounders category.

Probable Winners:

Canada is expected to bounce back with their 4th win of the tournament.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.