T20 World Cup 2021: Oman Beat Papua New Guinea by 10 Wickets in Tournament Opener
With this win, Oman became the third team in T20 World Cup history to win a match by 10 wickets after Australia and South Africa beat Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the 2007 and 2012 T20 World Cups, respectively.
Oman kicked off their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign in style with a thumping 10-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in a first round, Group B match at the Al-Amerat Stadium on Sunday, October 17. Batting first, Papua New Guinea could manage just 129/9 and Jatinder Singh (73* off 42 balls) led the chase to help Oman win by 10 wickets.
Oman get their #T20WorldCup 2021 campaign off to a flyer 🔥
They come out 🔝 against Papua New Guinea with 10 wickets in hand.#T20WorldCup | #OMNvPNG | https://t.co/dYPcIueHIP pic.twitter.com/z2qliBaXHQ
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 17, 2021
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