Singapore let slip a small window of opportunity to go down by 4 wickets to Oman in their opening World Cricket League Division 3 match in Muscat on 10 November 2018.
Put in to bat, Singapore played cautiously to post 185-9 in their allotted 50 overs. Opener Aritra Dutta top-scored with 38 and middle-order batsmen Anish Paraam and Chetan Suryawanshi also contributed with 33 and 37 respectively.
That modest total meant Singapore had to work very hard to secure a win over the hosts who had defeated Kenya earlier. This Singapore did in the initial stages, reducing Oman to 93-5 in 20.2 overs. But a crucial 59-run stand for the sixth wicket put paid to the Republic’s hopes.
The outcome may have been different had young Janak Prakash not been thwarted in completing his 10 overs. The pacer grabbed 3-16 in his 6 overs but had to forgo his 4-over entitlement with an injury.
The WCL Div 3 comprises 6 teams. Singapore play Denmark on 12 November 2018. Uganda, USA and Kenya are the other contestants.
Brief scores – Singapore 185-9 [Aritra Dutta 38, Anish Paraam 33, Chetan Suryawanshi 37, Manpreet Singh 19, Janak Prakash 17] in 50 overs Oman 186-6 [Janak Prakash 3-16, in 37.4 overs].
Full Scorecard link – Singapore vs Oman – Full Scorecard
Photo Courtesy: Oman Cricket Facebook Page
Points Table Below– Extract from http://www.espncricinfo.com
