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OMA vs CAN Match Prediction & Analysis

Canada is set to face Oman in Match 71 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 on Friday, May 23rd. The match will be played at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, with a scheduled start time of 7:30 PM IST.

Oman secured a victory against the USA in their last outing in a thrilling super over where they chased down 14 runs to win the match. Conversely, Canada suffered a 15-run defeat to Oman in their previous encounter. With Oman having won their last two matches, the momentum is in their favour ahead of their third match of the tour against Canada. 

Current standings - Oman occupies the third position in the points table, having accumulated 22 points from 18 matches, with 10 wins and 6 losses. Canada is positioned fifth, with 20 points from 18 matches, comprising 9 wins and 7 losses.

Head-to-Head record - Canada and Oman have met three times, with Canada emerging victorious in two matches (one while batting 1st and one while chasing) and Oman ed their first win in ODI's against Canada earlier this week. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Oman Preview

Oman has had a productive period in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 off late where they won three of their last five matches. In their most recent encounter Oman outclassed USA at their own backyard in a nail biting thriller and won the match in the super over, where they chased down 14 runs. 

Batting first, Oman posted a total of 266 runs, losing all their wickets in 49.4 overs. Opening batsman and captain of the Oman side Jatinder Singh played an exceptional innings, scoring a century. Mohammad Nadeem contributed 40 runs from 89 balls, and Vinayak Shukla added 44 runs from 42 balls. Oman lost all their wickets by the 49.4 over mark.

Defending their total, Oman claimed two early wickets. They dismissed Andries Gous at 5.3 overs, with the score at 20, and later removed Monank Patel. Samay Srivastava took three crucial wickets in vital overs, restricting the flow of runs. Ultimately, the match culminated in a one-over eliminator, where Oman successfully chased 14 runs to secure the victory.

Jatinder Singh, with 415 runs in 13 matches, leads Oman in scoring during this cycle, also shouldering the responsibility of captaining their batting lineup. In the bowling department, Shakeel Ahmed tops the charts with 35 wickets.

Oman Predicted Playing XI:

Jatinder Singh (C), Aamir Kaleem, Pruthvikumar Machhi, Hamid Mirza, Mujibur Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Vinay Shukla (wk), Sufyan Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Srivastava, Muhammed Imran.

Canada Preview

Canada's recent streak of three consecutive losses has seen them drop to fifth in the league standings. In their most recent fixture against Oman, they fell short by 15 runs. Chasing a target of 218 runs within 50 overs, Canada were bowled out for 202 in 49 overs.

In that match, the middle order showed significant resilience, particularly through the partnership of Pargat Singh and Harsh Thaker. Pargat played a pivotal innings, scoring 85 runs off 104 balls, providing crucial momentum to the chase. Harsh Thaker offered valuable , contributing 33 runs. However, this momentum was lost following Harsh's dismissal in the 28th over (27.4 overs).

Canada's bowlers also delivered a commendable performance, collectively picking up six wickets. A crucial breakthrough came from Shivam Sharma, who dismissed Hammad Mirza in the 37th over (36.4 overs). Additionally, Kaleem Sana and Dilon Heyliger each claimed two wickets.

Individually, Pargat Singh is Canada's leading run-scorer in the tournament, having amassed 557 runs in 16 matches. Close behind is the promising young talent Harsh Thaker, with 553 runs from 17 matches. In the bowling department, Dilon Heyliger leads the charge with 31 wickets.

Canada Predicted Playing XI:

Yuvraj Samra,Navneet Dhaliwal (c),Pargath Singh, Harsh Thaker, Saad Bin Zafar, Shreyas Movva(wk), Manasab Gill, Shivam Sharma, Dilon Heyliger, Jatinderpal Matharu, Kaleen Sana

Weather Conditions

The weather at Lauderhill, Florida on Friday, 23rd May is expected to be around 32°C with a chance of rain and the wind blowing at 11 km/hr. It is going to be a rainy & humid day with a humidity of 67% and 45%  precipitation.

OMA vs CAN Pitch Report

The pitch at Central Broward Cricket Ground in Lauderhill offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers and the average 1st innings score is 240 runs. The pitch tends to slow down as the match progresses and scoring runs in the latter stages of a match is a daunting task at this venue. A score of 250-270 will be par and easy to defend, so teams batting first will be definitely eyeing a score around this mark.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first won 7 of the 9 ODI matches played at Central Broward Cricket Ground in Lauderhill, chasing has always been tough at this venue and so far on this tour the team batting first won both the matches. We predict the team that wins the toss will opt to bat first.