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USA vs OMA Match Prediction & Analysis

United States of America (USA) square off against Oman in match 70 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 on Wednesday, 21st May. The match is scheduled to be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill and the start time is 7:30 PM IST. 

The United States of America (USA) is coming off a dominant 169-run victory over neighboring Canada in their last match. Meanwhile, Oman secured a 16-run victory over Canada in a nail-biting game on Monday. Both teams are off to a solid start and will aim to maintain their winning momentum.

Current Standings - The USA currently sits in 2nd place with 24 points from 17 matches (12 wins, 5 losses). Oman has climbed to 4th place with 20 points from 17 matches (9 wins, 6 losses, 2 no results). A win here would propel the USA to the top of the points table, while an Oman victory would see them rise to 3rd place.

Head-to-Head Record - The USA and Oman have squared off in 8 ODI matches to date. Oman has a significant advantage, winning 6 of those matches (3 while batting first and 3 while chasing). The USA has won two matches, both times while batting first.

TEAMS PREVIEW

United States of America Preview

USA continues its dominance in the CWC League 2, having now won four of its last five ODI matches. Their most recent win came against neighboring Canada by a significant margin of 106 runs at Lauderhill. Batting first, the USA posted an imposing 361/3 in 50 overs. Opening the innings, Smit Patel remained unbeaten on 156 runs off 137 balls. 

Andries Gous was dismissed for four runs, failing to get going. Monank Patel, the leading run-scorer for the USA in this CWC cycle, contributed 47 runs off 44 balls. Saiteja Mukkamalla also played a good cameo of 30 runs off 45 balls. However, it was Milind Kumar's explosive innings of 115 runs off just 67 balls, featuring 12 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 171.64, that truly boosted their total.

The USA then bowled out Canada for 192 runs in 46.2 overs. Sanjay Krishnamurthi finished with impressive figures of 3/10 in just 3.2 overs. Harmeet Singh (2/38), Milind Kumar (2/40), and Noshtush Kenjige (2/41) were the pick of the bowlers for Team USA. USA batters have generally struggled against spinners, and they will be tested against Oman in this fixture.

Monank Patel, who is the leading run-scorer for the USA with 667 runs in 17 matches, is also the leading run-scorer at the Lauderhill venue, where he has accumulated 178 runs in 5 matches, scoring over 30 runs in each. The USA's top order is in good form, and if they can perform well against the Oman spinners, another high-scoring match is anticipated. In the bowling department, Noshtush Kenjige has picked up 29 wickets and is the leading wicket-taker for the USA.

United States of America Predicted Playing XI:

Smit Patel, Andries Gous (wk), Monank Patel (C), Milind Kumar, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shayan Jahangir, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar

Oman Preview

Oman has had a productive period in the CWC Cricket World Cup League 2, winning three of their last five matches. They enter this contest on the back of a monumental win over Canada, successfully defending 218 runs on Monday to kickstart their tour of the USA.

Batting first, Oman scored 217/6. Their top order struggled, with Oman reeling at 3/31 early in the innings. Hamid Mirza and Mujibur Ali then added 38 runs for the fourth wicket. However, the standout was the 72-run partnership for the 5th wicket between Mirza, who scored 77 runs off 103 balls, and Mohammad Nadeem, who scored 76 runs off 77 balls. This duo solidified the innings, and Sufyan Mohammad's cameo of 20 runs at the end ensured Oman sured the 200-run mark.

Defending the total, Oman secured two early wickets, reducing Canada to 30/2. An 80-run partnership between Thaker and Pargat Singh then swung the game in Canada's favor. However, Oman struck back in the middle overs and swiftly dealt with Canada's tail, bowling them out for 202 runs in 49 overs. Shakeel Ahmed (3/41) and Samay Srivastava (3/31) were the pick of the bowlers for Oman.

Jatinder Singh, with 315 runs in 12 matches, is the leading run-scorer for Oman in this cycle. With most of the senior players not part of this tour, he carries the additional responsibility of leading Oman's batting lineup. In the bowling department, Shakeel Ahmed tops the charts with 33 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

Weather Conditions

The weather at Lauderhill, Florida on Wednesday, 21st May is expected to be around 27°C with clear skies and no chance of rain and the wind blowing at 5 km/hr. It is going to be a hot & humid day with a humidity of 79% and no precipitation.

USA vs OMA 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 237 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 250-260 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 6 of the 8 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.