2021–22 Oman Quadrangular Series

International cricket tournament

2021–22 Oman Quadrangular Series
Dates11 – 14 February 2022
Administrator(s)Oman Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Host(s) Oman
Champions United Arab Emirates
Participants4
Matches6
Most runsNepal Dipendra Singh Airee (142)
Most wicketsIreland Craig Young (6)

The 2021–22 Oman Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Oman in February 2022.[1][2] The participating teams were the hosts Oman along with Ireland, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates.[3] The series provided all four teams with preparation for the T20 World Cup Global Qualifier Group A, which began on 18 February 2022.[4]

The opening match of the series, which was scheduled to be between Ireland and the UAE, was rescheduled after Ireland's luggage did not arrive on time.[5] A man-of-the-match performance from Dipendra Singh Airee sealed victory for Nepal over Oman in a thrilling run chase in the surviving day one fixture.[6] The UAE and Ireland each picked up comfortable wins on the second day of the competition, against Nepal and Oman, respectively.[7][8] The UAE defeated Ireland in the rearranged fixture on day three, their third T20I win in a row against the Irish,[9] to go into the final day at the top of the table.[10][11] Oman ended the UAE's winning streak on the final day thanks to a five-wicket haul from Aamir Kaleem and a rapid 84 for Muhammad Waseem,[12] to ensure that the champions would be decided in the final game of the tournament.[13] The final match, between Ireland and Nepal, could have seen either side win the tournament,[14] but Ireland's 16-run victory in a low-scoring affair was not enough to replace the UAE at the top of the standings.[15]

Squads

 Ireland[16]    Nepal[17]  Oman[1]  United Arab Emirates[18]

Ireland also named Neil Rock and Ben White as travelling reserves.[19] Sandeep Lamichhane captained Nepal for the first time in T20Is.[20]

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 4 0.547
2  Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 0.457
3  Oman 3 1 2 0 2 −0.438
4    Nepal 3 1 2 0 2 −0.592
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[21]

Fixtures

11 February 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Oman 
135/6 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
137/4 (19.3 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 43* (41)
Abinash Bohara 3/26 (4 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 73* (53)
Kaleemullah 2/24 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Rahul Asher (Oma)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shoaib Khan (Oma), Sagar Dhakal and Bibek Yadav (Nep) all made their T20I debuts.
12 February 2022
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
192/3 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
167/5 (20 overs)
Chirag Suri 84* (53)
Aarif Sheikh 1/17 (2 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 41 (33)
Rohan Mustafa 2/26 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 25 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Chirag Suri (UAE)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lokesh Bam (Nep) made his T20I debut.
12 February 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Oman 
137 (19.2 overs)
v
 Ireland
140/1 (17.1 overs)
Shoaib Khan 57 (38)
Simi Singh 3/9 (4 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 75* (49)
Khawar Ali 1/33 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 9 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Andrew Balbirnie (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
13 February 2022
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
178/5 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
165/7 (20 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 54 (43)
Craig Young 4/28 (4 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 42 (27)
Karthik Meiyappan 2/23 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 13 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Rahul Asher (Oma)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
14 February 2022
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
164/8 (20 overs)
v
 Oman
165/3 (19.3 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 84 (44)
Aamir Kaleem 5/29 (4 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 69* (53)
Kashif Daud 1/13 (2 overs)
Oman won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Aamir Kaleem (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
14 February 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Ireland 
127 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
111/9 (20 overs)
George Dockrell 28 (22)
Dipendra Singh Airee 4/21 (4 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 28 (30)
Andy McBrine 2/13 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 16 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Andy McBrine played in his 100th international match for Ireland.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oman announces quadrangular series with UAE, Ireland and Nepal". Times of Oman. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ @CricketNep (22 January 2022). "@CricketNep is set to participate in a Quadrangular T20I series against @TheOmanCricket, @EmiratesCricket and @IrelandCricket, in Muscat as part of preparation for the @ICC #T20WorldCup2022 Global Qualifier, Group A" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Nepal to play T20 series with UAE, Ireland and Oman prior to WC qualifiers". Khabarhub. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ireland to play quadrangular tournament". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Ireland opener against UAE postponed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Airee heroics propel Nepal to win over Oman". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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  8. ^ "Ireland and UAE register comfortable wins over Oman and Nepal". Times of Oman. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Rohan Mustafa stars in T20 win against Ireland as UAE extend unbeaten run". The National. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Ireland fall to Oman defeat in T20 test". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  11. ^ "UAE register back-to-back wins in Quadrangular T20 series". Times of Oman. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Oman register first win of series; Ireland triumph". Times of Oman. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Oman end UAE winning run in Quadrangular T20I Series". The National. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Nepal lose to Ireland in last match of Oman series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Oman Quadrangular T20I Series, Ireland vs Nepal: Brilliant bowling display leads Ireland to victory". Cricket World. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Preview: Oman Quadrangular T20 Series - All you need to know". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Dhakal added to Nepal squad". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  18. ^ "ECB Announce teams that will represent the UAE ahead of intense 3-series campaign in Oman". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  19. ^ "O'Brien left out of T20 WCQ squad". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Nepal ready for T20 Global Qualifiers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Oman Quadrangular T20I Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Gritty McBrine marks landmark with win over Nepal". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

External links

  • Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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