The seventh match of ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 on the Harare Sports activities Membership witnessed an thrilling encounter between Oman and West Indies within the Tremendous Sixes spherical. West Indies emerged victorious within the contest by seven wickets.

Requested to bat first, Oman began their innings steadily, with opener Kashyap Prajapati contributing 31 runs off 45 balls. Nevertheless, Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas went again to the pavilion cheaply and will handle to attain simply 8 and 1 runs, respectively. Ayaan Khan (30) and Mohammad Nadeem (20) tried to stabilize the innings, but it surely was Shoaib Khan‘s half-century that offered a much-needed enhance. Shoaib’s spectacular knock of fifty runs off 54 balls guided Oman to a good complete of 221/9 of their allotted 50 overs. Suraj Kumar additionally performed a significant position, scoring 53 runs off 65 balls, which included 5 fours and one six.

West Indies bowlers put up a commendable effort to limit Oman batters. Romario Shepherd was the choose of the bowlers for the Caribbean aspect and claimed three wickets for 44 runs in his quota of ten overs. Kyle Mayers additionally made a major influence and bagged two scalps for 31 runs.

Chasing a goal of 222, West Indies obtained off to a cautious begin. Though the Males in Maroon misplaced Johnson Charles (4) with simply seven runs on the board, Brandon King batted brilliantly and hammered a blistering ton to maintain his workforce alive within the recreation. King smashed spectacular 100 runs off 104 deliveries comprising fifteen boundaries. The opening batter was nicely supported by Windies skipper Shai Hope who performed an honest knock of 63 runs and guided his workforce to a seven-wicket victory.

Within the bowling division, Kaleemullah and Bilal Khan had been the one wicket-takers for Oman, as no different bowler may handle to depart an influence within the contest. In the meantime, King was adjudged ‘Participant of the Match’ for his sensational century knock.