Oman at the Men's T20 World Cup
The Oman national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They qualified for the their first T20 World Cup in 2016 after finishing sixth in the 2015 qualifier, during which they defeated Ireland to get their first ever victory in the tournament. They have managed to qualify for two editions since then, in 2021 and 2024.
Oman have been unsuccessful in making it past the first stage of the tournament in all the three editions. They have an overall win–loss record of 2–7 from 10 matches.
T20 World Cup record
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
 2009
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 2010
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 2012 |
14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2014 |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2016 |
First round | 13/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sultan Ahmed | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
  2021 |
First round | 13/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zeeshan Maqsood | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 2022 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 2024 |
Group stage | 20/20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aqib Ilyas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 |
To be decided | To be decided | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
- ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
- ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
| England |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2016 |
 Namibia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2016 |
 Papua New Guinea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
 Scotland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | - |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 13 June 2024 | |||||||||
Tournament results
India 2016
- Squad
- Results
| First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Ireland W by 2 wickets |
Netherlands No result |
Bangladesh} L by 54 runs (DLS) |
3 | Did not advance | First round | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
Oman & UAE 2021
- Squad
- Results
| First round (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Papua New Guinea W by 10 wickets |
Bangladesh L by 26 runs |
Scotland} L by 8 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First round | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
United States & West Indies 2024
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| Namibia Tied (L the S\O) |
Australia L by 39 runs |
Scotland L by 7 wickets |
England L by 8 wickets |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | |||||||||||||
Records and statistics
Team records
- Highest innings totals
| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157/8 (19.4 overs) | Ireland |
Dharamsala | 2016 |
| 150/7 (20 overs) | Scotland |
North Sound | 2024 |
| 131/0 (13.4 overs) | Papua New Guinea |
Al Amarat | 2021 |
| 127/9 (20 overs) | Bangladesh |
Al Amarat | 2021 |
| 125/9 (20 overs) | Australia |
Bridgetown | 2024 |
| Last updated: 13 June 2024[5] | |||
Most appearances
This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup.
| Matches | Player | Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bilal Khan | 2016-2024 | ||||
| Zeeshan Maqsood | 2016-2024 | |||||
| 7 | Aqib Ilyas | 2021-2024 | ||||
| Mehran Khan | 2016-2024 | |||||
| 6 | Ayaan Khan | 2021-2024 | ||||
| Kaleemullah | 2021-2024 | |||||
| Kashyap Prajapati | 2021-2024 | |||||
| Last updated: 13 June 2024[6] | ||||||
Batting statistics
- Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | Jatinder Singh | 5 | 5 | 73* | 40.50 | — | 1 | 2016–2021 |
| 135 | Aqib Ilyas | 7 | 7 | 50* | 22.50 | — | 1 | 2021–2024 |
| 111 | Zeeshan Maqsood | 10 | 8 | 38 | 13.87 | — | — | 2016–2024 |
| 102 | Ayaan Khan | 6 | 5 | 41* | 25.50 | — | — | 2021–2024 |
| 59 | Pratik Athavale | 3 | 3 | 54 | 25.50 | — | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| Last updated: 13 June 2024[7] | ||||||||
- Highest partnerships
| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131* (1st wicket) | Jatinder Singh (73*) & Aqib Ilyas (50*) | v Papua New Guinea |
Al Amarat | 2021 |
| 69 (1st wicket) | Zeeshan Maqsood (33) & Khawar Ali (34) | v Ireland |
Dharamsala | 2016 |
| 47 (6th wicket) | Jatinder Singh (16) & Amir Ali (26) | v Ireland |
Dharamsala | 2016 |
| 43 (5th wicket) | Ayaan Khan (22) & Pratik Athavale (19) | v Scotland |
North Sound | 2024 |
| 38 (2nd wicket) | Mohammad Nadeem (9) & Aqib Ilyas (28) | v Scotland |
Al Amarat | 2021 |
| Last updated: 13 June 2024[8] | ||||
Bowling statistics
- Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bilal Khan | 10 | 22.88 | 6.60 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
| 6 | Mehran Khan | 7 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
| Kaleemullah | 6 | 19.33 | 7.73 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 | |
| 5 | Zeeshan Maqsood | 10 | 20.40 | 7.28 | 4/20 | 1 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
| 4 | Fayyaz Butt | 3 | 15.00 | 8.37 | 3/30 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| Last updated: 13 June 2024[9] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Oman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Oman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Oman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Individual Most Matches Career - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.