Oman will be facing Sri Lanka in Match 11 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. In their opener, Sri Lanka defeated UAE by a whopping 175 runs and will be high on confidence going into this match. Meanwhile, Oman also made a fantastic start to the tournament by registering wins over Ireland and UAE.
The match will take place on Friday, June 23, at The Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Batters have enjoyed playing on this ground, as evidenced by Sri Lanka posting a score of 355/6 against UAE and Scotland chasing down 287 against Ireland.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two sides in ODIs, and Oman’s batters will have to figure out how to tackle Wanindu Hasaranga’s leg-spin if they hope to come away with a win.
Both teams have some talented players, with Sri Lanka’s top-four batters, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, and Sadeera Samarawickrama, all hitting fifties in their opener, while Hasaranga claimed six wickets. Oman’s Aqib Ilyas was outstanding in their first two games, scoring fifty in each. Jay Odedra, Oman’s off-spinner, also claimed three wickets in his last match.
The match will be live telecasted on Star Sports Network at 12:30 pm IST and will be available for live streaming on Disney+Hotstar and the FanCode app.
Overall, Cricket fans can look forward to an exciting match up between two teams that have started the tournament on a high note.
