The United Arab Emirates beat Oman by four wickets at the ICC Academy in Dubai on 29 October 2026, chasing 197 with 15 balls to spare in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. Awais Ali Shah was named player of the match after taking 5/33 from his 10 overs and then finishing unbeaten on 21.
How It Unfolded
The UAE won the toss and chose to field. Oman were bowled out for 196, and their innings rested on Jatinder Singh, who made 88 off 107 balls with 13 fours. Aryan Bisht added 38 off 59 balls and Zikria Islam 17, but nobody else passed 11. Awais Ali Shah led the attack with 5/33, Muhammad Shahdad took 2/32, and Khuzaima Tanveer (1/35) and Muhammad Rohid (1/36) chipped in.
The chase was steady rather than quick. Aryansh Sharma top-scored with 49 off 61 balls, Muhammad Waseem hit 43 off 35 and Rahul Chopra made 34 off 59. Oman kept it tight in places: Samay Shrivastava took 3/27 from his 10 overs and Shakeel Ahmed returned 10-3-17-1. Shahdad (21 off 52) and Akshdeep Nath (14 off 33) fell along the way, but Awais Ali Shah's 21 not out off 33 balls took the UAE to 199/6 in 47.3 overs. Hassnain Shah (1/51) and Muhammed Imran (1/64) were the costliest Oman bowlers.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle locked Oman as its pick before the toss, at 54% to the UAE's 46%, so this one goes down as a miss. The model rated Oman at 950 (17th) and the UAE at 915 (18th), and the UAE arrived having lost their previous five matches. You can read the full Oracle call and see how every pick is graded on the Oracle report card.
What's Next
The win leaves the series standing at United Arab Emirates 2, Oman 0. The latest results and upcoming fixtures are on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 hub.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.