# 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

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | To be decided | 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: Last Updated: 13 June 2024 ||||||||||

## Tournament results
### India 2016
#### Squad

* Sultan Ahmed (c, wk)
* Zeeshan Maqsood (vc)
* Aamer Ali
* Ajay Lalcheta
* Arun Poulose
* Adnan Ilyas
* Jatinder Singh
* Khawar Ali
* Mehran Khan
* Munis Ansari
* Sufyan Mehmood
* Vaibhav Wategaonkar
* Bilal Khan
* Mohammad Nadeem
* Aamir Kaleem
* Rajeshkumar Ranpura
* Yousuf Mahmood
* Zeeshan Siddiqui

#### Results

| First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| Ireland W by 2 wickets | Netherlands No result | Bangladesh} L by 54 runs (DLS) | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Zeeshan Maqsood (c)
* Aqib Ilyas (vc)
* Jatinder Singh
* Khawar Ali
* Mohammad Nadeem
* Suraj Kumar (wk)
* Nestor Dhamba
* Kaleemullah
* Naseem Khushi (wk)
* Sufyan Mehmood
* Khurram Nawaz
* Ayaan Khan
* Sandeep Goud
* Bilal Khan
* Fayyaz Butt

#### Results

| First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| Papua New Guinea W by 10 wickets | Bangladesh L by 26 runs | Scotland} L by 8 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Aqib Ilyas (c)
* Zeeshan Maqsood
* Kashyap Prajapati
* Pratik Athavale
* Ayaan Khan
* Shoaib Khan
* Mohammad Nadeem
* Naseem Khushi (wk)
* Mehran Khan
* Bilal Khan
* Rafiullah
* Kaleemullah
* Fayyaz Butt
* Shakeel Ahmed
* Khalid Kail

#### Results

| Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

## 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 ||||

### Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup.
| Matches | Player | Period |
| 10 | Bilal Khan | 2016-2024 |
| 10 | Zeeshan Maqsood | 2016-2024 |
| 7 | Aqib Ilyas | 2021-2024 |
| 7 | Mehran Khan | 2016-2024 |
| 6 | Ayaan Khan | 2021-2024 |
| 6 | Kaleemullah | 2021-2024 |
| 6 | Kashyap Prajapati | 2021-2024 |
| Last updated: 13 June 2024 |||

### 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 |||||||||

#### 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 |||||

### 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 |
| 6 | 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 |||||||||