OMN vs PNG Dream11 Match Prediction | Tri-Series Preview, Team News
Published on: Aug 20, 2019 5:40 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 21, 2019 3:19 pm IST
OMN vs PNG Dream11 Match Prediction | Scotland ODI Tri-series 2019 | Oman vs Papua New Guinea Match Preview
Aberdeen, August 21 at 03:30 PM IST
The final match of the triangular series will see Oman colliding against Papua New Guinea at the Aberdeen. This match can be termed as a battle between two opposite polls as Oman have just lost a single game so far from 3 encounters, whereas, Papua New Guinea have lost 2 from 2.
Papua New Guinea are scheduled to play against Scotland in a match prior to this one, if they win against Scotland they will definitely possess a chance to finish at the top of the table.
The result of this game is definitely very important for Oman. If they win here with a good margin they will displace Scotland from the top spot and make it their own.
Last battle between the two sides
Oman- 234/6 beat PNG- 229/8 by 4 wickets.
Pitch report
The surface has been spin-friendly as most of the wickets taken here are by the spinners. The average 1st innings score here is 210 which means the team winning the toss will definitely look to bowl first.
OMN vs PNG Team News
- Oman dropped Kaleemullah in the last fixture against Scotland despite an economical outing against PNG. He could be brought back into the squad replacing M Nadeem.
- No other changes in the set-up are expected as the team has been in good form.
- Papua New Guinea’s batting and bowling have not clicked in unison which is definitely a big cause of concern.
- D Ravu who went for 40 from 7 overs in the first match was replaced by S Bau who conceded 23 runs from 7 overs. Bau was economical and is expected to keep his place in the eleven.
- No major changes in the batting unit are expected from PNG.
OMN vs PNG Squads
OMN Squad
Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan, Khawar Ali, Jay Odedra, Aqib Ilyas, Kaleemullah, Jatinder Singh, Sandeep Goud, Aamir Kaleem, Suraj Kumar, Khurram Nawaz, Mohammad Nadeem, Ajay Lalcheta.
PNG Squad
Lega Siaka (C), Assad Vala, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (WK), Riley Hekure, Hiri Hiri, Simon Atai, Chad Soper, Sese Bau, Norman Vanua, Nosaina Pokana, Tony Ura, Gaudi Toka, Damien Ravu.
OMN vs PNG Playing11 (Expected)
Oman-
Suraj Kumar, Jatinder Singh, Ajay Lalcheta, Khawar Ali, Zeeshan Maqsood, S Goud, A Ilyas, A Kaleem, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah/J Odedra, AF Butt
Papua New Guinea-
K Doriga, T Ura, A Vala, S Bau, L Siaka, C Amini, C Soper, N Vanua, N Pokana, D Ravu/R Hekure, G Toka.
OMN vs PNG Dream11 Fantasy Team
Fantasy picks from Oman-
Going by the fantasy points system, Zeeshan Maqsood and A Ilyas are the unmissable choices here.
Maqsood has 5 scalps to his name and with the bat and has scored 22 runs from 3 innings. Whereas, Aqib Ilyas has scored 147 runs from 3 innings at an average of 49.
Khawar Ali is the leading wicket-taker with 8 scalps to his name from 3 matches. 4 for 23 has been his best bowling figures. Even with the bat, he has been spitting fire scoring 93 runs from 3 innings.
Sandeep Goud is the second-highest run-getter for Oman with 99 runs from just 2 innings.
Fantasy picks from Papua New Guinea-
T Ura is the leading run-getter for PNG so far with 100 runs from 2 innings. He is averaging 50 right now.
A Vala and C Soper have been instrumental with both bat and ball. Vala has scored 60 runs from 2 innings and scalped 4 wickets, whereas, C Soper has scalped 2 and scored 35 runs from 2 innings.
N Pokana has scalped 4 wickets in the series so far.
TOSS Update: Oman has elected to bowl first
Khawar Ali is not playing in this game. Opt fo J Singh in his place.
PNG have dropped G Toka. You can choose H Hiri in his place.
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