Fiza powers Oman Women to another victory against Wanstead

MUSCAT: Oman Women rode on a match-winning 152-run second wicket partnership between Fiza Javed and Vaishali Jesrani to thrash the touring Wanstead CC of UK here at Oman Cricket Turf 2 in Amerat on Thursday.

Oman now enjoys the unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. The final game will be played on Friday.

Oman Women made the most of its decision to bat first, posting a robust 172 for 2 on the board thanks to a wonderful partnership between two of its most dependable batters.

Fiza looked in majestic touch, mixing caution with aggression and hitting boundaries with perfect ease when they were needed.

Vaishali, Oman’s most seasoned female cricketer, relied on her customary calm to craft a classic half century (53 off 52) before being run out on the last ball of the 20th over. Fiza remained unbeaten on a fabulous 81 off 64.

Wanstead got off to a sound start again, reaching 51 for 1 in 11 overs before running into trouble with Saba’s departure for 22.

Runs became hard to come by as Oman bowled superbly in the middle overs to bring Wanstead’s canter to a crawl. The tourists could barely reach 99 for 8 in 20 overs despite Yasmin Daswani’s fighting 47.

Sameera Khan, Afida Aftab and Priyanka Mendonca all bowled brilliantly, taking two wickets each for Oman.

Brief scores: Oman Women 170 for 2 in 20 overs (FizaJaved 81 not out – 8×4, Vaishali Jesrani 53 – 6×4) thrashed Wanstead CC 99 for 8 in 20 overs (Yasmin Daswani 47 – 4×4, Saba Nasim 22 – 2×4. Sameera Khan 2-14, Afida Aftab 2-17, Priyanka Mendonca 2-20) by 71 runs.

Brief Scores (Junior League U16): ISWK U16-B 176 all out in in 28.5 overs (Nadendla Nitish 39 – 5×4, Noronha Nihal 32 – 2×4, VarshiethSaai 3-27, Harshil Dinesh 3-20, Shah Hardik 2-36) lost to MCCC Yellow U16 177 for 3 in 24 overs (SumanasekeraThineth 87 – 8×4, Hamza Muhammad 30 – 4×4) by 7 wickets.

Brief Scores (Junior League U16): IS Al Ghubrah U16 168 for 8 in 30 overs (Nimish Sandesh 47 – 7×4, Adrian George 35 – 6×4, Potrick Hamza 2-19, LoyaDevansh 2-23) lost to ISM U16 169 for 4 in 26.2 overs (Kuttiraja K 44 – 2×4, LoyaDevansh 35 – 3×4, Mahesh Mukul 34 – 5×4, Syed Saleemuddin 32 – 3×4, Madhav Manish 2-26) by 6 wickets.

Brief Scores (Junior League U16): SLSM U16 268 for 4 in 30 overs (ShakilaWijesekara 69 – 7×4, SenukaVisal 54 – 4×4, PuladithOmidu 50 – 7×4, DaniruWickramaratne 45 – 4×4, George Ronal 2-31) beat BSC U16 159 for 3 in 30 overs (Nalla Naushad 59 – 6×4, Ahmed Zidan 40 – 2×4) by 109 runs.

Brief Scores (Junior League U13): MCCC Yellow U13 265 for 2 in 20 overs (Kriv Rajesh 136 – 20×4, Vihaan Sanjay 93 – 8×4) beat OCA U13 161 for 0 in 20 overs (Christo Adriaan 100 – 14×4, Arjun Swamy 47) by 104 runs.