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

ICC T20 World Cup record											Qualification record [a]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ab [b]	Captain		Pld	W	L	T	NR
2007	Did not qualify										Did not participate
2009
2010
2012											14	5	9	0	0
2014											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										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
Total	0 Titles	3/9	10	2	6	1	1	0	—		49	25	23	0	1

1. WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
2. 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: [1] Last Updated: 13 June 2024

Tournament results

India 2016

Main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20

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

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Oman & UAE 2021

Main article: 2021 Men's T20 World Cup

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

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United States & West Indies 2024

Main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

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)					Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition 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				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

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 [5]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup.

Matches	Player	Period
10	Bilal Khan	2016-2024
	Zeeshan Maqsood	2016-2024
7	Aqib Ilyas	2021-2024
	Mehran Khan	2016-2024
6	Ayaan Khan	2021-2024
	Kaleemullah	2021-2024
	Kashyap Prajapati	2021-2024
Last updated: 13 June 2024 [6]

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 [7]

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 [8]

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
	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 [9]

References

1. "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
2. "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Oman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
3. "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Oman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
4. "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Oman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
5. "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
6. "Individual Most Matches Career - Oman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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