Prajapati leads Oman’s batting charge to stun Ireland

On just the second day of the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023, Oman brought about the first upset of the tournament by chasing down 282 against much-fancied Ireland with five wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare in Bulawayo.

Oman 285 for 5 in 48.1 overs (Kashyap Prajapati 72, Aqib Ilyas 52, Zeeshan Maqsood 59, Mohammad Nadeem 46*, Ayaan Khan 21; Mark Adair 2-47, Josh  Little 2-47) beat Ireland 281 for 7 in 50 overs (George Dockrell 91*, Harry Tector 52, Lorcan Tucker 26, Andy McBrine 20, Paul Stirling 23, Gareth Delany 20; Bilal Khan  2-64, Fayyaz Butt 2-65) by five wickets