A solid fight from Mirza ends as he loses his wicket in Hardik Pandya's over. His 51-run knock came in 33 balls, including five boundaries and two maximums. Team India secured a victory over Oman by 21 runs
Kuldeep Yadav (Pic: File Pic)
Team India is all set to lock horns against Oman in the Asia Cup 2025 match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The match will also mark the end of all the group stage matches, with the tournament set to enter the 'Super Four' stage.
Additionally, the match against Oman will also mark Team India's 250th game in the shortest format. Ahead of the match, Team India may provide an opportunity to star pacer Arshdeep Singh.
If the 26-year-old manages to feature in today's match, he will then aim to strike one wicket to achieve the feat of becoming the first Team India player to complete 100 wickets in the format's history. So far, he has 99 wickets in 63 T20I matches for the "Men in Blue".
Asia Cup 2025, IND vs OMA: Full Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Oman: Ashish Odedar, Hammad Mirza, Jatinder Singh (c), Karan Sonavale, Aamir Kaleem, Aryan Bisht, Hassnain Shah, Jitenkumar Ramanamdi, Mohammad Nadeem, Nadeem Khan, Wasim Ali, Sufyan Yousuf, Vinayak Shukla, Imran Muhammed, Samay Shrivastava, Faisal Shah, Shakeel Ahmad, Sufyan Mehmood, Zikria Islam.
Asia Cup 2025, IND vs OMA: Toss update
Team India Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bat first against Oman in the Asia Cup 2025 match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Asia Cup 2025, IND vs OMA: Confirmed playing XI
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Shah Faisal, Mohammad Nadeem, Aryan Bisht, Zikriya Islam, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava, Jiten Ramanandi.
Asia Cup 2025, IND vs OMA: Live updates
OMA: 167/4 (20)
A solid fight from Mirza ends as he loses his wicket in Hardik Pandya's over. His 51-run knock came in 33 balls, including five boundaries and two maximums. Team India secured a victory over Oman by 21 runs.
OMA: 149/2 (18)
Harshit Rana succeeds in making Kaleem return to the pavilion after playing a stunning knock of 64 runs off 45 balls. His knock included seven boundaries and two maximums.
OMA: 131/1 (16)
Aamir Kaleem brings up his half-century in 38 balls against Team India. Hammad Mirza continues his aggressive batting style.
OMA: 100/1 (14)
No change in approach from the Oman batsmen as the duo continue to smash the Indian bowlers for boundaries.
OMA: 80/1 (12)
After Jatinder Singh's dismissal, Hammad Mirza and Aamir Kaleem are going all guns blazing.
OMA: 62/1 (10)
Kuldeep Yadav strikes the first wicket for India, as Jatinder returns to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs in 33 balls. His knock was laced with five boundaries. Hammad Mirza joins Aamir in the run chase.
OMA: 55/0 (8)
No change in the story for Oman, as Jatinder and Aamir continue to find gaps. Team India's hunt for their first wicket continues.
OMA: 44/0 (6)
With stunning batting skills, Jatinder and Aamir have helped Oman reach the score of 44 runs after six overs. They now need 145 runs to win.
OMA: 27/0 (4)
So far, Oman's opening duo is showcasing a responsible batting display, as the side is steadily moving forward with the score.
OMA: 17/0 (2)
With an aim of chasing the target of 189 runs, Oman's Jatinder Singh and Aamir Kaleem have opened the innings for the side.
IND: 188/8 (20)
Sanju Samson's crucial knock helps Team India post a total of 188 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav stayed unbeaten at the crease on 13 and one run, respectively. Oman requires to chase the target of 189 runs in 20 overs to secure a victory over the "Men in Blue".
IND: 167/5 (17)
Samson completes his half-century in 41 balls. On the other hand, Tilak shifts gears and continues to smash boundaries.
IND: 140/5 (15)
Shivam Dube (5), too, loses his wicket soon after Axar's departure. Tilak Varma joins Samson in the middle.
IND: 129/4 (13)
Axar Patel returns to the pavilion after playing a knock of 26 runs off 13 deliveries, which was laced with three boundaries and a maximum. Samson nears his half-century.
IND: 112/3 (11)
After two quick dismissals for India, Samson and Axar are attempting to build a partnership in the middle overs of the game.
IND: 86/3 (9)
Hardik Pandya loses his wicket in an unfortunate manner, soon after Abhishek Sharma edges the ball in the wicket-keeper's hands. Jitenkumar Ramanandi's over comes as a relief for Oman after the side conceded too many runs in the previous overs. Axar Patel joins Samson in the innings build-up.
IND: 72/1 (7)
No change in approach, as Abhishek and Sanju continue to smash boundaries all over the park.
IND: 49/1 (5)
Samson-Abhishek are showcasing an aggressive brand of cricket in the power play. Oman bowlers seem to have no solution to stop the destruction by the Indian duo.
IND: 22/1 (3)
Shubman Gill departs early in the match against Oman. Pacer Faisal Shah bowled him out on five runs. His innings ended in eight balls, which also had one boundary. After his departure, Abhishek Sharma has been going all guns blazing. Shouldering him is Sanju Samson.
IND: 6/0 (1)
So far, Team India's opening duo, Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, are showcasing patience with the bat. The "Men in Blue" will be aiming to end the group stage on a high note.
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