A must win fixture for both the teams after Bangladesh plundered PNG to stake a claim for the Super 12s spot. Oman won the toss and elected to bat first on a good surface but failed to capitalize.
The tournament's top scorer so far, Jatinder Singh was dismissed first ball and opener Aqib Ilyas (37 off 35), Mohammad Nadeem (25 off 21) and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood (34 off 30) were the only batters to cross double figures.
A sensational performance with the ball from Scotland. Josh Davey was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 25. Safyaan Sharif and Michael Leask chipped in with 2 wickets each as Mark Watt picked up 1. Chris Greaves couldn't chip in with a wicket but was economical in his 2 overs spell and was brilliant in the field.
Scotland has had a mixed tournament as far as their fielding standard is concerned but they were brilliant in the field tonight and the Oman batters struggled to find the gaps. The pressure kept on mounting on the Oman batters as they were dismissed for a paltry 122 in 20 overs.
In reply, Scotland started cautiously as the required run rate was just around a run a ball. They lost just one wicket in the powerplay which set the tone for the chase as Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross added 42 for the second wicket.
Some brilliant hitting by the skipper Coetzer (41 off 28, 2 fours 3 sixes) and Richie Berrington (31 not out off 21, 1 four 3 sixes) made sure Scotland won with 18 deliveries to spare! Wicketkeeper Matthew Cross deserves a special mention as he held one end with a cautious knock of 26 off 35 deliveries.
The Oman bowling looked out of sorts tonight as only Khawar Ali and Bilal Khan impressed with the bowling with the latter going wicketless.
No other team across both the groups have performed the way Scotland has performed in the tournament so far and the teams in Group B (India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan) need to be aware of the new rivals in their group in Super 12s. The domination of Scotland across all the three matches including the one against the experienced Bangladeshis was at another level!