Hosts UAE will look to put recent controversies behind they as they lock horns with neighbours Oman in their 2020 T20I World Cup Qualifier campaign opener at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi.
With as many as six spots on offer for the final 2020 tournament in Australia, Ahmed Reza’s men will hope to make a winning start in the seven-team Group B.
The hosts will have to make do without the services of key players such as Mohammed Naveed, Qadeer Ahmed Khan and Shaiman Anwar Butt with the trio currently suspended from cricket after being charged for multiple ICC Anti-Corruption Code violations.
Follow the ball-by-ball action below from the Sheikh Zayed International cricket stadium in what could be a fierce contest.
