A disciplined performance from the bowlers backed up by a century from Brandon King saw West Indies complete a clinical seven-wicket win over Oman in Harare.
Kyle Mayers and Romario Shepherd were the pick of the bowlers before the spinners bogged Oman down, never letting them move out of third gear. Chasing a below-par 222,
The West Indies had little trouble controlling the pacing of the game as King and Shai Hope – who scored another half-century – led their side to their first win in the Super Six stages of the World Cup Qualifier, and did so with more than ten overs to spare.
With both teams already eliminated, this game lacked the intensity of many of the others, and that showed in front of a largely empty Harare crowd. Oman were punctured early by Shepherd and Mayers as Jatinder Singh and captain Aqib Ilyas fell cheaply.
But a streak of self-destruction ran through an Oman innings which saw three run-outs. Kashyap Prajapati was the first to go in that fashion as Roston Chase pounced on poor judgment. ♦
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