A big achievement happened in the cricket world, this Muslim country defeated a big team in an ODI for the first time.
The Gaba Test played between India and Australia was very exciting and ended in a draw. Meanwhile, a big feat has been seen in the Gulf T20 Championship being played in Dubai. The 11th match of the Gulf T20 Championship was played between the teams of Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian team won this match and played at the ICC Academy in Dubai. This victory was very special for Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you, the Saudi Arabian team has been playing T20 International cricket since 2019.
Saudi Arabia registered a historic win.
In this match played between the two teams, Saudi Arabia won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be correct. Oman's team, batting first in this match, could score only 165 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. During this, Mohammad Nadeem scored the highest 60 runs for Oman. At the same time, Wasim Ali also contributed 38 runs in 22 balls. Apart from these two players, no batsman could touch the 20-run mark. On the other hand, Usman Najib and Ishtiaq Ahmed took the maximum 2-2 wickets for Saudi Arabia. Waji Ul Hasan and Usman Khalid also managed to take 1-1 wickets.
Saudi Arabia was given a target of 166 runs to win this match. Their team's batsmen batted brilliantly during this time and achieved the target at the loss of 2 wickets. For Saudi Arabia, Faisal Khan played a match winning innings of 70 runs in 40 balls. Apart from him, Usman Khalid scored 38 runs. After this, Manan Ali scored unbeaten 28 runs and Abdul Wahid scored unbeaten 19 runs to lead the team to victory. Let us tell you, this is the first time that Saudi Arabia has defeated a team which has the status of an ODI team in international cricket.
This tournament is being played between these teams
The Gulf T20 Championship is being played between 6 teams, all of which are from the Gulf. Apart from Oman and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait are also part of this tournament. Currently, the UAE team is leading with 3 wins in 3 matches. At the same time, this is Saudi Arabia's second win in 4 matches. Earlier, it had defeated the Qatar team.