Overview

• India posted 188/8 and restricted Oman to 167/4 in Abu Dhabi to top Group A with a perfect record and move into the Super Four.
• Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bat for game time, listed himself at No. 11, and did not bat as part of the experiment.
• Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy were rested, with Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana drafted into the XI for valuable minutes.
• Sanju Samson anchored with 56 off 45 after an explosive 15-ball 38 from Abhishek Sharma, while Axar Patel added a brisk 26 to set the target.
• Oman’s Aamir Kaleem (64) and Hammad Mirza (51) led a spirited chase before India closed it out, with a standout boundary catch by Hardik Pandya breaking the key stand ahead of Sunday’s Pakistan rematch.