Oman national cricket team

History

Early years and ICC Membership

Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the final, where they lost against the United Arab Emirates. This qualified them for the 2005 ICC Trophy, the final qualification stage for the 2007 World Cup. It also qualified them for the Asia Cup in 2006. Later in 2004, they won the Middle East Cup after a tied game against Bahrain. They won the tournament as they beat Bahrain in the group stage. In the 2014 ACC Premier League in Malaysia they reached 4th place with three wins.

2005 ICC Trophy and aftermath

In 2005, Oman became the first affiliate member of the ICC to compete in the ICC Trophy. Despite being the mystery men of the tournament, they lost all their group games, but then won their play-off games against Uganda and the USA, the latter when they successfully chased down a mammoth target of 345, featuring an unbroken 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This gave them ninth place out of the twelve teams in the competition, enough to earn a place in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League in 2007.

2006 saw a drop in form for Oman, as they were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Trophy, with their only win coming against the Maldives. As mentioned above, they were originally scheduled to participate in the Asia Cup in 2006, playing their first ODIs against Pakistan and India. However, this tournament was postponed until 2008, and the ACC decided to use the 2006 ACC Trophy as a qualification tournament, meaning that Oman's place was taken by Hong Kong.

2007–2013

In October/November 2007, Oman took part in the inaugural ACC Twenty20 Cup held in Kuwait, where they played in Group A against; Afghanistan, Malaysia, Nepal and Qatar. Oman finished in the top two of their group and qualified for the semi-final stage. Oman beat Kuwait in their semi-final, then shared the tournament after the final match against Afghanistan was tied.

In November 2007, Oman travelled to Namibia to take part in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They played Denmark, the hosts and the UAE in addition to the two qualifiers from Division Three; Uganda and Argentina. Although Oman won all their group matches, they lost to the UAE in the final. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Oman qualified for the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup.

In January 2009, Oman participated in the ACC Cup, Challenge tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand. They came first with ease, defeating the Maldives and Bhutan in the Semi finals and finals respectively. The fourth favourites to win the cup were hosts, Thailand who ended up in fourth place.

In April 2009, Oman travelled to South Africa to participate in the ICC World Cup Qualifier, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup. During the tournament Oman finished last in their group and in the 11th place playoff they beat Denmark by 5 wickets.

In the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, Oman were drawn in Group B. In the group stages of the competition it won all five of its games, finishing top of the group and qualifying for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals it lost to the United Arab Emirates, therefore missing out on a chance to win back-to-back titles. In the third place playoff, it defeated Kuwait. This victory enabled Oman to claim the final qualifying spot for the cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games. They played in 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, where they came 3rd to remain in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.

2014 onwards: Associate Membership and ODI and T20I status

At the ICC Annual Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia, in June 2014, the Oman Cricket Board was upgraded from an affiliate member of the ICC to an associate member. That announcement came during the 2014 WCL Division Four, where Oman placed fifth to be relegated to the 2016 Division Five event. Despite the team's poor performance in the 50-over format, Oman went on to win its next major international tournament, the 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup, thus qualifying for 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

By defeating Namibia in a sudden-death match at the World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman reached the top six teams at the tournament, thus qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20 and gaining Twenty20 International status until at least 2019. The team made its T20I debut in the fifth-place play-off against Afghanistan, and later in the year played bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and United Arab Emirates.

• Aamir Kaleem, Aamer Ali, Munis Ansari, Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mehran Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Rajesh Ranpura, Sultan Ahmed, Zeeshan Maqsood and Zeeshan Siddiqui (all Oman) made their T20I debuts. In 2016 Oman appeared at the 2016 World Twenty20 in India where they recorded an upset victory over Ireland. They also appeared at the 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier.

In January 2017 Oman took part in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament by beating Hong Kong in the group stages, before being defeated by Afghanistan.

In April 2019, Oman gained ODI status for the first time, until at least 2022.

• Claire Polosak (Aus) became the first female to umpire in a men's ODI.
• First ever ODI match for Oman.

On 19 June 2023, Oman played their first-ever ODI match against a test playing nation. Oman faced Ireland in 4th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They restricted Ireland to a score of 281/7 in 50 overs, and they chased down this target in 48.1 overs thanks to Kashyap Prajapati's 72 (74). This marked Oman's first ODI victory against a full member nation.

International grounds

Current squad

This lists all players who were in the most recent ODI or T20I squads. Updated as on 14 April 2023

Coaching staff

Tournament history

ICC Trophy/ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

• 1979 to 1997: Not eligible – not an ICC Member
• 2001: Not eligible – ICC Affiliate Member
• 2005: 9th place
• 2009: 11th place
• 2014: Did not qualify
• 2018: Did not qualify
• 2023: Super Sixes

ICC T20 World Cup

Main article: Oman at the Men's T20 World Cup

ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers

ICC Twenty20 World Cup Asia–EAP Regional Final

ICC Twenty20 World Cup Regional Final

ICC World Cricket League

• 2007 Division Two: 2nd place
• 2011 Division Three: 3rd place
• 2013 Division Three: 5th place – relegated
• 2014 Division Four: 5th place – relegated
• 2016 Division Five: 2nd place - promoted
• 2016 Division Four: 2nd place - promoted
• 2017 Division Three: Champions - promoted
• 2018 Division Two: 5th place - relegated
• 2018 Division Three: Champions (hosts) - promoted
• 2019 Division Two: 2nd place

ACC Trophy

• 1996 to 2000: Not eligible – not an ACC member
• 2002: Group stage
• 2004: 2nd place
• 2006: 11th place
• 2009 Challenge: Champions – promoted
• 2010 Elite: 6th place
• 2012 Elite: 6th place
• 2014 Premier: 4th place
• 2014 Championship: Qualified – tournament not held

ACC Twenty20 Cup

• 2007: 1st place – tied with Afghanistan
• 2009: 3rd place
• 2011: 3rd place
• 2013: Group stage
• 2015: 1st place

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Men's Premier Cup

ACC Western Region T20

Asian Games

Desert T20 Challenge

Men's Gulf T20I Championship

ACC Asia Cup

Records and statistics

International match summary — Oman

Last updated 16 November 2025

One-Day Internationals

• Highest team total: 318/9 v. Zimbabwe on 29 June 2023 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
• Highest individual score: 118*, Jatinder Singh v. Papua New Guinea on 12 April 2022 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
• Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/15, Khawar Ali v. Papua New Guinea on 1 October 2021 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat.

Most ODI runs for Oman

Most ODI wickets for Oman

ODI record versus other nations

Records complete to ODI #4879. Last updated 27 May 2025.

Twenty20 Internationals

• Highest team total: 220/5 v. Bahrain on 19 November 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat.
• Highest individual score: 102*, Zeeshan Maqsood v. Bahrain on 19 November 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat.
• Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/15, Aamir Kaleem v. Nepal on 10 October 2019 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat.

Most T20I runs for Oman

Most T20I wickets for Oman

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to T20I #3579. Last updated 16 November 2025.

Controversies

Prize money controversy

Following Oman's participation in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the team finished in the 13th–20th position, earning US$225,000 in prize money from the ICC. According to ICC regulations, the prize money was to be distributed to the players within 21 days. However, as of mid-2025, the players have not received their share of the prize money. Several players, including Kashyap Prajapati and Fayyaz Butt, publicly raised concerns and subsequently lost their contracts, had their visas revoked, and were forced to leave Oman. The ICC has confirmed that the funds were paid to Oman Cricket but has stated that it has limited authority to enforce the payments to players. The incident has drawn attention to ongoing governance and transparency issues in associate cricket nations.

Notes

References

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