India vs Oman, 12th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - CommentaryIND vs OMAN, 12th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - Commentary

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Arshdeep Singh to Jiten Ramanandi, FOUR, full at the stumps, Ramanandi backs away and slices his drive to get it square of the wicket for a boundary. A spirited effort from Oman, but they fall short by 21 runs.

Arshdeep Singh to Jiten Ramanandi, FOUR, banged short and onto leg stump, Ramanandi backs away and pulls it away over mid-on. A couple of bounces and runs away for four

Arshdeep Singh to Jiten Ramanandi, FOUR, full delivery onto leg stump, Ramanandi manufactures the room on that one and drives it down the ground to the left of mid-off. Runs away for four

Arshdeep Singh to Vinayak Shukla, out Caught by (sub)Rinku Singh!! Another catch by Rinku Singh. Banged in short onto off stump, Vinayak Shukla with a big pull shot but messes up the timing. Holes out to deep mid-wicket. 100 T20I wickets for Arshdeep Singh - he becomes the first Indian player to reach the three figure mark. Vinayak Shukla c (sub)Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 1(2)

Hardik Pandya to Hammad Mirza, out Caught by (sub)Rinku Singh!! One wicket brings another, and both set batters out after commendable fifties. A short of length delivery from Pandya, Mirza a bit early on the pull and gets it off the toe-end. Goes up tamely in the air and Rinku moves to his right from mid-off to complete the catch. Hammad Mirza c (sub)Rinku Singh b Hardik Pandya 51(33) [4s-5 6s-2]

Hardik Pandya to Hammad Mirza, FOUR, full outside off, slammed to the right of mid-off for a boundary. 50 for Hammad Mirza, he's got there off just 30 balls. Mirza jumps up and punches the air in delight

Harshit Rana to Aamir Kaleem, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!! What a catch! It was going to take something special to break this partnership, both batters were well settled and giving India a real scare. A full delivery onto the pads, Kaleem flicks it to the right of Pandya at fine leg. He moves rapidly to his right and throws out his hands to pull off a blinder. Does very well to keep his balance too as he was almost hugging the boundary ropes. Kaleem applauded by his teammates and the fans as he walks back to the dugout Aamir Kaleem c Hardik Pandya b Harshit Rana 64(46) [4s-7 6s-2]

Harshit Rana to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, back of length onto off, Kaleem backs away and with a bit of a shimmy slaps it over mid-off. Back-to-back boundaries

Harshit Rana to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, fuller delivery onto off, Kaleem shuffles in and flicks it behind square for a boundary. This game is still on!

Arshdeep Singh to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, full delivery at the stumps, ends up pretty much like a half volley. Kaleem clears the front leg and heaves it through deep square leg. One bounce and four

Arshdeep Singh to Hammad Mirza, FOUR, full toss outside off, just below the waist. Mirza slashes at it and gets a thick outer edge that flies away towards the third-man boundary

Kuldeep Yadav to Hammad Mirza, SIX, flighted delivery onto the stumps, Hammad Mirza shuffles in again and slog sweeps it. The ball goes sailing over deep backward square leg. Oman still in the chase here

Kuldeep Yadav to Hammad Mirza, SIX, flighted delivery onto off, Mirza shuffles in and heaves it over long-on for a maximum

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Shivam Dube to Aamir Kaleem, SIX, slot ball at the stumps, Kaleem clears the front leg and swings for the hills. Sails over cow corner for a maximum

Shivam Dube to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, full outside off, Kaleem swipes at it over extra cover for a boundary. Goes over mid-off and onto the fence

Hardik Pandya to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, 130.6 clicks, banged in short onto the stumps, Kaleem tries a big pull shot and gets a top edge that goes just over the keeper's head

Abhishek Sharma to Hammad Mirza, FOUR, short of length and wide outside off, Hammad Mirza cuts it away behind square and to the right of backward point for a boundary

Abhishek Sharma to Aamir Kaleem, SIX, dances down the track, gets to the pitch of this flighted delivery and gets under the ball. Heaved over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Shivam Dube to Hammad Mirza, FOUR, banged in short and outside off, Mirza plays it late and ramps it to the right of the keeper. Third-man moves to his left and puts in a dive but can't stop the boundary. Harshit Rana the fielder who seems to have injured himself slightly. Back up now and walking a bit gingerly, but seems alright

Tilak Varma to Hammad Mirza, FOUR, too short and onto middle and leg, Mirza gets low and sweeps it behind square for a boundary

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Kuldeep Yadav to Jatinder Singh, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Finally a wicket for India and the opening partnership is broken. This was quicker and not that short, but Jatinder thought it was there for the pull and goes for it, gets cramped and the under-edge ricochets onto the stumps. Kuldeep's wicket-taking form continues.. 8th wicket for him in the competition. Jatinder Singh b Kuldeep Yadav 32(33) [4s-5]

Axar to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, wow! He attempted this shot against Kuldeep and it did not come off but it does this time. Jatinder goes for the reverse sweep and connects well, clears backward point comfortably and almost sends it the distance

Harshit Rana to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, smashed! Harshit does not get the bounce on this short of length delivery, sits up nicely outside off and Jatinder dismisses the pull in front of square. He really got hold of that..

Harshit Rana to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, short and outside off, Jatinder gets on top of the bounce and cracks it in front of square

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Harshit Rana to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, strays in line and is made to pay. Short of length but down leg, Kaleem swivels around and helps it to fine leg

Hardik Pandya to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, shot! Offers width this time and Jatinder pounces, he opens the bat face and punches it square on the off-side. Right off the middle and there's no stopping that

Arshdeep Singh to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, shot! Uppish but in the gap. Full and swinging in, Jatinder walks down and chips the drive past mid-on

Hardik Pandya to Aamir Kaleem, FOUR, 131.9ks angled across the left hander, hint of room on offer and Kaleem flays it over extra cover, not off the middle but enough to beat the chasing fielder

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Shah Faisal to Harshit Rana, SIX, finishes with a six! A back of length delivery that angles across the batter. Harshit Rana slashes it over extra cover and all the way beyond the ropes for a maximum. India finish with 188 runs.

Jiten Ramanandi to Harshit Rana, out Arshdeep Singh Run Out!! Wow! Second time in the innings that there is a wicket off a bowler's ricochet onto the stumps as the non striker was short of his ground. A full and straight delivery, drilled down the ground and the bowler deflects it back onto the stumps. First it was Hardik, and now Arshdeep out in this fashion, both times Ramanandi was the bowler. Arshdeep Singh run out (Jiten Ramanandi) 1(1)

Jiten Ramanandi to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Zikria Islam!! Solid catch! But the fielder made it tough for himself only there. A full delivery that was pace off and wide outside off. Varma throws his bat at it and gets it off the toe-end. Goes high in the air and extra cover initially misjudged it, but back tracked and took a solid reverse cup catch as the ball was coming down quickly Tilak Varma c Zikria Islam b Jiten Ramanandi 29(18) [4s-1 6s-2]

Shah Faisal to Samson, out Caught by Aryan Bisht! Oman break the partnership once again! A full pace off delivery that angles across the batter. Samson shuffles it for a flick but holes out to deep square leg. Wanted to hit it finer but finds the fielder Samson c Aryan Bisht b Shah Faisal 56(45) [4s-3 6s-3]

Jiten Ramanandi to Samson, FOUR, 50 for Samson!! Pitched up and wide outside off. Samson goes for a drive and slices it to get it behind square for a boundary. Some vital runs for the Indian keeper

Jiten Ramanandi to Tilak Varma, SIX, pitched up and a bit too full outside off. Tilak Varma gets under it and smokes it straight down the ground for a maximum. He's playing a neat little cameo here

Aamir Kaleem to Tilak Varma, FOUR, fired through wide outside off, ends as a low full toss. Tilak Varma goes for a switch hit and connects it to guide it behind square for a boundary

Aamir Kaleem to Tilak Varma, SIX, pitched up and in the slot onto middle stump, Tilak Varma clears the front leg and hoists it over the bowler's head for a maximum

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Aamir Kaleem to Shivam Dube, out Caught by Jatinder Singh!! Wicket next ball! A full and wide delivery outside off, Dube gets closer and tries to hoist it through the line. Bat turns on impact and the skipper Jatinder runs back from mid-off to complete the catch. He does a thigh-five celebration as well. Dube out cheaply! Shivam Dube c Jatinder Singh b Aamir Kaleem 5(8)

Aamir Kaleem to Samson, FOUR, good length and wide outside off, Samson tries to cut and gets an edge that trickles away towards the third-man boundary

Aamir Kaleem to Axar, out Caught by Vinayak Shukla!! Breakthrough! An arm ball that ends wide outside off, keeps a tad low. Axar tries to cut and gets an underedge through to the keeper. Timely wicket for Oman. Axar c Vinayak Shukla b Aamir Kaleem 26(13) [4s-3 6s-1]

Aamir Kaleem to Axar, SIX, full on the pads, Axar clears the front leg and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Shakeel Ahmed to Axar, FOUR, length ball wide outside off. Axar Patel reaches for it and punches it well to the right of long-off for a boundary

Shakeel Ahmed to Axar, FOUR, full onto off stump, Axar gets under it and hoists it over the bowler's head for a straight boundary

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Zikria Islam to Samson, SIX, smashed! Short and sliding across, there was readymade width and Samson smashes it straight down the ground. That was a slap and he generated enough power to clear the rope

Samay Shrivastava to Axar, FOUR, 78.8ks tossed up and turns away, googly and Axar spotted it, he goes straight with the loft and beats the diving long-on fielder. The length was fuller and it allowed Axar to get under it

Jiten Ramanandi to Samson, out Hardik Pandya Run Out!! Hardik walks! Unfortunate to get out. He was backing up at the non-striker's end and Samson's drive was deflected by Ramanandi. Fullish delivery on off, Samson drives it straight back and it was a bit uppish, Ramanandi dives to his left and gets a hand before the ball crashes into the stumps. Hardik was well short of the crease and he knew there was contact. Oman have picked up two wickets in quick time. Hardik Pandya run out (Jiten Ramanandi) 1(1)

Jiten Ramanandi to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Vinayak Shukla!! Edged and taken! Ramanandi has the big wicket of Abhishek. The partnership is broken. Good length ball outside off, swings away a bit and Abhishek goes chasing after it, the attempted drive does not come off and the outside edge is gobbled up by Vinayak Shukla. Abhishek has done his job though of getting India off to a quick start. Abhishek Sharma c Vinayak Shukla b Jiten Ramanandi 38(15) [4s-5 6s-2]

Samay Shrivastava to Samson, FOUR, oh no! Wrong 'un on short of length, Samson slaps it over extra cover and the sweeper (Ramanandi) overruns it then slips, the ball escapes his grasp and goes over the rope

Samay Shrivastava to Samson, SIX, shot! Flighted delivery outside off, width on offer and Samson goes bang, he smashes it straight down the ground and sends the ball bouncing in front of the sightscreen

Jiten Ramanandi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, Abhishek ends the powerplay with a maximum. Another slower ball and this time Abhishek does not miss out, just delays his bat and middles the loft to send it sailing over long-off

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Mohammad Nadeem to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, this is excellent batting. The leg-side field was up and there was no one in the deep. So Abhishek comes down, picks it off the pads and flicks it over square leg

Mohammad Nadeem to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, 102.4ks floaty full delivery outside off, Abhishek bends his back knee and drills it in front of square, past extra cover and the deep point had no chance either

Mohammad Nadeem to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, miscue but four more for Abhishek. Angled across the left hander, Abhishek throws his bat and the bottom hand comes off the bat handle, slices it over the point region and the ball dribbles into the rope

Shah Faisal to Samson, SIX, shot! Shah Faisal misses his line and length and is made to pay. Half volley on middle and leg, Samson wanted a release shot and he does not miss out, whips it towards cow corner and sends it for a 87-meter maximum

Shakeel Ahmed to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, not quite off the middle but the ball trickles into the rope. Shakeel shortens the length and Abhishek mistimes the pull, clears mid-on and picks up a boundary

Shakeel Ahmed to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, that's huge! 98.2ks and Shakeel does not quite get the length right, it is in the swinging arc and Abhishek does not miss out, heaves it towards cow corner and clears the rope comfortably

Shakeel Ahmed to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, shot! Abhishek missed out on a similar shot off the first ball of the game. 108ks darted around leg, Abhishek crouches low and swipes it backward of square

Shah Faisal to Gill, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Shah Faisal, you beauty! He takes off on a celebratory run with his arms aloft. This is a big wicket for Oman. Full delivery, swings in late and Gill is drawn into the drive, leaves a gap between bat and pad for the ball to sneak through, gets beaten on the inside edge and the off-stump is flattened. Oman needed an early wicket to keep India in check and they have got it. Gill b Shah Faisal 5(8) [4s-1]

Shakeel Ahmed to Gill, FOUR, Gill is off and running. 110.4ks full pitcher close to off, Gill had a bit of space to extend his hands and he creams the drive in front of square, beats the fielder at long-off comfortably

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