The West Indies recorded their first victory in the Super Six stage of the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifier, beating Oman by seven wickets with 62 balls to spare in an unimportant match at Harare on Wednesday. The West Indies will not be part of a 50-over World Cup for the first time in 48 years as the Caribbean side has already been eliminated from the qualifying race. This year’s World Cup will be played in India from October 5 to November 19. Brandon King scored 100 from 104 balls (15x4s), while Shai Hope made an unbeaten 63 as the West Indies went largely unchallenged in the match, scoring 222 for three in 39.4 overs after limiting Oman to 221 for nine in 50 overs.
Batting first, Oman struggled on 116 for six after 32 overs, but a half century from Shoaib Khan (50 off 54 balls, 5x4s, 1x6s) and Suraj Kumar (53 not out off 65 balls, 5x4s, 1x6s) drove them continue past 200 runs.
To their credit, Shoaib and Suraj did well with the bat to add 85 off 91 balls for the seventh wicket.
Lead-off hitter Kashyap Prajapati (31), the centurion of Oman in their last game against the Netherlands, Ayaan Khan (30) and Mohammad Nadeem (20) failed to convert their starts.
Romario Shepherd was the bowlers’ choice for the West Indies, with figures of 10-1-44-3, while Kyle Mayers took 2/31 from his seven overs and Kevin Sinclair took 1/42 from his 10.
In reply, Johnson Charles (4) was cleared by Kaleemullah, while No. 3 batsman Keacy Carty fell for 29, having added 80 runs for the second wicket with King.
The right-handed King added another 96 for the third wicket with Hope taking his side across the line in the company of Nicholas Pooran (19 not out).
For the West Indies, this was their first win in four games of the Super Six round, while Oman suffered a fifth defeat on the trot.
Short Scores: Oman 221/9 in 50 overs (Kashyap Prajapati 31, Ayaan Khan 30, Shoaib Khan 50, Suraj Kumar 53 not out; Romario Shepherd 3/44) lost to West Indies 222/3 in 39.4 overs (Brandon King 100, Shai Hope 63 not out; Kaleemullah 1/49) by 7 wickets.
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