2025 Oman Tri-Nation Series
The 2025 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the ninth round of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in Oman in February 2025.[1] It was a tri-nation series contested by the men's national teams of Namibia, Oman and United States.[2] The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3]
Following the ODI series, Oman and the United States played a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against each other.[4][5] United States won the series 3–0.[6]
League 2 series
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| Date | 8–18 February 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads
| Namibia[7] | Oman[8] | United States[9] |
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Fixtures
1st ODI
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to logistical issues.
2nd ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Hashir Dafedar, Hassnain Shah, Vinayak Shukla (Oma) and Jan Balt (Nam) all made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
6th ODI
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Hammad Mirza 29 (43)
Nosthush Kenjige 5/11 (7.3 overs) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Jiten Ramanandi (Oma) made his ODI debut.
- Nosthush Kenjige (USA) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[10][11]
- Oman were dismissed for their lowest total in men's ODIs.[12]
- This was the lowest total successfully defended in men's ODIs.[13]
- This was the first completed men's ODI in which all deliveries were bowled by spinners.[14]
Oman v United States T20I series
| United States men's cricket team in Oman in 2024–25 | |||
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| Oman | United States | ||
| Dates | 20 – 23 February 2025 | ||
| Captains | Jatinder Singh | Monank Patel | |
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| Results | United States won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jatinder Singh (136) | Saiteja Mukkamalla (121) | |
| Most wickets | Muhammed Imran (4) | Juanoy Drysdale (5) | |
Squads
| Oman | United States[15] |
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Milind Kumar replaced Shayan Jahangir and Jessy Singh in the United States squad before the series began.[16]
Fixtures
1st T20I
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Mujibur Ali, Hassnain Shah (Oma) and Sanjay Krishnamurthi (USA) all made their T20I debuts.
- Saiteja Mukkamalla (USA) scored his first century in T20Is.[17]
2nd T20I
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammed Imran, Jiten Ramanandi (Oma), Ali Sheikh and Stephen Wiig (USA) all made their T20I debuts.
3rd T20I
References
- ^ "Oman Cricket to host USA and Namibia for ODI Tri-series in February 2025". Czarsportz. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Oman tightens League 2 race after storming home stand". International Cricket Council. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Eight-team CWC League 2 begins in Nepal on the road to 2027". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "USA Cricket Announces Squad And Schedule For ICC CWC LEAGUE 2 In Oman". USA Cricket. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Oman aim for clean sweep in tri-series against United States and Namibia". Muscat Daily. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "US complete T20I clean sweep against Oman". Muscat Daily. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "ICC Men's CWC League 2 Squad Tour to Oman🏏". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ @TheOmanCricket (4 February 2025). "🚨 Announcement 🚨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @usacricket (1 February 2025). "Here it is! Unveiling #TeamUSA's official squad for the ICC CWC League 2 in Oman! 💪 🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kenjige spins USA to dominant 57-run win over Oman". The Arabian Stories. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "USA Script ODI History By Defending 122 Against Oman". cricket.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Kenjigi spins USA to dominant 57-run win over Oman". Oman Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "ODI record broken in USA's defiant Al-Amerat defence". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "USA break India's 1985 record for lowest total defended in a men's ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Andries Gous, Steven Taylor and Ali Khan back in USA mix for Oman tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ @usacricket (19 February 2025). "Here's #TeamUSA's Squad and Schedule for their upcoming T20i Series against Oman! 👊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "USA Cricket: Mukkamalla's maiden T20I century helps USA chase down 190 in seven-wicket win over Oman". DreamCricket. Retrieved 20 February 2024.