India National Cricket Team Vs Oman National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Table of Contents
The senior India National Cricket Team and the Oman National Cricket Team have a limited but competitive history in international cricket, headlined by their standalone encounter at the Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 in Abu Dhabi. While India holds a perfect winning record against their developing neighbors at the senior level, secondary fixtures featuring India A and developmental squads in tournaments like the Emerging Teams Asia Cup underscore a widening competitive framework between the two nations. These historic scorecards, statistical summaries, and individual performances demonstrate Oman’s rapid cricketing rise and India’s depth in managing high-stakes continental challenges.
Recent Head-to-Head Matches
Date
Tournament
Team 1
Team 2
Result
19 September 2025
Men’s T20 Asia Cup
India (188/8)
Oman (167/4)
India won by 21 runs
18 November 2025
Asia Cup Rising Stars
India A (138/4)
Oman (135/7)
India A won by 6 wickets
23 October 2024
Emerging Teams Asia Cup
India A (146/4)
Oman (140/5)
India A won by 6 wickets
India vs Oman Head-to-Head Record
Format
Total Matches
India Wins
T20 Internationals (T20I)
1
1
One Day Internationals (ODI)
0
0
Test Matches
0
0
All Formats Total
1
1
Win / Loss Summary
Team
Matches Played
Won
Lost
Win Percentage
India
1
1
0
100%
Oman
1
0
1
0%
Match Overview and Key Details
Category
Match Details and Statistics
Tournament
Men’s T20 Asia Cup (Group Stage)
Match Date
19 September 2025
Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Toss Winner
India (Elected to bat first)
First Innings Score
India: 188 / 8 (20.0 Overs)
Second Innings Score
Oman: 167 / 4 (20.0 Overs)
Match Result
India won by 21 runs
Player of the Match
Sanju Samson (India) – 56 runs off 45 balls
Top Match Batsman
Aamir Kaleem (Oman) – 64 runs off 46 balls
Top Match Bowler
Faisal Shah (Oman) – 2 wickets for 23 runs (4.0 Overs)
Total Match Sixes
10 Sixes (India: 6, Oman: 4)
Best Player Performance Analysis
Player
Team
Batting Performance
Bowling Performance
Match Impact Analysis
Aamir Kaleem
Oman
64 runs (46 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes)
2 / 31 (3 Overs)
Highest MVP rating; single-handedly kept Oman competitive with a blistering half-century and two crucial wickets.
Sanju Samson
India
56 runs (45 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes)
Did not bowl
Player of the Match; anchored the Indian top-order on an Abu Dhabi surface offering grip and turn to lift India to 188.
Abhishek Sharma
India
38 runs (15 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes)
0 / 12 (1 Over)
Highest strike rate (253.33) in the match; provided a massive powerplay buffer that ultimately won India the game.
Hammad Mirza
Oman
51 runs (33 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes)
Did not bowl
Combined for a threatening middle-overs partnership with Kaleem to give the Indian camp a serious scare.
Shah Faisal
Oman
0 runs (0 balls)
2 / 23 (4 Overs)
Most economical bowler; clean-bowled Shubman Gill early and later dismissed top-scorer Sanju Samson.
Kuldeep Yadav
India
1 run (3 balls)
1 / 23 (3 Overs)
Restrained Oman’s scoring rate during the middle overs with variations that befuddled the batters.
Hardik Pandya
India
1 run (1 ball)
1 / 26 (4 Overs)
Bowled a tight, disciplined final spell under pressure to prevent Oman from executing a death-overs heist.
India Batting Performance: 188/8 (20 Overs)
Batsman
Dismissal Status
Runs (R)
Balls (B)
Fours (4s)
Sixes (6s)
Strike Rate (SR)
Abhishek Sharma
c Shukla b Ramanandi
38
15
5
2
253.33
Shubman Gill
b Shah Faisal
5
8
1
0
62.50
Sanju Samson
c Bisht b Shah Faisal
56
45
3
3
124.44
Hardik Pandya
run out (Ramanandi)
1
1
0
0
100.00
Axar Patel
c Shukla b Aamir Kaleem
26
13
3
1
200.00
Shivam Dube
c Jatinder Singh b Aamir Kaleem
5
8
0
0
62.50
Tilak Varma
c Zikria Islam b Ramanandi
29
18
1
2
161.11
Harshit Rana
not out
13
8
0
1
162.50
Arshdeep Singh
run out (Ramanandi)
1
1
0
0
100.00
Kuldeep Yadav
not out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Oman Batting Performance: 167/4 (20 Overs)
Batsman
Dismissal Status
Runs (R)
Balls (B)
Fours (4s)
Sixes (6s)
Strike Rate (SR)
Jatinder Singh
b Kuldeep Yadav
32
33
5
0
96.97
Aamir Kaleem
c Pandya b Rana
64
46
7
2
139.13
Hammad Mirza
c sub b Pandya
51
33
5
2
154.55
Zikria Islam
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Vinayak Shukla
c sub b Arshdeep
1
2
0
0
50.00
Jitenkumar Ramanandi
not out
12
5
3
0
240.00
Combined Bowling Performances
Bowler
Team
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Economy
Faisal Shah
Oman
4.0
1
23
2
5.75
Jitenkumar Ramanandi
Oman
4.0
0
33
2
8.25
Aamir Kaleem
Oman
3.0
0
31
2
10.33
Zikria Islam
Oman
3.0
0
23
0
7.66
Shakeel Ahmed
Oman
3.0
0
33
0
11.00
Samay Shrivastava
Oman
2.0
0
23
0
11.50
Mohammad Nadeem
Oman
1.0
0
19
0
19.00
Axar Patel
India
1.0
0
4
0
4.00
Hardik Pandya
India
4.0
0
26
1
6.50
Kuldeep Yadav
India
3.0
0
23
1
7.66
Harshit Rana
India
3.0
0
25
1
8.33
Arshdeep Singh
India
4.0
0
37
1
9.25
Shivam Dube
India
3.0
0
31
0
10.33
Tilak Varma
India
1.0
0
8
0
8.00
Abhishek Sharma
India
1.0
0
12
0
12.00
Match Key Moments and Turning Points
Stage / Over
Match Event
Game-Changing Impact
Over 1.3
Faisal Shah bowls Shubman Gill (5 runs)
Shocked the Indian camp early, exposing the middle-order to a sluggish, turning Abu Dhabi track.
Over 4.3
Abhishek Sharma dropped by Vinayak Shukla
Kept the explosive opener at the crease, allowing him to smash 38 off just 15 balls to build India’s buffer.
Over 7.3
Hardik Pandya run out at the non-striker’s end
A freak deflection by Jitenkumar Ramanandi off Sanju Samson’s straight drive caught Pandya out of his crease.
Innings Break
Suryakumar Yadav demotes himself, does not bat
Rather than sealing a massive score, India chose to test their depth, allowing Oman’s bowlers to restrict them to 188/8.
Overs 1.0 to 6.0
Oman plays out a wicketless Powerplay (44/0)
Oman openers set a steady foundational platform, denying India’s new-ball bowlers early breakthroughs.
Over 7.6
Kuldeep Yadav breaks the opening stand
Clean-bowled Jatinder Singh (32) via a successful DRS review, halting Oman’s momentum.
Overs 8.0 to 18.0
Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza 93-run stand
The duo hit dual counter-attacking fifties, giving the reigning World Champions a serious scare.
Over 18.2
Hardik Pandya dismisses Hammad Mirza (51)
Broke the dangerous second-wicket partnership right at the death when Oman required a high boundary rate.
Over 19.1
Slow Over-Rate Penalty applied to India
India was forced to bring an extra fielder inside the inner ring for the final 10 deliveries.
Over 19.3
Harshit Rana dismisses skipper Aamir Kaleem (64)
Caught by substitute fielder Rinku Singh, mathematically extinguishing Oman’s hopes of an upset.
Match Result and Player of the Match
Match Date
Tournament / Event
Match Result
Player of the Match
Key Performance Details
19 September 2025
Men’s T20 Asia Cup (Group Stage)
India won by 21 runs (India: 188/8, Oman: 167/4)
Sanju Samson (India)
56 runs off 45 balls, Smashed 3 fours and 3 sixes, Handled spin on a slow Abu Dhabi track
Conclusion
In conclusion, India’s historical superiority is clear across senior and developmental tiers, though Oman consistently challenges the powerhouse nation. Driven by brilliant personal displays like Aamir Kaleem’s dual impact with bat and ball, Oman proved they can trade blows with elite world cricket setups under pressure. As Associate nations narrow the tactical and physical gap through frequent tournament exposure, these foundational scorecards map out an exciting future path for India-Oman fixtures. For India, these games serve as crucial data points to rotate modern team squads and preserve long-term continental dominance.
