USA chased down Oman's 124-run target in 15.1 overs. Milind Kumar was named the Player of the Match for his all-round display of an unbeaten 56 and figures of 1-14 in three overs
The United States cricket team produced a dominant performance in the third and final T20I to defeat hosts Oman by eight wickets and complete a 3-0 series sweep at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat on Sunday, February 23. (More Cricket News)
USA๐ chased down Oman's 124-run target in 15.1 overs, losing just two wickets in the process. Milind Kumar was named the Player of the Match for his all-round display of an unbeaten 56 (off 38 balls) and figures of 1-14 in three overs.
๐ฏEarlier, Juanoy Drysdale scalped three wickets and Ali Sheikh, Stephen Wiig claimed two apiece as the tourists dismissed Oman for 123 in their allotted 20 overs. Captain and opener Jatinder Singh top-scored for the hosts with 51 off 31 deliveries.
๊ฆIn response, the United States cantered to the target courtesy a solid show from their top-order, including a 21-ball 31 from wicketkeeper-opener Andries Gous in addition to Kumar's match-winning effort.
๐ Oman won the toss and opted to bat first against USA.
Playing XIs:
United States of Americaเน: Saiteja Mukkamalla, Monank Patel(w/c), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Harmeet Singh, Ali Sheikh, Stephen Wing, Juanoy Drysdale, Nosthush Kenjige
Oman๐ผ: Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Mujibur Ali, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Mohammad Nadeem, Jiten Ramanandi, Muhammed Imran, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava, Bilal Shah.
๐จThe visitors won all three games in the series while chasing. They had earlier secured a seven-wicket victory in the opener and a four-wicket win in match 2 to seal the series in their favour.