Junaid Siddique stars as UAE fight back in CWCL2 with victory over Oman

Junaid Siddique stars as UAE fight back in CWCL2 with victory over Oman 03.05.2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) defeated Oman by 54 runs in a Cricket World Cup League 2 match in Nepal on Sunday, marking their second win over Oman in the tournament. Fast bowler Junaid Siddique delivered a career-best performance, taking six wickets for 49 runs to dismantle Oman's chase after UAE had scored 308-8 in 47 overs. Key contributions with the bat came from openers Aryansh Sharma (50) and Adeeb Usmani (72), along with Harpreet Singh (77) and Mohammed Shahdad (74), who all scored fifties to set a competitive total. Despite a resilient 91 not out from Jiten Ramanandi and 83 from Hammad Mirza, Oman were bowled out for 254. This victory provided a confidence boost for the UAE following a narrow six-run loss to Nepal in a rain-affected match.

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