Muscat - Oman’s young, all-homegrown side suffered a harsh reality check at the Singapore National Cricket Ground on Friday, going down by 154 runs to a rampant Hong Kong in their final Group B fixture of the Men’s T20I Asian Games Qualifier. However, the defeat did little to diminish Oman’s achievement of securing a historic Asian Games berth. Having already booked their place in the semi-finals with consecutive wins over Singapore and Bahrain, the inexperienced squad will now turn its attention to a high-stakes last-four clash against tournament favourites Nepal on June 7. Captain Sufyan Mehmood’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved costly as Hong Kong produced one of the most destructive batting displays of the tournament,…
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