The 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the fourth round of the

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tournament and took place in Oman in January 2020. It was a tri-nation series between

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and the

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cricket teams, with the matches played as

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(ODI) fixtures. The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the

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. After the first three ODIs, each team had won one match. The UAE then beat Namibia by eight wickets in the fourth match of the series. Oman's match against the UAE on 11 January 2020 was cancelled following the death of

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, the

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, who had died the previous day. The

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(ICC) also confirmed that the final match of the series, between Oman and Namibia, would also not go ahead, with points not awarded for the two abandoned matches. The ICC looked at the possibility of playing the two matches at a later date, with the fixtures included in the 8th round of the tournament in November and December 2021.

Squads

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withdrew from the UAE's squad following the death of his mother. Mohammad Ayaz was named as his replacement.

Fixtures

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

6th ODI

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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