PREVIEW: Upbeat Oman prepares for Afghanistan backlash

All eyes turn to the main prize now at #wt20q! The winner of this trophy will be decided at Malahide over the weekend pic.twitter.com/8UxdaBVidH — ICC (@ICC) July 24, 2015

Meanwhile, Jatinder Singh, Zeeshan Maqsood, Zeeshan Siddiqui and Aamir Kaleem have all shown that Oman, which has posted and chased down good totals, is no pushover despite being a side that is taking part in the competition for only the second time.

Among the bowlers, Maqsood, Munis Ansari and Rajeshkumar Ranpura have bagged 27 wickets between them, while Mehran has been Oman's go-to man during the middle overs.

The contest should be an enthralling one, with the result in the earlier game between the two sides giving it an added edge.

The four sides competing for the trophy are Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands and Hong Kong.

Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Javed Ahmadi, Aftab Alam, Mirwais Ashraf, Sharafudin Ashraf, Hamid Hassan, Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Najib Zadran, Shahpur Zadran.

Oman: Sultan Ahmed (capt), Yousuf Abdulrahim, Zeeshan Ahmad, Amir Ali, Khawar Ali, Munis Ansari, Aamir Kaleem, Mehran Khan, Ajay Lalcheta, Sufyan Mahmood, Zeeshan Maqsood, Muhammad Nadeem, Rajeshkumar Ranpura, Jatinder Singh, Vaibhav Wategaonkar.