Zimbabwe v Oman

Zimbabwe v Oman (Zimbabwe won by 14 runs)

Sean Williams, Zimbabwe batter and Player of the Match (142): “It was a pretty good wicket. It was slow to start off with, difficult to hit the boundaries off the seamers in particular. I felt running between the wickets was key. I tried to take the spinners on. Bowling got difficult towards the end but credit goes to our bowlers. They bowled really well towards the end. When I first saw the wicket, I thought 270 would be a very good score. Thankfully everyone chipped in there and we got up to that total.”

Zeeshan Maqsood, Oman captain: “We did not do well in the field. We dropped catches, could not stop them from running twos and singles. We gave away 30-40 runs extra. In the second half, we got an amazing start. Prajapati scored a hundred - that was a plus point for us. In the middle phase, we gave away many wickets and that is why we could not come back and win the game. It is a hamstring (injury). Whenever we wanted boundaries, we were getting it. We were rotating strike also nicely. If I had not gotten injured, maybe we could have changed the game.”

Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine:“I’m very relieved. It was a tough game of cricket for us. When we started batting, we felt 280-290 was going to be a good score. When we started our bowling innings, we figured out the pitch was good to bat on. Thankfully Sean Williams produced a special innings to get us up to 330 (332). The wicket did seem quite a bit different to the morning. Our bowlers missed our lengths and our lines a little bit and made it easier for Oman. We have been playing some really good cricket. I don't think we need to change too much. I thought today we still did our job extremely well. We have two days to bounce back before we face Sri Lanka.”