The Oman men's national cricket team represents the country of Oman in international matches and is governed by Oman Cricket, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000, and gained associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at the Twenty20 International level. On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved One-Day International status for the first time until 2023, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.
Oman's first competitive matches came during the 2002 ACC Trophy, and the side has since participated in many Asian Cricket Council tournaments, finishing as runners-up in the 2004 ACC Trophy and twice winning the ACC Twenty20 Cup. Oman has participated in ICC World Cup Qualifier without qualifying for the final tournament, placing ninth at the 2005 ICC Trophy and eleventh at the 2009 World Cup Qualifier. In July 2015, with their win against Namibia in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman gained Twenty20 International status and qualified for 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India, its first major international tournament.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Oman and other ICC Members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.
Most cricket in Oman is played by expatriate Indians and Pakistanis (and their descendants), rather than by native Omanis – in 2010, only 100 of the 780 players (around 13 per cent) in the national league were Arabs.(27 July 2011). "More men in Oman" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
History
Early years and ICC Membership
Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the final, where they lost against the United Arab Emirates. This qualified them for the 2005 ICC Trophy, the final qualification stage for the 2007 World Cup. It also qualified them for the Asia Cup in 2006. Later in 2004, they won the Middle East Cup after a tied game against Bahrain. They won the tournament as they beat Bahrain in the group stage. In the 2014 ACC Premier League in Malaysia they reached 4th place with three wins.
2005 ICC Trophy and aftermath
In 2005, Oman became the first affiliate member of the ICC to compete in the ICC Trophy. Despite being the mystery men of the tournament, they lost all their group games, but then won their play-off games against Uganda and the USA, the latter when they successfully chased down a mammoth target of 345, featuring an unbroken 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This gave them ninth place out of the twelve teams in the competition, enough to earn a place in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League in 2007.
2006 saw a drop in form for Oman, as they were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Trophy, with their only win coming against the Maldives. As mentioned above, they were originally scheduled to participate in the Asia Cup in 2006, playing their first ODIs against Pakistan and India. However, this tournament was postponed until 2008, and the ACC decided to use the 2006 ACC Trophy as a qualification tournament, meaning that Oman's place was taken by Hong Kong.
2007–2013
In October/November 2007, Oman took part in the inaugural ACC Twenty20 Cup held in Kuwait, where they played in Group A against; Afghanistan, Malaysia, Nepal and Qatar. Oman finished in the top two of their group and qualified for the semi-final stage. Oman beat Kuwait in their semi-final, then shared the tournament after the final match against Afghanistan was tied.
In November 2007, Oman travelled to Namibia to take part in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They played Denmark, the hosts and the UAE in addition to the two qualifiers from Division Three; Uganda and Argentina. Although Oman won all their group matches, they lost to the UAE in the final. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Oman qualified for the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup.
In January 2009, Oman participated in the ACC Cup, Challenge tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand. They came first with ease, defeating the Maldives and Bhutan in the Semi finals and finals respectively. The fourth favourites to win the cup were hosts, Thailand who ended up in fourth place.
In April 2009, Oman travelled to South Africa to participate in the ICC World Cup Qualifier, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup. During the tournament Oman finished last in their group and in the 11th place playoff they beat Denmark by 5 wickets.
In the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, Oman were drawn in Group B. In the group stages of the competition it won all five of its games, finishing top of the group and qualifying for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals it lost to the United Arab Emirates, therefore missing out on a chance to win back-to-back titles. In the third place playoff, it defeated Kuwait. This victory enabled Oman to claim the final qualifying spot for the cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games. They played in 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, where they came 3rd to remain in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.
2014 onwards: Associate Membership and ODI and T20I status
At the ICC Annual Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia, in June 2014, the Oman Cricket Board was upgraded from an affiliate member of the ICC to an associate member.(26 June 2014). "Oman becomes International Cricket Council associate member" – Times of Oman. Retrieved 17 November 2015. That announcement came during the 2014 WCL Division Four, where Oman placed fifth to be relegated to the 2016 Division Five event. Despite the team's poor performance in the 50-over format, Oman went on to win its next major international tournament, the 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup, thus qualifying for 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.ACC TWENTY20 CUP, 2014/15 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
By defeating Namibia in a sudden-death match at the World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman reached the top six teams at the tournament, thus qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20 and gaining Twenty20 International status until at least 2019.Peter Della Penna (23 July 2015). "Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015. The team made its T20I debut in the fifth-place play-off against Afghanistan, and later in the year played bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and United Arab Emirates.
In 2016 Oman appeared at the 2016 World Twenty20 in India where they recorded an upset victory over Ireland.
They also appeared at the 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier.Andrew Nixon (2 November 2015). "Busy month in UAE for associates" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
In January 2017 Oman took part in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament by beating Hong Kong in the group stages, before being defeated by Afghanistan.
In April 2019, Oman gained ODI status for the first time, until at least 2022.
On 19 June 2023, Oman played their first-ever ODI match against a test playing nation. Oman faced Ireland in 4th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They restricted Ireland to a score of 281/7 in 50 overs, and they chased down this target in 48.1 overs thanks to Kashyap Prajapati's 72 (74). This marked Oman's first ODI victory against a full member nation.
International grounds
Current squad This lists all players who were in the most recent ODI or T20I squads. Updated as on 21 February 2026
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes Batters Jatinder Singh Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Captain Ashish Odedara Right-handed ODI & T20I Karan Sonavale Right-handed Right-arm off break T20I Khalid Kail Right-handed ODI & T20I All-rounders Aamir Kaleem Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I Bilal Shah Right-handed Right-arm medium T20I Wasim Ali Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I Aryan Bisht Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Mohammad Nadeem Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI & T20I Sufyan Mehmood Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Rafiullah Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI & T20I Nadeem Khan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I Muzahir Raza Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Wicket-keepers Hammad Mirza Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Vinayak Shukla Right-handed ODI & T20I Spin Bowlers Jay Odedra Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Shakeel Ahmed Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I Samay Shrivastava Right-handed Right-arm Leg break ODI & T20I Pace Bowlers Hasnain Shah Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI & T20I Jiten Ramanandi Left-handed Left-arm medium ODI & T20I Shah Faisal Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast T20I
Coaching staff Position Name Head coachDuleep Mendis Batting coach Khawar Ali Bowling coachMohammad Sanuth Fielding coach Khurram NawazPhysiotherapistElliott DiamondStrength and conditioning coachMunis AnsariAnalystZeeshan Siddiqui
Tournament history Legend
Promoted Remained in the same division Relegated
Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 1975Not invitedNo qualifiers held 1979 Not an ICC memberNot an ICC member 1983 1987 1992 1996 1999 2003 Did not enterDid not enter 2007 Did not qualify137600 2011 72500 2015 127500 2019 30181101 2023 45232011 2027To be determined24*131113 Total 0/13 – – – – – 131 70 58 2 5
Cricket World Cup Qualifier Cricket World Cup Qualifier recordYearRoundPosition 1979Not an ICC member 1982 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001Not eligible; ICC affiliate member 2005Play-offs9/1272500DNQ 200911/1272500DNQ 2014Did not qualify 2018 2023Super Six6/1092700DNQ 2027To be determined Total 0 Titles 3/13 23 6 17 0 0
Men's T20 World Cup
Men's T20 World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 2007 Not eligible Not eligible 2009 2010 2012 Did not qualify 14 5 9 0 0 2014 4 1 3 0 0 2016 First round 14/16 3 1 1 1 0 13 8 4 0 1 2021 13/16 3 1 2 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 2022 Did not qualify 5 2 3 0 0 2024 Group Stage 20/20 4 0 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 2026 20/20 4 0 4 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 2028 To be determined To be determinedTotal0 Titles4/10142111056312401
T20 World Cup Qualifier Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier recordYearRoundPosition 2008Not eligible 2010 2012Play-offs15/1681700DNQ 2013Did not qualifyPlay-offs6/1484301Q 20199/1495400Q 2022 (A)Fourth place4/852300DNQ 2028Qualified Total 0 Titles 4/8 30 12 17 0 1
Asia Cup
Asia Cup recordYearRoundPosition 1984 Not eligible; not an ACC member 1986 1988 1990 1995 1997 2000 2004 Did not enter 2008 Did not qualify 2010 No qualification 2012 2014 2016 Did not qualify 2018 2022 2023 2025Group Stage8/830300 Total 0 Titles 1/17 3 0 3 0 0
Asian Games Asian Games recordYearRoundPosition 2010Did not participate 2014 2022 2026Qualified Total 0 Titles 1/4 0 0 0 0 0
Other global tournaments CWC League 2 (ODI) World Cricket League (LA/OD/ODI) 2019–23: Runners-up (Q) 2024–26: In progress2007 (Division Two) : Runners-up () 2011 (Division Three) : 3rd place () 2013 (Division Three) : 5th place () 2014 (Division Four) : 5th place () 2016 (Division Five) : Runners-up () 2016 (Division Four) : Runners-up () 2017 (Division Three) : Winners () 2018 (Division Two) : 5th place () 2018 (Division Three) : Winners () 2019 (Division Two) : Runners-up
Other regional tournaments T20WC Asia/Asia-EAP Regional Final (T20I) ACC Premier Cup/Asia Cup Qualifier (OD/T20I) ACC Trophy (OD) 2019: Advanced directly 2021: Advanced directly 2023: Winners (Q) 2025: Runners-up (Q) 2016 : 3rd place (DNQ) 2018 : 3rd place (DNQ) 2022 : Did not qualify 2023 : 3rd place (DNQ)