IN THE AIR... DROPPED! Axar Patel is the culprit and it seems that he has hurt his head badly out there. Banged short by Dube, outside off, Hammad Mirza tries to cut it square, but mistimes it up in the air, off the leading edge. The ball pops up and over the cover region. Axar Patel from point runs to his right and tries to catch. Gets into a bit of a juggling act. Fails on the first attempt, again fails on the second, tries the third time, but the ball pops in and out of the palms as he tumbles over. While doing so, his head gets banged on the surface. In the meantime, the batters cross each other thrice.

WIDE! Sprayed outside the tramline on the off side. Left alone. Wide called.

FOUR! SHOT! Angled across off, on a good length. Aamir Kaleem slashes it over covers for a cracking boundary. The 50-run partnership comes up between Kaleem and Hammad!

Outside off and full in length, Aamir Kaleem shuffles across to play the lap shot, but misses.

SIX! KABOOM! Second six for Kaleem and this is turning out to be a very useful innings for him and his team! Into the slot, full and on middle. Aamir Kaleem clears the front leg and hoists it over deep mid-wicket for a massive six.

FIFTY FOR AAMIR KALEEM! Off just 38 deliveries. His 2nd half-century in T20Is! Short in length, outside off. Aamir Kaleem hangs deep in the crease and dabs it with soft hands to deep backward point for a single. Gets to the other end, removes the helmet, kneels down and kisses the surface. Indeed, a brilliantly constructed inning from the 43-year-old veteran!

Touch full and around off, Hammad Mirza steers it through cover-point for a single. 16 runs off this over.

SIX! SMOKED! Full and a bit outside off, Hammad Mirza gets across, goes deep in his crease and pumps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

SIX MORE! Hammad Mirza is turning it on! Kuldeep tosses it up, full and around middle, Mirza gets down, picks it up and sweeps it over the deep square leg fence for another six. Oman need 61 more now off 28 balls.

Short and outside off, Mirza rocks back and punches it, but finds the cover fielder.

Slower and fuller, around middle, Mirza tries to slog it but mistimes it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes uppishly to the right of long on but lands well ahead of the incoming fielder. A single taken.

Full and wide outside off, drilled away through covers for one.

Almost carried! Kuldeep floats it up, full and around off, Hammad Mirza uses his feet and lofts it towards long off. The ball goes flat but lands just ahead of Tilak Varma there who collects it on the bounce. A single taken. Oman need 58 more in the last four overs.

Short of a length and down leg, Hammad Mirza gets across, swivels and looks to pull it but misses. 

FOUR! BLITZED! Back of a length and wide outside off, Hammad Mirza throws his hands at it and slices it over backward point for a one-bounce boundary. Oman need more of this.

Hard length and outside off, Mirza punches it down through cover point for one more.

FOUR! POWERED! Touch fuller and outside off, Aamir Kaleem crouches, picks it up and smashes it to the right of deep square leg for a one-bounce boundary. Oman need 49 more off the last 20 balls.

Hard length and outside off, with pace taken off, Aamir backs away and tries to adjust his shot. Goes for a cut but misses. Good comeback by Arshdeep.

Executes his yorker, does Singh, around off, Aamir squeezes it to the left of deep third for one. Oman need 48 runs in the last three overs.

FOUR! NICELY PLAYED! Change of pace, on a length and outside off, Aamir Kaleem shuffles across and scoops it to the right of short fine for a boundary. Oman need 44 in the last 17 balls.

FOUR MORE! EXCELLENT EXECUTION! On a good length and outside off with mid off inside the circle, Aamir Kaleem uses his feet and smokes it over mid off for another boundary. Oman need 40 now off the last 16 balls.

Short of a length and outside off, Aamir Kaleem swivels and looks to pull but misses. There is an appeal for caught behind from the bowler, but the umpire shakes his head. Suryakumar Yadav intervenes and asks the keeper, Sanju Samson, if he should go for a review but decides not to take it in the end.

OUT! TAKEN! A stunner by Hardik Pandya and the impressive innings of Aamir Kaleem come to an end. On a back of a length and around middle and leg, Aamir shapes up for a pull and mistimes it due to an extra bounce. The ball travels flat and fast towards deep fine leg. Hardik runs across to his right, extends both his hands and pouches it, while running just inside the boundary cushions. He keeps running and maintains his balance. The third umpire checks it and calls a fair catch. Aamir Kaleem departs on 64 runs off just 46 balls and gets a good round of applause from the crowd at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium and is greeted by teammates in the dugout with a lot of pats on his shoulder. Rightly so, as he will remember this brave knock for a long, long time. Oman are 149/2, needing 40 more off the last 14 balls. 

Short of a length and around off, Zikriya Islam tries to ramp it over the keeper but msises.

A swing and a miss! Bowled it full and outside off with pace taken off, Zikriya Islam goes deep in his crease to make a base for himself and swings over but connects with thin air only. Oman need 40 off the last two overs.

Nagging length and around leg, with pace taken off, Hammad Mirza backs away and looks to turn it into the leg side but gets a bottom edge behind the wickets, where the keeper, Sanju Samson, collects it on the bounce.

FOUR! THRASHED! FIFTY FOR HAMMAD MIRZA! On a fuller length and outside off, Mirza comes forward a bit and muscles it through the gap between mid off and cover for a boundary to bring his milestone off just 30 balls. This has been an excellent inning and one that will be worth remembering for Mirza!

WIDE! Banged in short but down the leg side, Hammad Mirza gets across and looks to pull it but misses. The keeper, Sanju Samson, dives to his left and grabs it. Hardik appeals for caught behind, but the umpire shakes his head. Pandya asks Suryakumar Yadav to go for a review. There is nothing on the UltraEdge and India lose a review.

Good stop by the keeper again! Short of a length and around middle and leg, Hammad Mirza looks to ramp it over the keeper but misses. Samson puts in a dive to his left and stops the ball with his left hand, certainly saving a boundary.

Nagging length and around middle, Mirza gets cramped and all he manages to just push it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! Hardik Pandya has a wicket finally, and Hammad Mirza walks back after an impeccable innings of 51 (33). Short of a length and around off, Mirza presses back and looks to flat-bat it down the ground. But due to an extra bounce, he mistimes it off the upper half of the bat. The ball lobs up towards mid off, where the substitute fielder, Rinku Singh, moves to his right and pouches it around his chest. Oman are 154/3.

Short of a length and around middle, Shukla attempts a pull shot but mistimes it. Luckily for him, the ball lands in the vacant backward square leg region. A single taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oman lose their fourth! Short of a length and around middle, Vinayak Shukla goes back and tries to pull it. The ball follows him, and he gets cramped. Mistimes his shot off the upper half of the bat due to an extra bounce, too. The ball goes flat towards deep mid-wicket, where the substitute fielder, Rinku Singh, moves forward and takes it easily. With this, Arshdeep Singh completes 100 T20I wickets, and becomes the first-ever Indian bowler to reach this milestone. Overall, he is the third-fastest bowler in the world to have achieved this feat, in 64 innings, among full-member nations. He is just behind Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga. More importantly, he has reached this mark in just three years since his debut in this format, which came in the year 2022. 

Well-directed yorker, down leg, tries to follow the batter, Jiten backs away and looks to jam it out but misses.

FOUR! SHOT! Full and around leg, Jiten Ramanandi again backs away, makes room and drives it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! Back of a length and around middle and leg, Jiten Ramanandi backs away again and pulls it over wide mid on for another boundary.

Another good searing yorker from Singh, around middle, Jiten brings his bat down to jam it out but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away beside the off stump.

FOUR! A boundary to finish but India have defeated Oman by 21 runs. Full and around off, Jiten Ramanandi makes room and squeezes it to the left of backward point for a boundary. Oman fought well, but in the end, that 188 proved too much for them.