Oman national cricket team
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| Association | Oman Cricket Board |
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| ICC status | Affiliate (2000) Associate (2014) |
| ICC region | Asian Cricket Council |
| WCL | 2017 Division Three |
| Coach |
 Duleep Mendis
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| Captain | Ajay Lalcheta |
| First international | |
 Oman v. UAE  (Singapore; 10 July 2002) |
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| List A debut | |
Oman v. Scotland  (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1 July 2005) |
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| Twenty20 debut | |
Oman v. Italy  (Dubai, UAE; 13 March 2012) |
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| World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | First round (2005, 2009) |
| World Twenty20 | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Group Stage (2016) |
| As of 3 April 2016 | |
The Oman national cricket team represents the Sultanate of Oman in international cricket matches. The Oman Cricket Board 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 both list-A and twenty20 level.
Oman's first competitive matches came at the 2002 ACC Trophy, and the side has since participated in most non-Test-level Asian Cricket Council tournaments, finishing runner-up in the 2004 ACC Trophy and twice winning the ACC Twenty20 Cup. Oman has twice participated in the final qualification process for the World Cup without qualifying for the final tournament, placing ninth at the 2005 ICC Trophy and eleventh at the 2009 World Cup Qualifier. Oman has also participated in the qualification process for the World Twenty20, without success, placing fifteenth at the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier.
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 in the national league were Arabs, or around 13 percent. The composition of the Omani national side has generally reflected this, although several Arabs have appeared for the team. Quotas of Arab players have been introduced for both club teams and the national side, in order to boost cricket's popularity amongst the Arab population.
In July 2015, with their win against Namibia in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman gained Twenty20 International status and qualified for 2016 T20 World Cup in India.
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