Oman captain Aqib Ilyas blames bad shot selection after their miserable defeat against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

England thrashed Oman by 9 wickets on Friday (June 14) at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to keep their chances alive for Super Eight. There were several records broken during the match. Adil Rashid's brilliant 4 fer, with Mark Wood and Jofra Archer too shared 6 wickets together bundled Oman out for a meagre 47 runs. In reply, England chased down the total inside 4 overs to go past Scotland's NRR. They chased down the total in 3.1 overs, with 9 wickets in hands. Their NRR increased to +3.081, while Scotland's are +2.164.

Ilyas also thinks that they failed to manage the pace of the English bowlers because as an associate country they generally do not get chance to play that much fast bowlers. However, Ilyas thinks that they learned a lot and they have to work hard in future.

“Nothing much to say, it was a big collapse. It was big exposure, but still there are positives. With associate teams, we don't get to play bowlers who bowl at 140kph [often]. At the back of the mind, expecting a lot of pace, it is difficult. Some areas, the ball was there to hit, but they had fielders up in the ring. Batters didn't look uncomfortable but bad shot selection [cost us]. Hats off to them for putting pressure on the bowlers. They had to go for run rate. We have learned a lot, how we can get better. We competed in some areas. You learn where you stand, but we have to work hard,” Ilyas said.