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On Tuesday (19 February), Oman national cricket team scored the fourth lowest completed List A total against Scotland national cricket team. In that 50-over game, Scotland bundled out the host side Oman for just 24 runs at Al Amerat.

ICC has not granted the ODI status to Oman yet, So the 50-over match has been recorded in the List A status. It was first List A match of three-match series and the experienced Scotland side brutally smashed the host side.

Oman, Scotland
Oman national cricket team (Image Credit: Getty Images)

After Scotland won the toss, they bundled out Oman for just 24 runs – the fourth lowest completed List A total. Also, it is the lowest completed List A total in the national side matches. The previous lowest completed List A total in the national side matches was 35 by Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka at Harare on 25 April 2004 (that match had an ODI status).

Here is the list of top ten lowest completed List A totals

Team Total (Overs) Opposition Venue Date
West Indies U19 18 (14.3) Barbados Blairmont 17 Oct 2007
Saracens 19 (10.5) Colts Colombo (Colts) 13 Dec 2012
Middlesex 23 (19.4) Yorkshire Leeds 23 Jun 1974
Oman 24 (17.1) Scotland Al Amerat 19 Feb 2019
Chittagong Division 30 (20.4) Sylhet Division Dhaka 27 Dec 2002
Border 31 (13.5) South Western District East London 28 Oct 2007
Saurashtra 34 (21.1) Mumbai Mumbai 2 Jan 2000
Cricket Coaching School 35 (20.2) Abahani Limited Fatullah 12 Sep 2013
Zimbabwe* 35 (18)* Sri Lanka* Harare* 25 Apr 2004*
Rajasthan 35 (15.3) Railways Nagpur 11 Nov 2014

(Special Note: *Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka match had an ODI status)

Scotland chased down the target in 3.2 overs without losing any wicket

Apart from the no.3 batsman Khawar Ali (15), none of Oman batsmen reached the double-digit numbers. The second highest score in that innings was three that came from the extras. A total of six Oman batsmen, including one not out batsman, failed to open their accounts in that innings.

Among the Scottish bowlers, Ruaidhri Smith (4/7) and the List A debutant Adrian Neill (4/7) both picked up four wickets each. Also, Alasdair Evans (2/10) bagged the other two wickets in that innings.

In reply, Scotland chased down that tiny target in just 3.2 overs without losing any wicket. Scotland won the game by ten wickets with 280 balls remaining.