Al Amerat, November 3 (ONA) - The Oman Cricket Club will host from 19 to 29 March the fourth round of the World Cup qualifiers with the participation of the Sultanate, the United States of America and Nepal at the Oman Cricket Academy stadiums in the Wilayat of Al Amerat.

The Sultanate, through the past three rounds, is currently leading the ranking of this group, which also includes Scotland, Papua New Guinea, the United Arab Emirates and Namibia. The qualifying matches for this group began in August of last year, and the first round was held in Scotland with the participation of the Sultanate, Papua New Guinea and Scotland. While the second round was held in December last year in the Sultanate with the participation of our national team and the United Arab Emirates and Namibia.

In February this year, Nepal hosted the fourth round with the participation of the United States, the Sultanate and Nepal, while next year 2021 will witness four rounds, including the fourth round that will be held in the Sultanate. The fifth round will be held in Papua New Guinea during the period from 14 to 24 April 2021 with the participation of the Sultanate, Scotland and Papua New Guinea, and the sixth round in Namibia with the participation of the Sultanate, the UAE and Namibia, during the period from August 15 to September 2, 2021.

The United Arab Emirates will host the seventh round matches from 1 to 14 December 2021, and in 2022 the eighth round will be held from 15 to 28 July 2022 in the United States with the participation of the Sultanate, Nepal and the United States. The ninth round will be concluded in the Sultanate from November 22 to December 2, 2022, with the participation of the Sultanate, Scotland and Papua New Guinea, and three teams will qualify for the World Cup Finals.

It is noteworthy that our national team is continuing its training under the leadership of its Sri Lankan coach, Dilip Mandis, with the participation of 25 players at the fields of the Oman Cricket Academy in Al Amerat.

(ONA)