CWC Qualifiers: Ayaan Khan becomes sixth Omani centurion in ODIs
Oman's Ayaan Khan played a stunning knock against the Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 in Harare. Ayaan smashed his maiden ODI century and his 105* kept Oman alive in the run chase. Oman were chasing a revised target of 321 in 44 overs and they could only manage 246/6, losing by 74 runs. Ayaan hammered 11 fours and two sixes.
A valiant knock from Ayaan's blade
Oman were under pressure as the Netherlands posted 362/7 in a 48-over match. Although Oman had a decent start, they lost a couple of wickets quickly. He came to the crease when Oman were 50/2. The key highlight of the knock was his 112-run partnership with Shoaib Khan, taking the score beyond 200-run mark. Ayaan remained unbeaten as they fell short by 74 runs.
Sixth Omani batter to slam an ODI century
With this tremendous century, Ayaan becomes the sixth Omani cricketer to smash an ODI century. Before Ayaan, Jatinder Singh (3), Kashyap Prajapati, Aqib Ilyas, Zeeshan Maqsood (2 each), and Shoaib Khan have touched the triple-figure mark for Oman in this format.
A look at his ODI numbers
Courtesy of his knock, Ayaan has raced to 971 runs in 33 ODIs at an average of 34.67. Apart from his maiden century, he has smashed five fifties. He is the fourth-highest run-scorer for Oman in this format.
