Khalid Kail

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Khalid Kail
Personal information
Born (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 36)6 March 2024 v Papua New Guinea
Last T20I3 June 2024 v Namibia
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches 13 4 15
Runs scored 228 45 228
Batting average 32.57 22.50 32.57
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/2
Top score 55 25* 55
Catches/stumpings 1/- 2/- 1/-
Source: Cricinfo, 2 June 2024

Khalid Kail (born 13 October 1996) is an Omani cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman. He played for Oman at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Career[edit]

He plays domestic cricket for Al Turki NMC and in March 2021 scored 146 not out to help his side to an important win on the final day of the season that clinched the runners-up spot on net run rate in the Premier Division 50-over League.[1] That year, he was named Best Batsman in the league end of season awards.[2]

He made his international debut for Oman in a T20 International series against Papua New Guinea in March 2024.[3] In April 2024, he hit five sixes in an unbeaten half century from 23 balls in a T20 International against the UAE.[4]

In May 2024, he was selected to represent Oman at the 2024 World Cup in the United States and West Indies for his first global tournament.[5][6][7] He played in their opening game on 3 June 2024 against Namibia at the Kensington Oval, top-scoring in Oman's innings with 34 runs.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Raza, Shahzad (18 March 2021). "Cricket League: Khalid's magnificent ton fetches Al Turki runner-up spot behind winner Muscat". The Arabian Stories. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Khalid Kail of Al Turki NMC best batsman of Premier". Oman Cricket. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Oman clinch T20I series win over PNG". Times of Oman. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Oman trounce UAE by nine wickets for third win in a row". Times of Oman. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "A new captain named as Oman put forward T20 World Cup squad". ICC. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "T20 World Cup: Aqib Ilyas replaces Zeeshan Maqsood as skipper in strong Oman squad". India Today. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Ilyas to lead Oman at T20 World Cup". Oman Observer. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ^ "OMA vs NAM T20 World Cup". Times of India. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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