Netherlands vs Oman: ODI preview from ICC Academy, Dubai

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 reaches 140th Match with Netherlands and Oman still to start an ODI at ICC Academy, Dubai, Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 05:30 am. Read this as the pre-match piece: conditions first, then the two XIs, then the contest that decides the day.

Scott Edwards against Jay Odedra is the matchup this ODI keeps circling back to at ICC Academy, Dubai. ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 runs from Thursday, 15 February 2024 at 03:30 am to Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 11:59 pm. 140th Match is not a standalone.

Match snapshot

• Fixture: 140th Match
• Series: ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2
• Format: ODI
• Venue: ICC Academy, Dubai
• Date and time: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 05:30 am
• Status: Yet to start
• Netherlands: Netherlands Men T20
• Oman: Oman Men T20

The 140th Match score stays on the live scoreboard.

What 140th Match does to ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

If Netherlands win at ICC Academy, Dubai, their XI tends to stay for the next ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 game. If Oman lose, every low score becomes a selection argument. That is the stake in this 2026 ODI.

Netherlands want the new ball to ask a question or the top order to survive it. Oman want the opposite hour. Follow the passage, not only the headline total, on the live page once 140th Match starts.

What ICC Academy, Dubai asks of this ODI

ICC Academy, Dubai shows its hand in the first hour. If the new ball moves, the top order has to leave. If it sits up, the opening stand can settle the day before the change bowlers arrive. Netherlands and Oman play that surface on this date, not a generic one.

Fifty overs at ICC Academy, Dubai split into a powerplay, a middle, and a death. Netherlands and Oman win it in the phase where the fifth bowler is hiding.

Who has to win their hour

Scott Edwards sets the field for Netherlands. Zeeshan Maqsood sets it for Oman. At ICC Academy, Dubai, that first-hour field is the plan for this ODI.

Netherlands squad to follow: Scott Edwards (Batsman), Noah Croes (Batsman), Michael Levitt (Batsman), Max O'Dowd (Batsman), Colin Ackermann (All-Rounder), Bas de Leede (All-Rounder), Zach Lion-Cachet (Batsman), Saqib Zulfiqar (All-Rounder).

Oman squad to follow: Jatinder Singh (Batter), Hammad Mirza (Batter), Vinayak Shukla (Wicketkeeper-batter), Jay Odedra (Bowler), Mohammad Nadeem (All-rounder), Nadeem Khan (Batter), Karan Sonavale (All-rounder), Wasim Ali (All-rounder).

Scott Edwards, Noah Croes, Michael Levitt carry the batting job for Netherlands. Jatinder Singh, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla carry it for Oman. In this ODI between them at ICC Academy, Dubai, one partnership that lasts is worth more than three starts.