Disappointing Bowling Performance from Sharma in Asia Cup Match

In this year’s Asia Cup T20 tournament, India played Oman in a group match at Dubai’s International stadium. Sharma gripped every cricket fan’s attention with his scintillating performance. His bowling figures showed just how masterfully difficult his performance was at -1.0, setting the tone for a general poor game from the team. Yet even with so much riding on the match, Sharma’s numbers painted a bleak picture of her performance on the field.

Sharma’s bowling summary showed that he had given away 12 runs with 0 wickets taken. He was up against it in his efforts to keep the Omani batsmen off the scoreboard. Consequently, his economy rate leapt to a phenomenal 12.00. So, in almost 100 overs on the field, Sharma didn’t manage to bowl a single maiden over. He bowled only two dot balls, which exemplified his struggle to build pressure on the batting side.

Sharma gave him no chance as he bowled a wide delivery. As he took the field, through the entirety of his career, he never bowled a single no-ball. Despite hitting one four per over during his innings, it didn’t do enough to outweigh his terrible bowling display. Unfortunately for Lin, his attempt wasn’t enough in the final game overall.

Oman’s captain Jatinder Singh showed a lot of character, anchoring the innings with a solid 32 runs off 33 balls. Singh’s innings, punctuated by five fours, was a masterclass in how to build an innings of substance amid the pressure. It was his match-winning leadership that allowed Oman’s batting order to flourish against a typically experienced Indian bowling attack.

Oman’s Aamer Kaleem played a valuable role in his team’s total, scoring 34 runs off 31 balls. Kaleem’s heavy innings supported Singh’s blistering knock as they countered India to set a defensible score. Their destructive early onslaught laid the platform for Oman’s batting performance.

As the match ran on, India’s bowlers—Sharma included—started to lose their way. They need to shake off their performance-related missteps to win the battle in future meetups. The paradigm of the game turned as Oman took advantage of openings created by India’s errant bowling approach.