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Members of a band perform in Muscat. AFP
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Oman's Jatinder Singh, right, and Aqib Ilyas celebrate their 10-wicket win over Papua New Guinea at the T20 World Cup first round match at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat on Sunday, October 17, 2021. AFP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas hit an unbeaten 50 against Papua New Guinea. AP
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Oman's Jatinder Singh, right, is congratulated by teammates after taking a catch against Papua New Guinea. AP
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Oman's Jatinder Singh bats during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup first round match between Oman and Papua New Guinea in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili)
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Opening ceremony of the T20 World Cup at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. AFP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas plays a shot against Papua New Guinea. AFP
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Spectators at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. AFP
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Papua New Guinea's captain Assad Vala, right, scored a fifty. AP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas batting against Papua New Guinea. AP
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Papua New Guinea's Lega Siaka is clean bowled by Oman's Kaleemullah. AFP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas runs to make his ground as Papua New Guinea's Kiplin Doriga takes the ball. AP
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Oman's K Kaleemullah, left, celebrates after dismissing Papua New Guinea's Lega Siaka. AP
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Members of a band perform in Muscat. AFP
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Oman's Jatinder Singh, right, and Aqib Ilyas celebrate their 10-wicket win over Papua New Guinea at the T20 World Cup first round match at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat on Sunday, October 17, 2021. AFP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas hit an unbeaten 50 against Papua New Guinea. AP
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Oman's Jatinder Singh, right, is congratulated by teammates after taking a catch against Papua New Guinea. AP
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Oman's Jatinder Singh bats during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup first round match between Oman and Papua New Guinea in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili)
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Opening ceremony of the T20 World Cup at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. AFP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas plays a shot against Papua New Guinea. AFP
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Spectators at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. AFP
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Papua New Guinea's captain Assad Vala, right, scored a fifty. AP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas batting against Papua New Guinea. AP
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Papua New Guinea's Lega Siaka is clean bowled by Oman's Kaleemullah. AFP
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Oman's Aqib Ilyas runs to make his ground as Papua New Guinea's Kiplin Doriga takes the ball. AP
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Oman's K Kaleemullah, left, celebrates after dismissing Papua New Guinea's Lega Siaka. AP
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Members of a band perform in Muscat. AFP
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