Suryakumar Yadav chose to bat first after winning the toss and spoke on how India would try to put a target on the board tonight against Oman, something they haven't done during this tournament.

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And after a bright start to the Indian batting innings, fans expected Suryakumar Yadav to come out to bat as Shubhman Gill returned to the shed. But out came Sanju Samson, who was in desperate need of some time in the middle. This trend continued till the very end of India's batting innings as the skipper was nowhere to be seen.

Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma put India into the game right away by providing yet another blistering performance at the top of the order. Sanju Samson marshalled his innings well and made good use of his time at the crease, eventually ending up with 56 runs to his name.

Throughout the innings, the batters tried their best to up the ante in the game. But it was half hits and half misses for team India as Axar Patel and Tilak Varma succeeded in their cameos, while Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya didn't trouble the scoreboard much.

In the end, India lost a total of 8 wickets, and Suryakumar Yadav still had not come out to bat. Instead, he demoted himself to number 11, a truly selfless yet tactical act.

India's brilliance with the ball in the first 2 games meant most batters couldn't get a chance to spend time at the crease. But in a dead rubber situation like this, Suryakumar Yadav chose to give the lower batting order a chance to get some balls under their belts ahead of the Super 4 fixtures coming up.