Skipper Mahmudullah made 23 but his team could only get 17 of the 24 runs they needed from the final over from Safyaan Sharif.

“It was my day, I think, today,” Greaves said after collecting the player-of-the-match award.

“There’ll be many other days that any one of us in that squad could be a part of. I’m just so glad that I could contribute to what I did.”

Earlier in the first Group B match, co-hosts Oman thumped debutants Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets, chasing down a modest victory target with 6.2 overs to spare.

Oman skipper Zeeshan Maqsood led by example, claiming 4-20 to restrict Papua New Guinea to a below-par 9-129.

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Skipper Assad Vala scored 56 and Charles Amini made 37 but their middle and lower order let Papua New Guinea down.

Omani openers Jatinder Singh (73) and Aqib Ilyas (50) killed off the contest smashing unbeaten 50s.

Singh sealed victory with the fourth sixth of his knock, sending an Amini long-hop over midwicket.

The top two teams from this group will make the Super 12 stage from October 23 in the United Arab Emirates.