After women's day, Oman's day
There was a game between South Africa and Australia on in Cape Town even as the lower-profile match between Ireland and Oman twisted and turned in Dharamsala.
Sport is all about context. Never thought I would be watching Oman vs Ireland over Australia vs South Africa.......
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 9, 2016
Damn, it wasn't even close. I totally preferred Oman v. Ireland over RSA v. Australia.
— Samir Chopra (@EyeOnThePitch) March 9, 2016
Some of Oman's cricketers may not fit the stereotype of the muscled modern athlete, but boy they showed they can play.
Oman, never has a team looked like, or played like, a team of accountants more, and done so well.
— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) March 9, 2016
The nail-biting win over Ireland was the latest in a growing list of scalps.
In all T20s Oman have now beaten....
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 9, 2016
Denmark
Canada
Netherlands
Afghanistan
Namibia
Hong Kong (3)
Ireland#WT20#IrevOma
The congratulatory messages poured in soon after the victory...
Take a bow, Oman. This is the stuff dreams are made of! #WT20
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) March 9, 2016
... as did the one-liners.
Yesterday was Women's Day. Today is Oman's Day.
— Diogenes (@diogeneb) March 9, 2016
Others compared Oman's record with more familiar Associates...
Cricket World Cup :
— Merin Kumar (@merin_kumar) March 9, 2016
Scotland = Played 19 Won 0
Oman = Played 1 Won 1
... while some said this highlighted the progress Associates have made.
Oman are in Division 5 of the World Cricket League. Depth in associate game stronger than it has ever been. Not just Ireland & Afghanistan!
— Andrew Nixon (@andrewnixon79) March 9, 2016
There might be plenty of people going gaga after the success, but Oman's captain wasn't among them.
If we beat Netherlands and Bangladesh, we'll be through, says the Oman captain - very matter of fact #fairytale #IREvOMA #WT20
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) March 9, 2016
Siddarth Ravindran is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. Twitter @SidRavindran