Oman march on, Netherlands out

The Netherlands were knocked out of the World Twenty20 Friday after their match against Oman was abandoned due to rain in Dharamsala.

The Dutch, who shared a point with Oman in the rained-off game, had been invited to field after losing the toss but not a single ball was possible due to bad weather.

"There's extreme disappointment. We've put in a lot of time, effort and energy in trying to qualify. For it to end like this after having lost to Bangladesh in a closely-fought game, we are gutted," Dutch skipper Peter Borren said.

Looking at the future, though, he was desperately disappointed. As of now, they are left with one more T20I, two one-day games against Nepal in the World Cricket League and a four-day game against Afghanistan, and that's it for the rest of the year.

"We could have done a lot of things better in that game, it will haunt us for a while. We don't get a lot of opportunities at this stage. As someone says, our next chance could be in four years time."

"It's obviously not enough cricket, that's fair to say," Borren said. "If we had managed to get through here, it would have been fantastic. As someone says, our next chance could be in four years time. I've been lucky to have played in a few, but it seems like it's becoming less opportunities for Associate teams, which is frustrating.

"For me, I'm getting older but some of our young guys... it's pretty hard to tell a guy like Paul van Meekeren, for example, who bowls four overs, gets 2 for 17 against Bangladesh, that there might be another opportunity if we get really really good cricket over three-four years time. It's pretty tough."

Meanwhile Oman, who stunned Irleand in their first group encounter, are still in the race for the Super 10 stage.

"We were confident coming into the game. We are still alive if we beat Bangladesh. We put in consistent performances in the qualifiers in Ireland and Scotland. They [players] are all excited," a beaming Oman captain Sultan Ahmed said.