Oman pulled off the unlikeliest of run chases Wednesday when they scored 302-9 in 37 overs and one ball to secure a one-wicket victory over Uganda in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers.

Chasing an imposing Ugandan total of 298-5 at LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria, the Omanis set about the task with gusto. An opening partnership of 49 came off just 19 deliveries, with openers Maqsood Hussein (23) and Hemin Desai (28) tearing apart the opening attack.

But then came a small flurry of wickets, bringing middle-order batsman Farhan Khan to the crease. He took up the assault with equal fury, scoring his 95 off just 49 deliveries, hitting 10 fours and seven sixes in the process.

Oman lost wickets throughout the chase, right down to their ninth with the scores tied on 298. But tailender Haider Ali held his nerve and smashed a boundary off the first ball of the 38th over to seal the victory.

In other matches, Afghanistan were defeated by five wickets by United Arab Emirates at Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark despite a fighting 69 by Asghar Stanikzai off 107 balls. The UAE's victory was spearheaded by Nithin Gopal's 81 and Saqib Ali who scored 69.

Kenya ran out easy winners over Denmark in Potchefstroom, winning by nine wickets on the back of Kennedy Otieno's undefeated 84. Otieno was well supported by Seren Waters who was unbeaten on 61.

Canada also produced a big win, overpowering Scotland by 148 runs in Benoni. Umar Bhatti who took 3-31, together with Henry Osinde (2-15) and Rizwan Cheema (2-14) saw Scotland slump to 104 all out in reply to Canada's 252-7.

Ireland outclassed Namibia by seven wickets, with captain William Porterfield scoring 84 while chasing down Namibia's meager 213-9 and the Netherlands were too strong for Bermuda, who fell 63 runs short of the 304-9 set by the Netherlands. That was despite a well-played 84 from Burmudan opener David Hemp.

Results:

Kenya 174-1 in 33.1 overs (Kennedy Otieno 84 not out, Seren Waters 61 not out; Morten Andersen 1-15) def. Denmark 173-8 in 50 overs (Mickey Lund 45; Elijah Otieno 3-51) by nine wickets.

Canada 252-7 in 50 overs (Ashish Bagai 87; Craig Wright 3-23) def. Scotland 104 in 30.5 overs (Colin Smith 43; Umar Bhatti 3-31, Henry Osinde 2-15, Rizwan Cheema 2-14) by 148 runs.

Ireland 214-3 in 45 overs (William Porterfield 84, Niall O'Brien 64 not out; Louis van der Westhuizen 1-25) def. Namibia 213-9 in 50 overs (Nicholaas Scholtz 62; Boyd Rankin 2-17, Regan West 2-43) by seven wickets.

Oman 302-9 in 37.1 overs (Farhan Khan 95; Frank Nsubugba 3-54) def. Uganda 298-5 in 50 overs (Joel Olwenyi 85; Hemal Mehta 3-55) by one wicket.

United Arab Emirates 257-5 in 47.2 overs (Nithin Gopal 81, Saqib Ali 69; Shaphoor Zadran 1-9, Noor Ali 1-6) def. Afghanistan 251-8 in 50 overs (Asghar Stanikzai 69; Zahid Shah 4-59) by five wickets.

Netherlands 304-9 in 50 overs (Ryan ten Doeschate 67; Rodney Trott 2-43, Irving Romaine 2-46, Stefan Kelly 2-60) def. Bermuda 241-9 in 50 overs (David Hemp 81; Ryan ten Doeschate 3-51) by 63 runs.