Abu Dhabi, Sept. 20 -- Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya was awarded the 'Impact Player of the Match' award following his side's win over Oman by 21 runs on Friday, and as a mark of respect, he gave it to the training assistant Dayanand Garani for helping the team with fielding drills.

Team India survived a scare from Oman, who fell 21 runs short of chasing down 189 and valiant half-centuries were scored by Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza. When a 93-run partnership for the second wicket between these half-centuries threatened to take the match away from India and produce a generation upset, it was Hardik who took a brilliant catch near the ropes to send back Kaleem and from there, the downfall started for Oman.

In a video by the Board of C...