Australia vs Oman, 40th Match: Australia departed with a win in the 40th and last match of the group stage of T20 World Cup 2026. Australia defeated Oman by 9 wickets and won the match easily with 62 balls remaining. However, after this victory, the Australian team is out of the Super-8 round of the T20 World Cup.
In the match played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Oman’s batsmen bowed down in front of a team like Australia. Batting first, Oman got the first blow on the score of zero. Oman, which lost the first wicket on the score of zero, lost wickets continuously and the entire team was reduced to 104 runs in 16.2 overs.
Wasim Ali was the top scorer for Oman. Wasim played an inning of 32 runs in 33 balls with the help of 4 fours. Apart from this, captain Jatinder Singh scored 17, Hammad Mirza scored 16 and Karan Sonawale scored 12 runs. Only four batsmen could reach double digits. No other batsman could enter double figures.
zampa’s four
Adam Zampa once again emerged as the best bowler for Australia. This right-arm spinner took 4 wickets for 21 runs in 3.2 overs. Apart from this, Glenn Maxwell, who was ineffective throughout the tournament with the bat, took 2 wickets for 13 runs in 3 overs. Xavier Bartlett took 2 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Ellis took 1-1 wicket.
Australia’s explosive start
In response, the Australian team, which came out to chase this small target, started scoring runs rapidly. After the end of 6 overs, Australia’s opener batsmen scored 73 runs. After that it seemed that the Australian team would win without losing any wicket. But the first blow came on the score of 93. Travis Head was out trying to play a big shot. Travis Head played an inning of 32 runs in 19 balls.
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At one end, Mitchell Marsh played fast and completed his half-century. Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning and scored an unbeaten 64 runs in 33 balls, winning the match easily with 62 balls remaining. Josh Inglis ended the match by playing an unbeaten inning of 12 runs. Shakeel Ahmed took the only wicket for Oman. With this victory, Australia bid farewell to the T20 World Cup.
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