Australia’s Travis Head (R) and captain Mitchell Marsh (C) run between the wickets in the course of the ICC Males’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 group-stage match between Oman and Australia at Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 20, 2026. — AFP
Australia grabbed a dominant nine-wicket win over Oman as either side wrapped up their ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaigns with right this moment’s (Friday) group-stage match on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka’s Kandy.
Adam Zampa’s four-wicket haul and Mitchell Marsh’s unbeaten half-century powered Australia to a convincing victory.
Set to chase a modest 105, Australia made mild work of the goal as they struck the profitable runs for the lack of only one wicket and 62 balls to spare.
Main the way in which for the 2021 champions was their captain, Marsh, who top-scored with an unbeaten half-century, making 64 off 33 deliveries, studded with seven fours and 4 sixes.
Marsh was considerably supported by opening companion Travis Head, who chipped in with a 19-ball 32, because the duo put collectively 93 runs in eight overs till the left-hander was caught and bowled by Shakeel Ahmed.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh’s resolution to discipline first paid dividends as his group’s bowling unit booked Oman for a modest 104 in 16.2 overs.
Oman bought off to a shaky begin to their innings as they misplaced three wickets inside 5 overs with simply 39 runs on the board.
The left-handed batter oversaw Oman’s innings till the sixteenth over, which noticed him fall sufferer to Glenn Maxwell after top-scoring with a 33-ball 32, that includes 4 fours.
In addition to him, solely captain Jatinder Singh (17), Hammad Mirza (16) and Karan Sonavale (12) might amass double figures towards the disciplined Australia bowling assault, led by Zampa, who returned economical figures of 4/21 in his 3.2 overs.
Zampa’s efforts have been backed by Maxwell and Xavier Bartlett, who bagged two wickets every, whereas Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Ellis chipped in with one scalp apiece.
Adam Zampa was named Participant of the Match after taking 4 wickets for simply 21 runs.
It’s pertinent to say that each Australia and Oman are already out of the Tremendous Eights rivalry following equally disappointing campaigns.
The 2021 champions are fourth in Group B standings with simply two factors in three matches, struggling defeats by the hands of Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, whereas Oman are on the backside, having misplaced all three of their opening group-stage fixtures.
