In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Oman, Australia emerged victorious by nine wickets at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.
Having put to chase a target of 105 runs, Australia scored 108 runs for the loss of one wicket in 9.4 overs. Opening the innings, skipper Mitchell Marsh played an unbeaten knock of 64 runs off just 33 deliveries, which was laced with seven boundaries and four maximums. Fellow opening batsman Travis Head smashed 32 runs in just 19 balls, including six boundaries. Wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis scored an unbeaten 12 runs, which came in six balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Oman`s Shakeel Ahmad managed to pick up one wicket for 29 runs in four overs. Shafiq Jan, Jay Odedara, Wasim Ali, and Jitenkumar Ramanandi went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Australia.
Having put to bat first, Oman was bowled out for 104 runs in 16.2 overs. Opening the innings, Aamir Kaleem was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Skipper Jatinder Singh scored 17 runs in 15 balls, including three boundaries. Karan Sonavale managed to score 12 runs after facing 11 balls, and also smashed two boundaries. Hammad Mirza accumulated 16 runs in 13 balls, including a boundary and a maximum.
Wasim Ali played a knock of 32 runs off 33 deliveries, which was laced with four boundaries. Mohammad Nadeem and Wicketkeeper-batsman Vinayak Shukla were dismissed on two and nine balls, respectively. Nadeem`s innings included three balls, whereas Shukla`s innings of eight balls included a boundary.
Jitenkumar Ramanandi and Shakeel Ahmad registered one and three runs, respectively. Ramanandi faced three balls, and Ahmad played seven deliveries. Shafiq Jan was also dismissed on a one-ball duck. Jay Odedara stayed unbeaten on four runs off three balls, including a boundary.
Australia`s Adam Zampa returned with the figures of four wickets for 21 runs in 3.2 overs. Glenn Maxwell and Xavier Bartlett bagged two wickets each. Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Ellis also chipped in with one wicket each. Cameron Green went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Oman.
T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8: Group 1 and 2 teams
The match also marked the last clash of the group stage. The T20 World Cup 2026 will now proceed to its Super 8 stage, with Group 1 consisting of teams India, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Group 2 include teams England, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
