Australia vs Oman, 40th Match
Group B 2026 · T20I · · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 62 balls remaining) (Australia 108/1, Oman 104).
Match report
Australia (AUS) faced Oman (OMN) in the 40th Match of Group B 2026, a T20I match, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy. Play began on Friday, 20 February 2026 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Chris Gaffaney and Kumar Dharmasena, with Dean Cosker as match referee.
Oman made 104 in 16.2 overs, with Wasim Ali top-scoring on 32 from 33 balls. Adam Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 21. Australia made 108/1 in 9.4 overs, with Mitchell Marsh top-scoring on 64 not out from 33 balls. Shakeel Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 29.
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets (with 62 balls remaining). Adam Zampa was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Oman · 1st innings: 104 (16.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamir Kaleem | b Xavier Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jatinder Singh | b Xavier Bartlett | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Karan Sonavale | b Nathan Ellis | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Hammad Mirza | b Adam Zampa | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Wasim Ali | b Glenn Maxwell | 32 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 96.97 |
| Mohammad Nadeem | lbw b Adam Zampa | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Vinayak Shukla | c Cameron Green b Marcus Stoinis | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Jiten Ramanandi | lbw b Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Shakeel Ahmed | c Xavier Bartlett b Adam Zampa | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Jay Odedra | not out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shafiq Jan | b Adam Zampa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 8
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Nathan Ellis | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Cameron Green | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Adam Zampa | 3.2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
Australia · 1st innings: 108/1 (9.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | not out | 64 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 193.94 |
| Travis Head | c & b Shakeel Ahmed | 32 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 168.42 |
| Josh Inglis | not out | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 0 · Did not bat: Cameron Green, Tim David, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafiq Jan | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Jay Odedra | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Shakeel Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Wasim Ali | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Jiten Ramanandi | 0.4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Latest overs
- Over 10 (AUS, Jiten Ramanandi): 10 runs, 108/1 – 4 1 1 4
- Over 9 (AUS, Shakeel Ahmed): 5 runs, 98/1 – 1 1 1 1 1 W
- Over 8 (AUS, Jay Odedra): 7 runs, 93/0 – • 1 • 4 1 1
- Over 7 (AUS, Shakeel Ahmed): 13 runs, 86/0 – 6 1 • 4 1 1
- Over 6 (AUS, Wasim Ali): 18 runs, 73/0 – 4 • 4 6 4 •
- Over 5 (AUS, Shakeel Ahmed): 9 runs, 55/0 – • • 4 1 • 4