Oman vs Zimbabwe, 8th Match
Group B 2026 · T20I · · Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 39 balls remaining) (Oman 103, Zimbabwe 106/2).
Match report
Oman (OMN) faced Zimbabwe (ZIM) in the 8th Match of Group B 2026, a T20I match, at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Play began on Monday, 9 February 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Asif Yaqoob and Wayne Knights, with Richie Richardson as match referee.
Oman made 103 in 19.5 overs, with Vinayak Shukla top-scoring on 28 from 21 balls. Blessing Muzarabani was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 16. Zimbabwe made 106/2 in 13.3 overs, with Brian Bennett top-scoring on 48 not out from 36 balls. Sufyan Mehmood was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 12.
Result: Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 39 balls remaining). Blessing Muzarabani 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: 103 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamir Kaleem | c Dion Myers b Blessing Muzarabani | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Jatinder Singh | b Blessing Muzarabani | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Hammad Mirza | c Brendan Taylor b Richard Ngarava | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karan Sonavale | c Brendan Taylor b Blessing Muzarabani | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasim Ali | b Sikandar Raza | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Sufyan Mehmood | c Tashinga Musekiwa b Brad Evans | 25 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 64.1 |
| Vinayak Shukla | c Brendan Taylor b Richard Ngarava | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Jiten Ramanandi | c Dion Myers b Richard Ngarava | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nadeem Khan | c Brian Bennett b Brad Evans | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Shakeel Ahmed | b Brad Evans | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Shah Faisal | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 7
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Brad Evans | 3.5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Brian Bennett | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Zimbabwe · 1st innings: 106/2 (13.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | not out | 48 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | c Wasim Ali b Sufyan Mehmood | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 190.91 |
| Dion Myers | c Vinayak Shukla b Sufyan Mehmood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Taylor | not out | 31 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 103.33 |
| Sikandar Raza | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 1 · Did not bat: Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shah Faisal | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Shakeel Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sufyan Mehmood | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Nadeem Khan | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Wasim Ali | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Jiten Ramanandi | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Karan Sonavale | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Latest overs
- Over 14 (ZIM, Karan Sonavale): 6 runs, 105/2 – 4 1 1
- Over 13 (ZIM, Shakeel Ahmed): 11 runs, 99/2 – 2 4 1 2 1 1
- Over 12 (ZIM, Sufyan Mehmood): 4 runs, 88/2 – 1 1 1 • • 1
- Over 11 (ZIM, Nadeem Khan): 15 runs, 84/2 – 4 2 1 4 4 •
- Over 10 (ZIM, Wasim Ali): 5 runs, 69/2 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 9 (ZIM, Jiten Ramanandi): 9 runs, 64/2 – 4 1 1 1 1 1