- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 Splices it straight to deep third! Back of a length ball well outside off, extra bounce off the pitch this time. Kaleem moves away from the wicket early and throws the kitchen sink at it, connects the thickish outside edge and sends the ball flying straight into the hands of the deep third man fielder near the ropes. 16/31.1 Through the gates! Sheer pace does the trick and rattles the timber! Bowls a fuller length ball nips back in with the seam, pitching around the probing zone and deviating inwards, sneaking through the bat-pad as Jatinder plays off the front foot. The Oman skipper shakes his head after playing the stroke, was caught in two minds and played it late. 7/12.2 And Mirza departs! He looked shaky right from the start. Short of a length ball angling away around the sixth stump line, plays the pull shot away from the body and nicks it through to the keeper off the outside edge, easy stuff for Taylor behind the stumps. 8/23.6 Muzarabani is breathing fire today! Short pitched ball on the leg stump line, moves across the line and plays the pull shot; cramped for space and in the end, Sonavale only managed to glove the ball to the wicketkeeper. The extra bounce off the pitch does the trick again for Muzarabani. 17/46.6 Cleaned him up with the arm ball! Raza bowls a floated fuller length ball on middle-off channel, Ali opens the face of the bat and plays off the front foot, beaten by the flight and this one straightens after pitching, goes through bat-pad and breaks the stumps! 27/516.2 Mehmood holed out at deep square leg! Short of a length ball angling in on the stumps from around the wicket, he plays the pull shot half-heartedly and connects the middle part of the bat. It sounded well off the bat but didn't have enough elevation to clear the 65-meter boundary, finds the square leg sweeper fielder. 76/814.1 Ngarava strikes, and Taylor takes a brilliant catch! Back of a length ball on the off stump line, cramped the batter for space with the extra bounce off the pitch, Shukla attempts to guide this through the third man region, tickles off the glove as he hurries the stroke and Taylor grabs a sharp catch diving to his right side. 69/614.6 Chips it to the short midwicket fielder! Oh dear me, the short ball strategy strikes again. Bowls a bouncer ball, follows the batter down the leg-side as Ramanandi backs away, plays the pull shot but takes his eyes off the ball, only managing to clip it straight to the lone fielder stationed in the on-side area. 71/719.5 Bennett grabs a screamer! The live feed commentary team is absolutely losing it; they're calling that the catch of the tournament, maybe even the century! That explains how good it was. Back of the hand, slower delivery on the stumps, strides out of the crease and swings it away with the inside part of the bat, hitting it wide of the deep midwicket fielder. Bennett covered a massive amount of ground, 15 meters, lunging into a full-stretch dive to pluck the ball out of the air. Even after hitting the turf hard, he managed to keep his grip and hold on to a spectacular catch. 103/1019.1 Dragged onto the stumps! Evans bowls a fuller length ball outside off, Shakeel shuffles across and exposes the leg stump early, hoicks this across the line and connects with the thickish inside edge, crashing onto the leg stump! 96/9Extras7 (lb 5, w 2)TOTAL103 all out (19.5 Overs, RR: 5.19)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Jatinder Singh, 1.1 ov), 2-8 (Hammad Mirza, 2.2 ov), 3-16 (Aamir Kaleem, 3.3 ov), 4-17 (Karan Sonavale, 3.6 ov), 5-27 (Wasim Ali, 6.6 ov), 6-69 (Vinayak Shukla, 14.1 ov), 7-71 (Jiten Ramanandi, 14.6 ov), 8-76 (Sufyan Mehmood, 16.2 ov), 9-96 (Shakeel Ahmed, 19.1 ov), 10-103 (Nadeem Khan, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 4 1 17 3 4.25 16 1 1 1 0 B Muzarabani 4 1 16 3 4 15 2 0 1 0 B Evans 3.5 0 18 3 4.69 12 2 0 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 17 1 4.25 8 0 0 0 0 BJ Bennett 2 0 18 0 9 6 4 0 0 0 WP Masakadza 2 0 12 0 6 5 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 Wasim Ali takes a blinder! Three-quarter length ball around the sixth stump line, Marumani lashed onto it and slashes it hard aerially to the right of the backward point fielder. Wasim timed his jump perfectly to the right, using the reverse-cup technique to pluck the ball right out of the air. It was travelling at lightning speed, but somehow it just stuck in his hands! 30/13.3 Through the bat-pad, and the keeper is celebrating! Good length ball shapes back in, a massive gap between the bat-pad and sneaks through past the inside edge. Shukla celebrappeals immediately and wants to send it upstairs. Right, replay coming up. Oh dear me. Ultra Edge confirms a faint inside edge as the ball passes the bat, and Zimbabwe lost two wickets in the over! World Class gove work by Shukla behind the stumps 30/212.5 Clubbed over midwicket! You can't bowl short deliveries to Bennett! A fraction short outside off, plenty of room for Bennett to free his arms, clears the front leg and whips this over midwicket region 98/2Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL106/2 (13.3 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3.1 ov), 2-30 (Dion Myers, 3.3 ov), 2-98* (Brendan Taylor, retired not out )
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shah Faisal 2 0 13 0 6.5 8 3 0 0 0 Shakeel Ahmed 2 0 27 0 13.5 2 5 0 0 0 Sufyan Mehmood 3 0 12 2 4 9 1 0 0 0 Nadeem Khan 3 0 28 0 9.33 7 5 0 0 0 Wasim Ali 2 0 10 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 J Ramanandi 1 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 K Sonavale 0.3 0 6 0 12 0 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days
9 February 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Zimbabwe 2, Oman 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 4 wickets)
- Drinks: Oman - 24/4 in 6.0 overs (Wasim Ali 2, Sufyan Mehmood 6)
- Oman: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Oman - 69/5 in 14.0 overs (Sufyan Mehmood 22, V Shukla 28)
- Over 15.6: Review by Oman (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - Sufyan Mehmood (Upheld)
- Oman: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Oman - 103/10 in 19.5 overs (Shah Faisal 5)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 3.3: Review by Oman (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - D Myers (Upheld)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 43/2 in 6.0 overs (BJ Bennett 13, BRM Taylor 8)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (BJ Bennett 30, BRM Taylor 21, Ex 0)
- BRM Taylor retired hurt at 98/2 (31, 12.5 overs)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 1
Match Coverage
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |






