- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 gone first ball, and Kaleem has to depart! Fullish on middle stump and this curves back in sharply. Kaleem's feet are stuck to concrete and he has a wild swipe at it first up. Might have gotten an inside edge at best, before the ball crashed into leg stump. Bartlett with the perfect start for Australia! 0/14.6 straight through, and Bartlett has another! Seems like the in-ducker, pushed in full on middle and off. Jatinder gets his footwork all wrong. Seems to go back and then prods at it with his feet going nowhere. Leaves an enormous gap between bat and ball, and the ball bursts through to disturb the furniture. Oman three down, which will be a relief to Australia! 39/33.2 chopped on, and Australia have as many wickets now than they did against SL and Zimbabwe! Hard length just outside off and this jags back in a shade. Sonavale has a stab at it but the inward movement means he chunks it off the inside edge into the stumps. Ellis has a wicket in his first over too! 24/27.6 skids through, and Hammad is all at sea! Marginally short on middle and off. Hammad thinks it is short enough for the pull but it is not. Perhaps aims too square too and misses it completely, with the ball thundering into the stumps. No huge celebration from Zampa, but Australia now have as many wickets tonight as they did in their previous two matches combined! 59/415.3 arm-ball does it for Wasim, and Maxwell has two! Back of a length just outside off. Does not really spin, and Wasim pays the price for expecting some. Plays outside the line, while not being to the pitch of the ball, and the ball sneaks past the inside edge to thud into off. Oman eight down now! 100/89.5 big lbw shout, not given! Australia review! If there is no bat or glove involved, this looks very close. Angled in on a length on off. Nadeem looks for the paddle sweep and the ball does pass very close to the glove. Flat line as the ball passes the glove, though, with the first real spike being of the ball hitting the back thigh. This could be it for Nadeem. Ball Tracking says that is the case too, with the ball crashing into the top of middle. Zampa has two! 69/512.3 caught on the fence, and Vinayak has to go! The short ball does the trick, albeit to another batter. On middle and off and even though Vinayak gets a decent piece of it, it is not a decent enough piece. Arrows it straight down Green's throat at deep square leg, and Oman are six down! 86/613.3 rapped on the pad, and given, eventually! Jiten wants to have another look but not sure he has a prayer here. Pushed in full on middle and off. Comes in with the arm and traps the batter right in front. No bat involved, unsurprisingly. And Ball Tracking has the ball crashing into the top of leg. Jiten has to go, and he takes a review along with him too! 89/716.1 another miscue, and Bartlett takes it at long on! Tossed up full just outside off and Shakeel cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. Clinks it off the bottom half of the bat, though, and the ball is speared towards long on, where Bartlett makes ground to his right and snares it! 104/916.2 googly goes right through, and Oman have been rolled over for 104! Nicely floated up on middle and off. Shafiq does not pick it and has an almighty mow across the line. Misses the ball by a mile and hears the rattling of leg stump soon after! 104/10Extras8 (lb 2, w 6)TOTAL104 all out (16.2 Overs, RR: 6.36)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Aamir Kaleem, 0.1 ov), 2-24 (Karan Sonavale, 3.2 ov), 3-39 (Jatinder Singh, 4.6 ov), 4-59 (Hammad Mirza, 7.6 ov), 5-69 (Mohammad Nadeem, 9.5 ov), 6-86 (Vinayak Shukla, 12.3 ov), 7-89 (Jiten Ramanandi, 13.3 ov), 8-100 (Wasim Ali, 15.3 ov), 9-104 (Shakeel Ahmed, 16.1 ov), 10-104 (Shafiq Jan, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB XC Bartlett 4 0 27 2 6.75 13 5 0 1 0 MP Stoinis 2 0 16 1 8 3 2 0 0 0 NT Ellis 2 0 14 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 C Green 2 0 11 0 5.5 6 0 1 0 0 A Zampa 3.2 0 21 4 6.3 9 3 0 0 0 GJ Maxwell 3 0 13 2 4.33 9 1 0 0 0
20/02Result
40th Match, Group B (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Kandy, Feb 20 2026
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![Oman]( "Oman")
104 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
108/1 (9.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
20/02Result
40th Match, Group B (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Kandy, Feb 20 2026
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![Oman]( "Oman")
104 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
108/1 (9.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.1 goes straight up, and taken! So many fielders were after it but in the end, Shakeel came up with the catch! On a length on leg stump. Head gets down on one knee and has a swipe at it. The ball goes up a mile. Keeper and bowler go for the same catch, somewhere in the square leg region and in the end, Shakeel pushes the keeper out of the way to cling on, despite a bobble off the chest. Caps it all off what what seems like the CR7 celebration, and Shakeel thoroughly enjoyed that! 93/1Extras0TOTAL108/1 (9.4 Overs, RR: 11.17)Fall of wickets: 1-93 (Travis Head, 8.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shafiq Jan 2 0 30 0 15 3 5 1 0 0 Jay Odedra 2 0 21 0 10.5 2 2 1 0 0 Shakeel Ahmed 4 0 29 1 7.25 9 3 1 0 0 Wasim Ali 1 0 18 0 18 2 3 1 0 0 J Ramanandi 0.4 0 10 0 15 0 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
20 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 2, Oman 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Oman - 47/3 in 6.0 overs (Hammad Mirza 10, Wasim Ali 1)
- Oman: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 7
- Over 9.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Mohammad Nadeem (Upheld)
- Drinks: Oman - 89/7 in 13.3 overs (Wasim Ali 25)
- Over 13.3: Review by Oman (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - J Ramanandi (Struck down)
- Oman: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Oman - 104/10 in 16.2 overs (Jay Odedra 4)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 73 runs, 0 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (MR Marsh 34, TM Head 16, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia - 73/0 in 6.0 overs (MR Marsh 53, TM Head 20)
- MR Marsh: 50 off 26 balls (7 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 0
Match Coverage
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This is the last group-stage game of the tournament and both sides are eliminated from Super Eight contention
'Best time to crush' Australia, says Oman captain Jatinder Singh
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Videos
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 |