Adam Zampa stood up and performed like we always know he does albeit a bit too late in the competition for Australia. Adam Zampa‘s 4-wicket haul skittled Oman and sank them to another low as Australia thrashed them left, right and centre. Oman were put into bat and never got going as Adam Zampa’s 4-wicket haul alongside Xavier Bartlett and Glenn Maxwell’s 2-wickets apiece helped them take regular wickets and skittled them out for 104 in 16.2 overs.
In reply, Mitchell Marsh the Australian captain dazzled under the spotlight and made another half century as he stayed unbeaten for 64 off 33 balls while Travis Head fell for 32 off 19 balls and Josh Inglis was unbeaten on 12 off 6 balls as the Aussies made the joint quickest chase chasing it down in 9.4 overs as the Aussies won by 9 wickets with 62 balls to spare. Australia finishes third in Group B as we end the Group stage phase.
All-Round Bowling Display led by Adam Zampa’s 4-wicket haul skittles Oman out for 104 in 16.2 overs
Put into bat first, Aamir Kaleem and captain Jatinder Singh came out to bat for Oman while Xavier Bartlett had ball in hand for Australia. The Aussies started on the right note as Bartlett dismissed Kaleem off the first ball of the match by clean bowling him. Karan Sonavale came out to bat next. Sonavale and Jatinder tried to forge a partnership after the early setback and put on 24 for the second wicket to give some respectability before Sonavale fell for 12 off 11 balls with 2 fours to his name to Nathan Ellis to another bowled dismissal.
Hammad Mirza came out to bat next. Jatinder and Hammad added 15 runs for the third wicket before the captain Jatinder fell for 17 off 15 balls with 3 fours to his name as he was clean bowled by Bartlett again. Wasim Ali came out to bat next. The powerplay score was 47/3 in 6 overs for Oman which was decent but things were about to get worse from here.
Hammad and Wasim tried to forge a partnership and added 20 runs for the 4th wicket before Mirza fell for 16 off 13 balls with one four and one six to his name to Adam Zampa. Mohammad Nadeem came out to bat next. Another 10 runs were added to the tally before Nadeem fell for 2 off 3 balls as Zampa had another. Vinayak Shukla the keeper batter came out to bat next.
He hit a boundary to his name. Wasim and Shukla added 17 runs for the 6th wicket before Shukla fell for 9 off 8 balls with one boundary to his name. Jiten Ramanandi came out to bat next. Jiten did not last long as another 3 runs were added to the score before Jiten fell for 1 off 3 balls to Glenn Maxwell. Shakeel Ahmed came out to bat next. Wasim still tried his best. The duo added 11 runs for the 8th wicket before Wasim fell for 32 off 33 balls with 4 fours to his name to Maxwell. Jay Odedra came out to bat next.
Just 4 runs were added to the tally before Shakeel fell for 3 off 7 balls to Zampa yet again. Shafiq Jan came out to bat next and was clean bowled first ball by Zampa. Odedra was unbeaten on 4 off 3 balls with a boundary to his name as Oman were shut out for 104 in 16.2 overs. 8 extras given by the fielding side.
Adam Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/21 in 3.2 overs. Glenn Maxwell finished with 2/13 in 3 overs. Xavier Bartlett finished with 2/27 in 4 overs. Marcus Stoinis finished with 1/16 in 2 overs. Nathan Ellis finished with 1/14 in 2 overs. Cameron Green bowled 2 overs for 11 runs. So, this meant that Australia needed a mere 105 runs to win off 20 overs for a consolation win.
Mitchell Marsh’s unbeaten 64 powered Australia to a 9-wicket win with more than 10 overs to spareÂ
Chasing 105 for the win, captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head came out to open for Australia while Shafiq Jan had ball in hand for Oman. It was the Mitchell Marsh show from ball one as it allowed Travis Head to play himself in. But Marsh was looking in a different mood altogether. He wanted to finish the game quickly and hammered Oman who were listless to say the least.
Head hardly got the strike out there but when he did he played his shots as well. But Marsh was a cut above the rest as he smashed the bowlers as Australia reached 50 inside 5 overs and were 55/0 in 5 overs. They accelerated further and took the score of powerplay of Australia to 73/0 in 6 overs and the game was done and dusted. The damage did not stop there as even Head caressed through the covers for a boundary. Both of them complimented each other really well and showed what Australia are capable of if in song.
The duo could not take the side over the line but put on 93 for the first wicket before Head fell to Shakeel Ahmed for 32 off 19 balls with 6 fours to his name. Keeper batter Josh Inglis came out to bat next. Marsh was on a roll even after the dismissal of Head and Inglis too joined in the fun out there in the middle.
Inglis got the chance to hit the winning runs and hit a cover drive for a boundary to finish things off for Australia. Marsh remained unbeaten on 64 off 33 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes to his name while Inglis was unbeaten on 12 off 6 balls with 2 fours to his name as Australia finished with 108/1 in 9.4 overs. No extras given by Oman which is a rarity nowadays. Australia win by 9 wickets with 62 balls to spare.
Shakeel Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Oman with figures of 1/29 in 4 overs. Shafiq Jan gave away 30 runs in 2 overs. Jay Odedra gave away 21 runs in 2 overs. Wasim Ali’s only over went for 18 runs. Jiten Ramanandi gave away 10 runs in 4 balls. So, Australia win by 9 wickets with 62 balls to spare. Adam Zampa was awarded the Player of the Match.
What Lies Ahead
So, with this win, Australia sign off on a high while Oman finished winless. The group stage is done and dusted. Time for the Super 8s to begin. We start tomorrow with Group 2 action as New Zealand will take on Pakistan in Premadasa Stadium in Colombo from 7 PM IST on 21st February, 2026. Pakistan will start as heavy favourites against New Zealand who will face their first match in Sri Lanka.
Let’s see how this match pans out to kickstart the Super 8 stage.
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