Australia v Oman
It has been a troubled campaign for Australia, but the former champions will look to end their T20 World Cup on a high when they take on Oman in Kandy on Friday. Australia are out of running for a Super Eight slot after losing to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
After electing to field, Australia quickly stamped their authority on the game. Xavier Bartlett castled Aamir Kaleem off the first ball of the innings and Oman were pegged to 47/3 in powerplay.
The Asian side wasn’t been able to put together a substantial partnership together and was bowled out for 104 in 16.2 overs. Wasim Ali top scored with 32, but none of the other batters were able to go past 20. Six of the batters were out bowled, equalling the record of such dismissals in T20 World Cup history.
Glenn Maxwell, who hasn’t had the best of World Cups, snapped his 50th T20I wicket, when he trapped Mohammad Nadeem leg before wicket. He has been Australia’s premier all-rounder in the last few years, bringing up the milestone to go with 50+ catches and 2500+ runs in the shortest format.
Oman especially struggled to read Adam Zampa, and the leg-spinner finished with 4/21 in 3.2 overs.