🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 :G B, M8: Zim vs Oman, at Colombo🏏 - Page 5

Jiten Ramanandi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, overpitched ball and it's on the pads as well, Taylor nicely flicks it square of the man at 45. Dribbles away to the fine leg fence.

OMAN 103(19.5)

ZIM 68-2(9.3)

CRR:7.16

REQ:3.43

Zimbabwe need 36 runs in 63 balls

Originally posted by: Rosyme

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Oman

103

Zimbabwe

(12.2/20 ov, T:104) 91/2

Zimbabwe need 13 runs in 46 balls.

Stats view

Current RR: 7.37

• Required RR: 1.69

• Last 5 ov (RR): 39/0 (7.80)

Win Probability

ZIM 99.39%

OMA 0.61%

Syd: "Australia hardly ever have a good run going into any ICC tournament. And then mid-way through the groups they remember, 'ooh we are the best' and then smash away. They can't fool me anymore."

Nitish: "Australia do not have a good run in T20s at the moment and they could face a lot of spin in SL in the group stages. This presents a good opportunity for Zimbabwe and its important for them to win this one quickly to get a good NRR. Should there be an upset, Zimbabwe could give Australia a run for their money with a better NRR. "

OMAN 103

ZIM

(12.3/20 ov, T:104) 93/2

Zimbabwe need 11 runs in 45 balls.

CRR: 7.44

• RRR: 1.46

• Last 5 ov (RR): 40/0 (8.00)

Shakeel to Bennett, FOUR runs

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

Brendan Taylor retired hurt 31 (30b 3x4 0x6) SR: 103.33

Zimbabwe Innings

12.5 Shakeel to Bennett, FOUR runs

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

Brendan Taylor retired hurt 31 (30b 3x4 0x6) SR: 103.33

Sikandar Raza hits the winning runs and Zimbabwe won the match by 8 wickets.

Congratulations to Zimbabwe for winning the match.

Congratulations to Zimbabwe for their easy win against Oman.

Zimbabwe couldn't have asked for a better way to get their first points on the board. They were on top from the start and ended up outclassing Oman in every department. The tone was set early, with Marumani tearing into Shakeel in the second over, cracking four boundaries in a row to get the chase moving. Oman did have a brief moment where it looked like things might get interesting, and it came through Mehmood. After his earlier contribution with the bat, he picked up the new ball and struck twice in the fourth over, jolting Zimbabwe and forcing a quick rethink. The Chevrons were 43 for 2 at the end of the power play, but Taylor and Bennett did a brilliant job of calming things down after that early flurry. Bennett was the aggressor, taking on the bowling, while Taylor played the stabilizing role, nudging the score along at just over a run a ball. There was a slight worry when Taylor had to retire hurt on 31 runs, clearly uncomfortable while running between the wickets, though Zimbabwe will be hoping it's nothing too serious. Bennett stayed right through to the end, finishing unbeaten on 48 off 36 balls, and Mehmood's two wickets ended up being the only bright spot for Oman on a difficult afternoon.

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)

Player of the Match, Blessing Muzarabani: "It was great to get that first win out of the way. From here on, it's just game by game for us. We're staying focused as the tournament progresses, and I'm really happy with how today went. [Short run up in the last over] Not really. I'm coming back from a slight back injury, so sometimes that gets in your head and you don't want to push it too hard. But it was essentially the same run-up. [Conditions] We got some good bounce. It was a bit skiddy as well, so I'm really pleased I was able to use the conditions effectively. As I said, it's just game by game. I'm not going to overthink things. I'm just happy with today's result. [Fancy your chances against Australia and Ireland] It's going to be a good challenge, for sure. But our approach doesn't change; we're taking it one match at a time. A good ball is still a good ball."

Brendan Taylor was retired hurt in his previous T20 innings last month as well. The third time he retired hurt in his last five T20 innings.