Pallekale: Australia won the toss and elected to field first against Oman in the 40th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekale International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Playing XIs
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (catch), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (week), Tim David, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa.
Oman: Amir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (catch), Karan Sonawale, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Vinayak Shukla (w), Jidan Ramanandhi, Jay Odetra, Shakeel Ahmed and Shafiq John.
head-to-head
Australia and Oman have met only once in the shortest format. Their solitary meeting came in the previous edition of the T20 World Cup, in which the 2021 champions won by 39 runs.
Competitions: 1
Australia: 1
Oman: 0
Form Guide
Both teams enter the tournament with bad momentum in their favour, as Australia have just one win in their last five T20Is, while Oman have two wins.
As a result, both the teams have already been eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eight competition, aiming to finish their respective campaigns on a high.
Australia: L, L, W, L, L (Most recent first)
Oman: L, L, L, W, W