Australia Vs Oman LIVE Score, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Both Sides Eye Consolation Win; AUS Bowl First; Check Playing XIs

Oman XI: Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (C), Karan Sonavale, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Vinayak Shukla (WK), Jiten Ramanandi, Jay Odedra, Shakeel Ahmed, Shafiq Jan

Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh (C), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim David, Josh Inglis (WK), Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa

Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl first. Oman captain Jatinder Singh, who is looking forward to crushing the Aussies, looked absolutely delighted during toss time.

Seems as if he is absolutely pumped to play against Australia. Let's hope his team showcases the same energy on the field.

All the 8 teams, who have proceeded for the Super 8s of this edition, have automatically qualified for the next ICC T20 World Cup in 2028 to be held in Australia and New Zealand, who will qualify as the co-hosts.

Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ireland will join these 10 nations on the basis of their ICC rankings.

Australia's embarrassing exit from the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 prompted Oman's captain Jatinder Singh to make a huge statement 24 hours before the match in Pallekele.

During the pre-match press conference, Jatinder openly claimed that Oman will be trying to take full advantage of Australia's poor run of form and that it is the right time to crush the 2021 champions.

"Our boys are looking forward to it. Because T20 is a game of momentum and the moments, and if you play those moments right, you can do anything on that particular day. Australia is not doing well at the moment… it is the best time to crush them." - Jatinder Singh said.

Australia's ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign was marred by injuries and exclusion of players like Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc as well as Steve Smith to some extent.

The current squad failed to hit the level of consistency that previous Australian sides were known for. After beating Ireland in their opener, the Mitchell Marsh-led side succumbed and endured back-to-back defeats against relatively weaker sides like Zimbabwe and co-hosts Sri Lanka.

Then the washout of the match between Ireland and Zimbabwe ensured Australia's pre-mature exit from the tournament.

Good evening and welcome, everyone. We are building up to the start of the Group B match between Australia and Oman in Pallekele. Stay with us for the latest updates.