Zimbabwe vs Oman Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Zimbabwe beat Oman by 8 wickets

Shah Faisal to Brian Bennett, Zimbabwe are underway with a leg bye. Back of a length and around leg, Bennett fails to tuck it away. The ball goes off the thigh pad and behind square leg for a single.

Shah Faisal to Brian Bennett, Left alone by Bennett. Pitched up on a fuller length and outside off, looking for some inswing, but this one goes straight on. Brian Bennett lets it through to the keeper.

We are back for the run chase. The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the players of Oman. It will be the pairing of Tadiwanashe Marumani and Brian Bennett to open the innings for Zimbabwe. Bennett will take strike first up. Shah Faisal to start proceedings with the ball. Let's play...

... The Run Chase ...

Zimbabwe bowlers were on fire! Zimbabwe were relentless with the ball, picking up wickets at regular intervals and never letting the batters settle. Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani were the architects of the destruction, claiming three wickets each. Brad Evans finished the job with two wickets in the final over to also end with three scalps. It looks like a straightforward chase for Zimbabwe, but stay tuned to see if Oman can fight back!

The middle order showed some resistance - The only stability came from a gritty 6th wicket partnership between Sufyan Mehmood and Vinayak Shukla, who added 42 runs off 43 balls to stop the rot. Mehmood had a lucky escape in the 14th over when a dismissal wasn't reviewed, but the stand was broken right after the Drinks break. Shukla made 28, and Mehmood scored 25, while a late cameo of 20 from Nadeem Khan dragged the score past the 100-run mark.

A mere 103 runs! Oman have crumbled to a paltry total of 103, and they need a miracle from here to come out of this game unscathed. They got off to a nightmarish start, losing wickets in clumps and found themselves reeling at 24 for 4 after the first six overs. The procession continued as the top five batters were all dismissed for single digits, including two ducks, and were in deep trouble early on.

Brad Evans to Nadeem Khan, OUT! STUNNING CATCH! One of the catches of the tournament already from Brian Bennett, and that is some way to close out the innings from Zimbabwe. Back-of-the-hand slower ball, shorter and angled into the batter. Nadeem Khan hangs deep and clubs the pull high and wide of deep mid-wicket. Bennett runs to his right and puts in a full-fledged horizontal dive, grabbing the ball, and he even manages to hold on when his elbows thud into the turf, absolutely stunning. Evans ends with three wickets, and Oman are bowled out for 103 in 19.5 overs!

Brad Evans to Nadeem Khan, Uh, oh! Brendan Taylor is taken out by Nadeem Khan. Slower one angled into the stumps, Khan heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and the batters push for two. The throw at the keeper's end is a bit wide and Khan dives in to safety, cleaning up the keeper in the process. Nothing serious, though.

Brad Evans to Shah Faisal, Back of a length and over middle, swatted down to long on for a single.

Brad Evans to Shah Faisal, FOUR! No fielder out there, and the 100 is up for Oman. A quick short ball, right at the batter. Shah Faisal swings and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper and bounces away to the fence in the fine leg side.

Shah Faisal is the last man in.

Brad Evans to Shakeel Ahmed, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Brad Evans comes around the wicket and goes full, tailing the ball back in from outside off. Shakeel Ahmed stays deep in the crease and walks across, looking to heave it away. However, he only manages an inside edge and the ball goes off the pads and onto the stumps. Evans gets his second wicket and Oman are now 96/9!

Richard Ngarava to Nadeem Khan, The pace-on short ball now and Richard Ngarava finishes with a couple of dots. Banged in short and over middle, angles across the left-hander. Khan swings and misses, and Ngarava finishes with figures of 4-1-17-3, very similar to Blessing Muzarabani.

Richard Ngarava to Nadeem Khan, Deceptively bowled by Ngarava. Slower one into the pitch and outside off, no change in arm speed. Nadeem Khan swings across the line and misses.

Richard Ngarava to Shakeel Ahmed, Oh, that should have been two runs. Slower one, full and on middle, Shakeel Ahmed digs it out through mid-wicket. The fielder running in from the deep fumbles, but the batters settle for a single.

Richard Ngarava to Nadeem Khan, Full and straight, Khan advances and converts it into a full toss. Hits it straight to mid on and keeps on running to the other end. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Richard Ngarava to Nadeem Khan, SIX! Sounded good off the bat and is long as well. Predictable length, short and over middle, Nadeem hangs back and smokes the pull over deep square leg for the first maximum of the innings.

Richard Ngarava to Nadeem Khan, Another one that is banged in short and angled into the batter. Nadeem Khan looks to pull but takes his eyes off the ball and cops a blow on the back of his shoulder.

Blessing Muzarabani to Nadeem Khan, Lofted away but will fall safely. Back of a length over middle, climbs on the batter. Khan swings it away off the top edge and the ball falls short of the incoming Ryan Burl at long on. Blessing Muzarabani finishes with figures of 4-1-16-3, top stuff.

Blessing Muzarabani to Shakeel Ahmed, Slower one, back of a length and around off, dabbed away to the right of short third for a single. Blessing Muzarabani is labouring back to his mark and seems a bit fatigued.

Blessing Muzarabani to Nadeem Khan, Back of a length, angled into the batter, swung away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Blessing Muzarabani to Nadeem Khan, WIDE! Short and outside off, Nadeem gives the charge but fails to pull it away and a wide is called for height.

Blessing Muzarabani to Nadeem Khan, Swing and a miss! Short ball around off, comes in around shoulder height. Nadeem Khan looks to pull but is well beaten. The spongey bounce comes into play once again.

Blessing Muzarabani to Shakeel Ahmed, Short and outside off, Shakeel Ahmed is early to walk past the off stump and gets inside the line. However, he pulls it without any timing over square leg. Only a run.

Blessing Muzarabani to Nadeem Khan, Back of a length, hammered into the deck. Khan tries to back away and forces it uppishly towards wide mid-wicket for just a single.

Brad Evans to Nadeem Khan, Shortish length angled into the body, Khan tucks it off the hips and behind square leg for a single.

Brad Evans to Nadeem Khan, FOUR! Finally, a slice of luck is going Oman's way. Banged in quick and short over the stumps, Nadeem Khan gets hurried on the pull and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Brad Evans to Nadeem Khan, Back of a length ad around off, punched away sweetly but straight to covers.

Brad Evans to Shakeel Ahmed, Another well-directed short ball, Shakeel Ahmed awkwardly plays it down to long leg and picks up a single.

Oman are 8 down now. Shakeel Ahmed walks in to bat now.

Brad Evans to Sufyan Mehmood, OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans comes back in and sends the set batter back to the hut. This is dug in short and around off, Sufyan Mehmood rocks back and looks to climb into the pull. However, he gets it off the top edge, and the ball flies down to deep square leg. Tashinga Musekiwa settles under it well and gobbles it up. It was actually the cross-seamer from Evans and Mehmood has to walk back after a fighting knock of 25 (39).

Brad Evans to Nadeem Khan, Back of a length and over middle, Khan rocks back and swats it down to long on for a single.

Sikandar Raza to Sufyan Mehmood, Good review! An appeal for lbw and given. Sufyan Mehmood has reviewed it. Sikandar Raza pushes this one through on a nagging length and bowls it in line with the stumps. Mehmood brings out the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The third umpire checks it and finds that there was a bit of glove involved, and the on-field decision is overturned. NOT OUT!

Sikandar Raza to Nadeem Khan, Fuller and flat on middle, Nadeem Khan has a swipe across the line but gets an inner edge down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Sikandar Raza to Nadeem Khan, Slower through the air, a bit full and outside off. Blocked off to covers.

Sikandar Raza to Sufyan Mehmood, Shortish length on off, angles back in sharply. Mehmood looks to pull but gets an inside edge down to short fine leg. Just a single.

Sikandar Raza to Nadeem Khan, Full and outside off, Khan drills it to deep cover for one more.

Sikandar Raza to Sufyan Mehmood, On the pads, helped wide of short fine leg for a single by Mehmood.

Richard Ngarava has pulled it back in the space of just 6 deliveries and Oman are in a spot of real bother. Also, Nadeem Khan is the new batter.

Richard Ngarava to Jiten Ramanandi, OUT! TAKEN! Richard Ngarava gets his third wicket. Back of a length, on middle and leg, Jiten Ramanandi shuffles across and looks to pull it, but is not in control. He gets a top edge as the ball flies towards short mid-wicket. Dion Myers runs across to his left and completes the catch. Oman continue to crumble. 3-1-9-3 ​​- Richard Ngarava is having a big impact.

Richard Ngarava to Jiten Ramanandi, Back of a length again, on off, Jiten Ramanandi looks to pull it but doesn't connect well. The ball rolls to the fielder at short mid-wicket. Dot.

Richard Ngarava to Sufyan Mehmood, Slightly shorter, on leg, Sufyan Mehmood tugs it over backward square leg for a single.

Richard Ngarava to Sufyan Mehmood, Swing and a miss! Short, outside off, and it keeps a tad low. Sufyan Mehmood looks to pull it but gets beaten due to a lack of bounce.

Richard Ngarava to Jiten Ramanandi, Back of a length, on off, Jiten Ramanandi guides it to cover for a single.

A wicket right after the break and Zimbabwe are back in business. Jiten Ramanandi is in next.

Richard Ngarava to Vinayak Shukla, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Richard Ngarava strikes right after the Drinks break. Short of a length, outside off, and he gets some extra bounce off the surface. Vinayak Shukla gets caught by surprise as he looks to play at it. It pings him on the gloves and lobs to the right of the keeper, Brendan Taylor, who dives and takes a good low catch. The partnership worth 42 (43) is broken.

DRINKS BREAK! This has been a decent recovery from Oman, but they need a lot more from the pair of Sufyan Mehmood and Vinayak Shukla if they are to post a defendable total on board. Zimbabwe have bowled really well but will be frustrated with how this partnership is going. They had a chance to break the stand but didn't review an LBW decision in the previous over. It is all about who can hold their nerves as we slowly head into the death overs.

Wellington Masakadza to Vinayak Shukla, Quicker, on leg, Vinayak Shukla flicks it through wide of mid on for a single.

Wellington Masakadza to Sufyan Mehmood, Nice and full, on leg, Sufyan Mehmood heaves it on the bounce towards deep mid-wicket for a single.