Zimbabwe bowl out Oman for 103 in campaign opener:Muzarabani, Ngrava, Evans take three wickets each

Zimbabwe bowled out Oman for just 103 runs in 19.5 overs in the T20 World Cup 2026. Winning the toss and opting to bowl first proved to be the right decision for Zimbabwe as they dished out a dominant bowling performance. For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani (3/16), Richard Ngrava (3/17) and Brad Evans (3/18) took three wickets each. Oman’s highest scorer was wicketkeeper Vinayak Shukla, who hit 28 runs off 21 balls. Zimbabwe’s dominance was personified by Brian Bennett who took a brilliant catch to close out the innings.
Oman struggle against Zimbabwe’s attack The Oman batters had no clue against Zimbabwe’s bowlers, particularly the pace trio of Muzarabani, Ngrava and Evans. Oman did not have any partnership of any sort as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Oman’s highest partnership was a 42-run stand between Sufyan Mehmood and Shukla, which helped them get to this score. Apart from the pace trio, captain Sikandar Raza took one wicket. The eighth match of the T20 World Cup will be played today between Oman and Zimbabwe. The match will start at 3 PM at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Stadium in Colombo. The toss will be at 2:30 PM. Both teams will face each other for the first time in tournament history. In the T20 World Cup so far, Oman has played 10 matches and Zimbabwe has played 20 matches. Oman won 2 and Zimbabwe won 8. Oman defeated Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup warm-up Prior to the tournament, Oman had the upper hand over Zimbabwe, defeating them in a warm-up match. The associate nation had an impressive show with the ball in hand, chasing down a 188-run target with four balls to spare. Jatinder Singh had scored a half-century (55) off 33 balls.