Australia crush Oman in last group-clash, win by 9 wickets:Mitchell Marsh slams 26-ball fifty, Adam Zampa gets 4-fer

Australia ended the T20 World Cup 2026 with a win. They defeated Oman by 9 wickets in the final group stage match on Friday. While batting first at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy, Oman was bowled out for 104. Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head shared a 93-run partnership to give the team the victory. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 4 wickets for Australia. Meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell and Xavier Bartlett took 2 wickets each. Captain Marsh scored a fifty, while Travis Head was dismissed for 32. Wasim Ali top-scored for Oman with 32 runs. Adam Zampa stuns the Oman batting lineup While bowling first after winning the toss, Oman’s batting lineup had no chance against Australia’s bowling right from the start. Adam Zampa grabbed four wickets at an economy of 6.30. Then Xavier Bartlett and Glenn Maxwell capitalised on the pitch that was helpful to spinners. Both of them got two wickets each. For Oman, only Wasim Ali (32) could cross the 30-run mark; the rest of the playing 11 could not put up a fighting score. In just 16.2 overs, Australia restricted Oman to 102 runs. Mitchell Marsh’s 26-ball fifty, Australia chase the target under 10 overs Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head did not wait long for the chase. The Aussie captain went for the offensive right from the start, slamming a 26-ball fifty. He continued the run assault and stayed unbeaten, slamming 64 runs in 33 balls. He was aided by Travis Head, who scored 32 runs in 19 balls. After Head got out, Josh Inglis’ quickfire 12 off 6 balls led Australia to victory in just 9.4 overs. Australia got eliminated after suffering two losses Australia was eliminated from Group B after losing to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The team defeated Ireland and Oman, but it was not enough to advance to the next round. The team failed to even make it past the group stage for the first time since 2009.