CHENNAI, FEB 9 /DNA/: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first against Oman in the eighth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, held on Monday at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
Squads:
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi and Aamir Kaleem.
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava and Brendan Taylor.
Head-to-Head:
Zimbabwe and Oman have never faced each other in T20 cricket. This match marks their first-ever encounter in the shortest format.
Form Guide:
Oman will carry forward their winning momentum, having defeated Japan and UAE in their previous matches.
Zimbabwe, meanwhile, will look to start their T20 World Cup campaign on a high note after defeats in the recent T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Oman: W, W, L, W, W (most recent first)
Zimbabwe: L, L, W, L, L
