After being knocked out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Australia will play their last match of the group stage against Oman at the Pallekele Stadium at 7PM IST. Mitchell Marsh-led Australian side faced several setbacks in this tournament from injuries to lack of form, leading to their early exit from the tournament.
Placed in Group B along with Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Oman and Ireland, Australia has failed to qualify after two consecutive losses one against Zimbabwe and the other against Sri Lanka. So far they have managed only one win against Ireland. If they win the match today against Oman they will finish with 4 points and if not they will finish at the second last spot in the table.
Oman on the other hand, have not been able to showcase their potential in this tournament and they have lost all the three matches in the group stage and are placed at the last in Group B table. Even if they somehow manage to win against Australia, they will still end up at the last spot due to their negative NRR.
In international cricket history, Australia and Oman have faced each other only once in 2024 a T20I match, which Australia won. Australia holds a 100% win percentage against Oman and will aim to finish their tournament on a positive note.
AUS vs OMA: Head-to-Head T20Is
Having played only one T20I against each other, Australia has won the only match while Oman are still away from claiming their first victory against Australia,
| Matches played | Australia won | Oman won | No result |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AUS vs OMA: Head-to-Head T20I World Cup
The only international clash between Australia and Oman came during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, hosted in the USA and West Indies. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis scored a half century and took 3 wickets to become player of the match against Oman.
| Matches played | Australia won | Oman won | No result |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AUS vs OMA: T20 World Cup timeline
In 2024, with the help of Marcus Stoinis’ all-round performance, Australia won the match against Oman. In that tournament Australia was knocked out in the Super-8 stage and could not make it to the semi-final stage.
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
| 2024 | ICC T20 World Cup | Bridgetown | Australia won by 39 runs |
AUS vs OMA: T20I stats
- Most runs: Marcus Stoinis (AUS) 67 runs
- Most wickets: Marcus Stoinis (AUS) 3 wickets
AUS vs OMA: Last 5 T20I performance
Australia in last 5 T20I matches:
This year has not begun well for the Australian side especially in the shortest format of the game. From a 0-3 whitewash in T20I series against Pakistan to group stage exit in T20 World Cup 2026. In their last 5 T20I matches, Australia has only managed one win against Ireland and have lost all the other four matches, including loss against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and two losses against Pakistan. The one-time champions will look to overturn their poor performance.
| Matches won | Matches lost | No result | Win % |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
Oman in last 5 T20I matches:
As compared to Australia, Oman have managed two wins in their last 5 T20I matches and have lost three matches, taking their win percentage to just 40%. These three losses have come in the ongoing ICC T20I World Cup.
| Matches won | Matches lost | No result | Win % |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
AUS vs OMA: Team-wise squad
Australia’s squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
Oman’s squad: 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, Aamir Kaleem.
