How was the journey of Oman cricket team in T-20 World Cup 2026?

Updated: 21-02-2026, 09.47 AM

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The performance of Oman cricket team in T-20 World Cup 2026 was disappointing. Under the captaincy of Jatinder Singh, the team was included in Group-B, but despite playing 4 matches, it did not get a single win. Oman failed to reach the Super-8 stage. The team’s batting performance remained weak throughout the tournament and it could not even touch the 150-run mark in any match. In such a situation, let us take a look at his journey.

Such was the journey of Oman team

Oman started their campaign against Zimbabwe cricket team, where the entire team was bundled out for 103 runs and lost by 8 wickets. In the second match, Sri Lanka cricket team defeated Oman by a huge margin of 105 runs. After this, the team had to face defeat against Ireland by 96 runs. In the final group match, Oman lost against Australia by 9 wickets and the tournament ended without a win.

The performance of Oman’s batsmen was nothing special

The performance of Oman’s batsmen was disappointing throughout the tournament. Hammad Mirza scored the most runs for the team. He scored a total of 71 runs in 4 innings of 4 matches at an average of 17.75. During this period, he scored 1 half-century and his highest score was 67 runs. Whereas, Wasim Ali scored 62 runs in 3 innings at an average of 20.66, but his contribution was also not enough to give the team a single win.

Oman’s bowlers also disappointed

The performance of Oman’s bowlers was also disappointing in this tournament. Shakeel Ahmed took 4 wickets in 3 innings of 3 matches at an average of 22.25. His best performance during this period was 3/33. Whereas, Sufyan Mahmood took 3 wickets in 3 innings at an average of 35.66. His best performance was 12 runs for two wickets, but due to spending more runs he could not prove to be effective.

Oman made these records

Mohammad Nadeem played an inning of 53 runs in 56 balls against Sri Lanka. At 43 years and 161 days, Nadeem became the oldest player to score a half-century in the T20 World Cup. He broke the record of Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that Jayasuriya had scored a half-century against West Indies (T-20 World Cup 2009) at the age of 39 years and 345 days. Nadeem also became the player to score the slowest half-century in the history of the T20 World Cup.