T20 World Cup 2026: AUS vs OMA Match 40 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket, Head to Head

After their match against Ireland was cancelled owing to the weather, the Sikander Raza-led Zimbabwean team advanced to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8s. As a result, Australia has been formally removed from the competition, and the match between AUS and OMN is still only a tournament regulation fixture with no actual significance.

Even while these games are important from a team's perspective, particularly for well-known teams like Australia, it is nevertheless devastating when they lose to lesser-known teams like Zimbabwe. This was the second T20 World Cup match in which Australia faced and lost to Zimbabwe.

AUS vs OMA Match 40 Details:

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:

The bouncy tracks of the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium's pitch are well-known for enabling hitters to get under the ball and whack it. Additionally, teams that chase at this location greatly benefit from the speedy outfield and the dew. In the final match at this location, Australia batted first and humiliated themselves against Sri Lanka.

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Weather Forecast:

The match between Australia and Oman will take place in Kandy under pleasant weather. The rains have been the latest cause for concern at Pallekele, even if the evening portion of the match is actually quite cold. Given the high levels of rain predicted for Friday night, the game may be cancelled.

AUS vs OMA T20S Head to Head:

AUS vs OMA Predicted Playing XI:

AUS: Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim David, Josh Inglis (w), and Mitchell Marsh (c)

OMA: Jiten Ramanandi, Vinayak Shukla (w), Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Ashish Odedara, Mohammad Nadeem, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Shah Faisal, and Shakeel Ahmed

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