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Australia chase target with 10 overs to spare, beat Oman by nine wickets in final T20 World Cup group stage match | Cricket News – The Tech Word News

February 21, 2026
Australia celebrates winning the T20 World Cup cricket match (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Australia ended their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign with a big win over Oman, but the win came too late to change their fortunes. They were already out of the tournament after losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, so this match was all about pride.Australia ranked first and dominated Oman. Adam Zampa was the star with the ball, taking four wickets, while Xavier Bartlett and Glenn Maxwell took two each.

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Oman struggled to score and were bowled out for just 104 runs in 16.2 overs. Wasim Ali was Oman’s top scorer with 32 runs, but the rest of the team failed to build a partnership.After that, Australia chased down the target very quickly. Captain Mitchell Marsh played an aggressive innings scoring 64 runs without getting out and Travis Head added 32 runs. They hit many boundaries and sixes and the chase looked easy. Australia completed the match in just 9.4 overs, one of the fastest chases in the tournament for a target of over 100 runs.Marsh and Head shared a strong partnership of 93 runs and attacked the Oman bowlers from the start. Their knock helped Australia win by nine wickets in dominant fashion.While the win was impressive, it couldn’t mask how poor Australia’s campaign had been.Their early departure shocked fans and pundits, and many are now calling for a major review of the team’s performance and future plans.Oman had some early moments in the match but kept losing wickets. Australia’s bowlers kept the pressure on and Oman could not recover. Australia ended up playing a strong team, but the performance came when the tournament no longer mattered.

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