Zimbabwe’s captain, Sikandar Raza, won the toss and decided to bowl first for the afternoon clash against Oman during the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. He felt that there would be some movement and help for the bowlers with the new ball, but perhaps he didn’t imagine to dominate the powerplay to put Oman under immense pressure. 

By the time, Sikandar Raza came into the attack, Zimbabwe had the upper and the off-spinner had a massive contribution with a ripper that dismissed the left-handed batter, Wasim Ali, for three runs in eight balls. On the final delivery of the seventh over, Raza tossed up the delivery that went with the line.

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Wasim played for the turn and pushed his bat away from the body which allowed the big gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaked through and shattered the off-stump and to put Oman deep into the darkness.

Sikandar Raza foxes Wasim Ali in T20 World Cup 2026 

Earlier in the game, Blessing Muzarabani went through the defense of the Oman captain, Jatinder Singh, as the in-swinging delivery broke through his defense to break the stumps to send the right-handed batter back into the hut for five runs at run-a-ball. On the very next over, Richard Ngarva dismissed Hammad Mirza for a five-ball duck to increase the Heat on the Asian side.

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After being smashed for a boundary on the first delivery of the fourth over, Muzarabani claimed the wicket of Aamir Kaleem for five runs in seven balls. The bounce made the trick as the batter was made to reach out for the ball as he looked to slash hard and only managed to get a thick outside edge that flied straight to the man at the third man region.

Oman found themselves 27/5 in seven overs before Vinayan Skula and Sufyan Mahmood put up a strong partnership to rescue the batting. Any score of around 140 would be massively challenging for the opposition under the floodlights.  

Brief Scores: Oman 71/7 (Vinayak Shukla 28, Richard Ngarava 3/9 Blessing Muzurabani 3/10) vs Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe are going really well and are steps away from making the trip to India later this year. Another win could all but seal their spot as West Indies struggle below them with work to do. For now though, Zimbabwe take on Oman, who have impressed by making it to this stage.

ZIM vs OMA Match Details

Date: June 29th, 2023

Time:  12:30 PM IST

Venue: Bulawayo

ZIM vs OMA Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

ZIM vs OMA Pitch Report

The track is likely to take some healthy turn as batting first remains a better option on pitch which will turn as the game progresses.

ZIM vs OMA Head-to-Head

Played- 0 | Oman- 0 | Zimbabwe- 0 | No Result- 0 | Tie- 0

ZIM vs OMA Predicted Playing XI

OMA Playing XI

Kashyap Prajapati, Jatinder Singh, Shoaib Khan, Zeeshan Maqsood, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Sandeep Goud, Adeel Shafique, Kaleemullah, Jay Odedra, Bilal Khan

Zimbabwe Playing XI

Innocent Kaia, Craig Ervine, Wessly Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Richard Ngavara, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

ZIM vs OMA Key Players

Kashyap Prajapati

Kashyap Prajapati was clinical upfront in getting Oman off to a good start. He scored runs at a good pace making it easier for the batters behind him, allowing Oman to build some really nice confidence with a strong chase completed.

Sikandar Raza

Sikandar Raza was impressive in his first IPL and has been impressive throughout the last year as well. He is in some really good form and will be a key player in the upcoming game as Zimbabwe takes on the odds with the likes of West Indies and Sri Lanka in the tournament as well.

ZIM vs OMA Match Tips

Zimbabwe comes in favorites with their experience and the presence of some really talented cricketers.

Match Prediction: Zimbabwe Will Win the Match