- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 Misses the pull and is hit on the back leg. Huge appeal and Oman take another review. Length ball on off and angling into middle. Nissanka is quite deep in the crease and looks to go down-to-up across the line. Misses and is hit on the back thigh. That is enough for ball-tracking to return three reds. A successful review for Oman and Nissanka is out of here 42/21.4 Knocked him over, Odedra on the board early. Superb variation of flight and speed from the offspinner to outfox Mishara. Tossed the previous ball up and bowled it slower outside off. This time changes the line and fires it in on middle, 97.5kph. Mishara goes for the slog but misses and hears the death rattle 15/118.2 Huge mix-up between the Mendises and Kusal is run-out by a country mile. Another offcutter angling in, Kamindu wrists it through midwicket and takes the first quickly. Kusal wants the second and covers more than half the distance. Ramanandi himself hares after the ball, slides, turns and throws it to the wicketkeeper who does the rest. Sri Lanka lose two set batters in succession even though they bring up the 200 200/513.3 Castled! Not third time lucky for Rathnayake. He had a 50% success rate with the scoop shot till this point, now that drops down to 33.33%. Full on leg, he walks across to scoop but misses the ball completely and sees his leg stump rattled. Ramanandi breaks the 94-run partnership 136/318.1 Power.... is not enough from Shanaka! His blitz ends on 50. Ramanandi bowls another offcutter, wide outside off this time. Shanaka delays his shot but cannot generate the power needed to send it sailing. Finds Nadeem Khan at the long-off boundary 199/4Extras8 (lb 4, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL225/5 (20 Overs, RR: 11.25)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Kamil Mishara, 1.4 ov), 2-42 (Pathum Nissanka, 5.1 ov), 3-136 (Pavan Rathnayake, 13.3 ov), 4-199 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.1 ov), 5-200 (Kusal Mendis, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shah Faisal 4 0 28 0 7 15 3 2 0 0 Jay Odedra 1 0 14 1 14 2 3 0 1 0 Wasim Ali 3 0 38 0 12.66 4 5 0 0 2 Sufyan Mehmood 4 0 60 1 15 1 8 2 0 0 Nadeem Khan 4 0 40 0 10 4 2 2 0 0 J Ramanandi 4 0 41 2 10.25 4 2 2 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 Pinned in front, given! Sri Lanka have two in two. Theekshana starts from around the wicket, bowls the offspinner, gets it to dip a little. Kameen gets down to sweep but is done in by the dip. He is beaten on the bottom edge and struck low on the front leg. Kaleem opts to review and it is not a bad one - umpire's call on impact as well as hitting the stumps. Theekshana strikes with his first ball 12/20.6 Top of off, you beauty! What a delivery! Length ball just around off, 140.8kph, just straightens a touch after landing. Jatinder stands tall to clip it across the line. But that movement was enough to beat his outside edge and send him walking. Chameera on the money in the first over 12/15.5 That is skied high, simple catch for Mishara Short ball outside off, 141.1kph. Mirza looks to fetch it from outside off and pull across the line. Only gets a top edge that lands in midwicket's safe pair of hands. Oman lose three inside the powerplay 36/311.5 Caught behind? Oh yes, the umpire belatedly raises his finger. Wasim is not happy but starts to trudge back after he gets no support from his partner. Quicker one from around the stumps, he looks to dab it fine once again and gets a feather. Good catch from Kusal, who got some taping to his left thumb just before the previous over 78/411.6 Direct hit and is that curtains for Shukla? Sri Lanka's celebrations suggest show. Full and wide outside off, he squeezes it with an open bat face and gets it well wide of the fielder at deep point. Shukla thinks there is an easy two but Mishara gets to the ball quickly and fires in an accurate throw at the striker's end. The Oman vice-captain walks back after facing just one ball, and Sri Lanka are well on top 79/512.4 Quick hands from Kusal gives Hemantha his first T20 World Cup wicket! Tossed up outside off, Ramandandi goes for the slog sweep but misses. Kusal whips off the bails and asks the question. Ramanandi had dragged his back leg out and did not have anything behind the line. Smart work by the wicketkeeper 91/613.2 Kamindu Mendis is on the board, his offspin giving him a wicket. Tossed up outside off, Nadeem Khan looks to go down the ground. Skies it high with Chameera taking a well-judged catch at long-off 95/713.6 Athletic effort from Kamindu and the mix-up in the middle aids that. Length ball on middle and leg, Nadeem goes back to clip it through forward square leg. There is no fielder in the ring there, so Kamindu has to hare after it himself. Mehmood recognises this and sprints hard to take two. But Nadeem does not respond and it is too late for Mehmood to return. He does not even try, as Kamindu's throw to Kusal is accurate 100/816.2 Winds up to go big, only gets height and not the distance. Floated up in the slog, Faisal slogs it over the leg side. The top edge takes it towards deep backward square leg, where Nissanka takes a very well-judged catch after running to his right a little 109/9Extras15 (lb 1, nb 1, w 13)TOTAL120/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Jatinder Singh, 0.6 ov), 2-12 (Aamir Kaleem, 1.1 ov), 3-36 (Hammad Mirza, 5.5 ov), 4-78 (Wasim Ali, 11.5 ov), 5-79 (Vinayak Shukla, 11.6 ov), 6-91 (Jiten Ramanandi, 12.4 ov), 7-95 (Nadeem Khan, 13.2 ov), 8-100 (Sufyan Mehmood, 13.6 ov), 9-109 (Shah Faisal, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB PVD Chameera 2 0 19 2 9.5 6 1 1 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 11 2 2.75 14 0 0 0 0 M Pathirana 3 0 11 0 3.66 10 0 0 2 0 DN Wellalage 4 0 17 1 4.25 11 1 0 0 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 6 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 MADI Hemantha 4 0 45 1 11.25 7 2 3 1 0 PHKD Mendis 2 0 10 1 5 5 0 0 1 1
Match Details
Toss
Oman , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20
Match days
12 February 2026 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, Oman 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.5: Review by Oman (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 42/2 in 5.1 overs (BKG Mendis 16)
- Over 5.1: Review by Oman (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - P Nissanka (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (BKG Mendis 17, P Rathnayake 31, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 10.4 overs (66 balls), Extras 7
- P Rathnayake: 50 off 24 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 136/3 in 13.3 overs (BKG Mendis 48)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 39 balls (6 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (95 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (BKG Mendis 8, MD Shanaka 42, Ex 0)
- MD Shanaka: 50 off 19 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 18.2 overs (112 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 225/5 in 20.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 19, DN Wellalage 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 1.1: Review by Oman (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - Aamir Kaleem (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Oman - 36/3 in 5.5 overs (Mohammad Nadeem 14)
- Oman: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Oman - 95/7 in 13.2 overs (Mohammad Nadeem 36)
- Oman: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls), Extras 14
- Mohammad Nadeem: 50 off 52 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
Match Coverage
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |



