ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Zimbabwe vs Oman - team analysis, strengths and weaknesses

On February 9, 2026, <a class="anchorTag" href="https://www.ottplay.com/match/cricket/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/zimbabwe-vs-oman-8th-match-group-b-09-02-2026/5e7ada73aa483" target="_self">Zimbabwe faces Oman in the T20 World Cup</a> at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Zimbabwe, led by T20 star Sikandar Raza, enters with mixed warm-up results, aiming to regain glory.

Zimbabwe will face Oman in their opening match in Sri Lanka.

Day three of the T20 World Cup 2026 will continue with the fight between the associate nations as Zimbabwe will look to regain their old glory against a resilient Oman at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The match is scheduled to take place on 9th February, at 3 pm IST.

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Current scenarios of the Zimbabwe vs Oman

Zimbabwe are coming into the T20 World Cup with a mixed bag of performances, with one win and one defeat in their warm-ups before the mega event.

The African nation lost against Oman while winning against the Netherlands to somehow get into some sort of form ahead of their tournament openers against Oman.

Read also: ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Squad of every nation.

On the other hand, Oman have quitely done well in their recent matches. Moreover, they have started their camp in India and Sri Lanka with a win and a defeat in the warmups. So, they quation between the teams would be quite balanced going into this game.

Read also: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies vs Scotland - team analysis, strengths and weaknesses.

Squad analysis - Zimbabwe vs Oman

Zimbabwe’s squad is built around probably their best player, Sikandar Raza. At 39, the Raza still is one of the world’s premier T20 all-rounders.

Along with himeteran keeper Brendan Taylor, whose experience will be to win the middle overs for Zimbabwe.

Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava will be Zimbabwe’s hope with the ball in hand, while Graeme Cremer and Wellington Masakadza will look to turn things around with their spin bowling.

Read also: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan vs Netherlands - team analysis, strengths and weaknesses.

Led by the experienced Jatinder Singh, Oman’s squad is one of the best T20I squads among the associate nations. They are liteally playing together for more than five years now and can give any other team go their run.

Aamir Kaleem, despite his age, can still use his power and strike the ball long. Vinayak Shukla and Mohammad Nadeem will look to contribute in the middle overs, while Shakeel Ahmad and Jay Odedra will be their key man with the ball in hand.

Squads

Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir Kaleem.

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony

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