Zimbabwe will be up against Oman in the eighth match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Sinhalese Sports Club and this is a Group B Fixture. Sikandar Raza will lead the Zimbabwe side for this tournament. They have a very solid bowling attack with Richard Ngarava, Brad Evans and Muzarbani leading the pace attack. In 2022 WT20 these same set of pacers bowled brilliantly and helped them beat Pakistan. The pacers are complimented by the experienced spinners Cremer and Raza.
On the other hand, Oman did well in the previous match warm up match against Zimbabwe where they managed to pick up win. There were many positives from that game and they will be keen to get some good results. Jatinder Singh will lead the side for Oman. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.
Zimbabwe vs Oman Match Details
- Series : ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026
- Match : Zimbabwe vs Oman, Match 8
- Toss : To be updated
- Venue : Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
- Match Timings : 3:00 pm IST, 9th February
- Live Streaming : JioHotsar
Zimbabwe vs Oman Stats
| Player | Team | Performance |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 102 wickets & 2883 runs |
| Jatinder Singh | Oman | 1605 runs |
| Richard Ngarava | Zimbabwe | 108 wickets |
Zimbabwe vs Oman Pitch Report
The surface at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo is a balanced one. Netherlands vs Pakistan match was played on the same surface. Since it is an afternoon game, batting might get easier in the evening an both teams will prefer chasing at this venue. The average score at this venue will be around 160.
Zimbabwe vs Oman Probable Playing XI
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Marumani, Brendon Taylor (wk), Dion Myers, Musekiwa, Sikandar Raza, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer, Muzarbani, Ngarava Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmad, Sufyan Mehmood, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi
Zimbabwe vs Oman Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Zimbabwe batter Brian Bennett has scored 1596 runs in 52 T20I matches at a strike rate of 145.. He will be a ZIM vs OMN Dream11 captaincy pick.
Shakeel Ahmed has picked up 34 wickets in 44 T20I matches. He has usually bowled with the new ball too so provides variety. so, he will be a top pick in this ZIM vs OMN Dream11 match.
Zimbabwe vs Oman Match winner
Zimbabwe look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and Zimbabwe are expected to win this match.
