Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | OMA: 125/9 (40 runs required, RR: 6.25)

  • Kaleemullah6 (4b)
  • Bilal Khan1 (2b)
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-28-2
  • Marcus Stoinis3-0-19-3

On that note it's a wrap from us. Here's how the tables look after this game. Australia go top of Group B on net runrate. But stay tuned as the action is not over for today, with Pakistan taking on hosts USA in Group A action. That match is much later though, starting in about 11 hours in Dallas, so be sure to join us for that. But for now on behalf Abhimanyu, Gnasher on report and the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!

Mitchell Marsh: "Pretty close one in the end, but good to get a win first up. [Warner tempo] Everyone's gotta play a little bit different this tournament I think. We might get few wickets that are [good for batting] but that's the old T20 right? Someone batting through, and Davy delivered tonight. [Stoinis?] It was pretty special from him, took his time and then got going through the end of the innings. [Starc?] Yeah just a cramp, we just took him off as a precaution but he says he's fine. [Cob webs?] Not sure if was cob webs as much as different conditions. Things may look a little different on these sort of wickets, but I think that's exciting. We go on to England now and hopefully that'll be a good game with a good crowd."

Aqib Ilyas: "Playing against a top side today was a great experience, especially following on from the Super Over last game. They played really well, but credit goes to our bowlers. Our bowlers can do really well on turning tracks and you could see one catch was messed up and then the over went for big runs. And then from there Stoinis performed. But credit to our boys, well done. [You said "don't be overawed by this Australian side?] The thing with the media is that they don't show the positive things we said about them, they only show the negatives. Obviously they're top players, we respect them as cricketers like we respect everyone, but when we come out on to the field no one is bigger than you. These wickets are tricky and it's not easy for anyone. For the first 14-15 overs we had a good grip on the game, but one fielding mishap and the game was taken away. [Stoinis?] We might have messed up the execution a bit. He was hitting straight pretty easily, and after hitting a couple of sixes I went to my bowlers and said it wasn't working. Because the yorkers were not landing as the ball was hard to grip with the sweat dripping on it. So then we went with a plan to bowl slower ones, shorter and let him try and clear the longer 74 metre boundary. That worked but by then the game was going away from us."

Marcus Stoinis is unsurprisingly Player of the Match: "Yeah it was a nice start. Maybe a few cob webs for us but we're better for it, and nice that we got the win. And nice that I got to spend some time in the middle and have a bit of a bowl. [Pitch?] Yeah we'd lost a couple of wickets, was just looking to hit the ball and along the ground at the start, just keep it simple. Soak up the conditions a little bit. [harder to face spin or seam?] Spin I guess. Couple keeping low, couple spinning and not spinning. But with the new ball the quicks looked tough as well. [Always going to go hard after the 15th?] Not particularly. Davie and I spoke about targeting the first couple of balls of that next over and then you know, you get the first few away and you think to try and turn it into a big over."

12.17am So a comfortable win for Australia, and one that was never really in doubt. Marcus Stoinis was the star of the show, as he followed up his 36-ball 67 with figures of 3 for 19. There were some nervy moments in the first half of the Australian batting effort, but Stoinis' 102-run stand with David Warner (56) changed the tide of the game, particularly on a slightly tricky surface. Then with the ball the Australians put up a professional performance, barely giving Oman a sniff of a chance. Oman for their part gave a good account of themselves both with bat and ball, but the enduring pedigree and experience of the Australians was alway going to prove telling.

19.6
1
Ellis to Kaleemullah, 1 run, Low full toss that Kaleemullah looks to work onside but ends up getting a leading edge, safely towards cover. Australia win by 39 runs
19.5
1
Ellis to Bilal Khan, 1 run, attempted yorker, eased straight down the ground
19.4
0
Ellis to Bilal Khan, no run, Slower one outside off, Bilal with a wild swing and a miss

Last man walks in

Oman 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6KH PrajapatiPS Athavale
2nd17Aqib IlyasKH Prajapati
3rd6Zeeshan MaqsoodAqib Ilyas
4th5Zeeshan MaqsoodKhalid Kail
5th22Khalid KailAyaan Khan
6th1Ayaan KhanShoaib Khan
7th32Mehran KhanAyaan Khan
8th28Shakeel AhmedMehran Khan
9th6Shakeel AhmedKaleemullah
10th2Bilal KhanKaleemullah

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33062.017
AFG3214-0.305
AUS3122-0.331
BAN3030-1.709
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.599
ENG32141.992
WI31220.963
USA3030-3.906
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND43071.137
USA42150.127
PAK42240.294
CAN4123-0.493
IRE4031-1.293
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS44082.791
ENG42153.611
SCOT42151.255
NAM4132-2.585
OMA4040-3.062
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44083.257
AFG43161.835
NZ42240.415
UGA4132-4.51
PNG4040-1.268
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44080.47
BAN43160.616
SL41230.863
NED4132-1.358
NEP4031-0.542