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ZIM vs OMA Match 8 Highlights - Colombo (09 February 2026)
Blessing Muzarabani
·Zimbabwe
3/16
PLAYER OFTHE MATCH
OMA
·1st Innings
·103/10 (19.5 Over)
Vinayak Shukla
28 (21)
Sufyan Mehmood
25 (39)
Blessing Muzarabani
3/16 (4)
Richard Ngarava
3/17 (4)
ZIM
·2nd Innings
·106/2 (13.3 Over)
Brian Bennett
48 (36)
Brendan Taylor
31 (30)
Sufyan Mehmood
2/12 (3)
Wasim Ali
0/10 (2)
Commentary
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8.1
1
Jiten Ramanandi to Brian Bennett
Bowls a good-length delivery, outside off, Bennett plants his front foot across and knocks it to sweeper cover for a single.
8.2
1
Jiten Ramanandi to Brendan Taylor
Short of a good length and on leg, Taylor picks it off the pads and turns it to square leg for a run.
8.3
1
Jiten Ramanandi to Brian Bennett
Jiten pitches it on the 8-meter length, on top of off, punched down to long off for a single.
8.4
1
Jiten Ramanandi to Brendan Taylor
Pace-off, fuller delivery, around off, BT bends forward and drives it to long off for one more.
8.5
1
Jiten Ramanandi to Brian Bennett
Touch fuller, attacking the stumps. Bennett tucks it down to long on and rotates the strike.
8.6
4
Jiten Ramanandi to Brendan Taylor
FOUR! Oman can't even afford to give away a boundary at this stage. 9 runs off the over. Too full and slightly drifting on leg, Brendan Taylor picks the line and closes the bat face just enough, guides it past short fine leg for a boundary.
9.1
1
Wasim Ali to Brian Bennett
Flights it very full and around off, Bennett hits it to long off for a single.
9.2
1
Wasim Ali to Brendan Taylor
In-angler, too full and on middle, floated a bit. Brendan Taylor sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.
9.3
1
Wasim Ali to Brian Bennett
Fires it full and in line of the stumps, Bennett gets inside the line and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.4
0
Wasim Ali to Brendan Taylor
Flighted, slower in the air and on middle, no turn, this is patted back to the bowler.
9.5
1
Wasim Ali to Brendan Taylor
Sticks to the stumps, bowls on the fuller side. Taylor clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.6
1
Wasim Ali to Brian Bennett
Tossed up, on a length and on middle, Bennett strokes it down to long on and retains the strike.
10.1
0
Nadeem Khan to Brian Bennett
A bit awkward for Bennett. Good length, angled in from outside off. Brian Bennett goes deep and shuffles to the off side to play the lap but gets into a tangle and miscues it to short third.
10.2
4
Nadeem Khan to Brian Bennett
FOUR! Nicely done. Fuller and straighter, this time Brian Bennett manages to get inside the line and laps it through backward square leg for a boundary.
10.3
4
Nadeem Khan to Brian Bennett
FOUR! Well timed and the outfield is lightning quick. Fractionally short and outside off, Bennett waits back well and cuts it down to the left of deep point for another boundary.
10.4
1
Nadeem Khan to Brian Bennett
Flatter delivery on middle, punched away off the back foot to long on for a single.
10.5
2
Nadeem Khan to Brendan Taylor
A couple of runs for Taylor and the 50-run stand is up between these two. Tossed up, full and around off, stroked away to the right of sweeper cover for a brace.
10.6
4
Nadeem Khan to Brendan Taylor
FOUR! In complete control. Flat and full around off, Brendan Taylor brings out the reverse sweep and gets the hands on top of the bounce, nailing it down through backward point for a boundary. 15 off the over.
11.1
1
Sufyan Mehmood to Brian Bennett
Fuller than a good length and outside off, Bennett reaches for it and pushes it down to long off for a single.
11.2
0
Sufyan Mehmood to Brendan Taylor
Back of a length, cutting back in from outside off. Taylor looks to punch it with a straight bat but gets an inside edge.
11.3
0
Sufyan Mehmood to Brendan Taylor
Slower delivery, a floater, full and wide outside off. Taylor reaches out and jams it into the turf as the ball bounces up towards Jatinder Singh at covers.
11.4
1
Sufyan Mehmood to Brendan Taylor
Fullish length on middle, angling in, flicked around the corner on the leg side for a single.
11.5
1
Sufyan Mehmood to Brian Bennett
Good length on off, holds in the pitch a bit. Bennett hangs back and hits it through the cover region for one more.
11.6
1
Sufyan Mehmood to Brendan Taylor
Just a single to end but Zimbabwe have the finish line in sight now. Full on middle and leg, worked away in front of square leg for a single.
12.1
1
Shakeel Ahmed to Brendan Taylor
Drifting into the batter, fuller and on middle, Taylor bunts it to square leg.
12.2
1
Shakeel Ahmed to Brian Bennett
A good length delivery in front of middle. Bennett nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket and settles with a run.
12.3
2
Shakeel Ahmed to Brendan Taylor
Good awareness from the batters! Good-length delivery, outside off, Brendan Taylor punches it through point. The fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters are quick to sneak in another run.
12.4
1
Shakeel Ahmed to Brendan Taylor
Floats it fuller and on middle, eased down to long on for a single.
12.5
4
Shakeel Ahmed to Brian Bennett
FOUR! Easy pickings! Bennett moves to 45 and Zimbabwe need 6 more runs to win. Dragged length, touch short and Bennett is quick to pick up, he rocks back and pummels it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
12.6
2
Shakeel Ahmed to Brian Bennett
Slides it full and onto the pads. Bennett whips it behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs. 100 up for Zimbabwe and they are just a hit away.
13.1
1
Karan Sonavale to Sikandar Raza
Too short and too wide. Sikandar Raza slaps it powerfully to cover. Jatinder Singh gets a hand on it and keeps it down to one.
13.2
1
Karan Sonavale to Brian Bennett
Flatter delivery, just outside off, Bennett punches it down to long off for a run.
13.3
4
Karan Sonavale to Sikandar Raza
FOUR! That is it! Karan Sonavale bowls a length delivery, outside off, too slow, and the batter gets enough time to pick his shot. Sikandar Raza powers it through cover and well wide of long off for a boundary. Zimbabwe win by 8 wickets with more than 6 overs to spare.
Zimbabwe vs Oman, Match 8 — Full Match Summary
The Match 8 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026 was played on 09 February 2026 at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, where Zimbabwe beat Oman by 8 wickets.
Zimbabwe and Oman battled in a T20 contest under the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026.Final result: Zimbabwe beat Oman by 8 wickets.Toss: Zimbabwe, who chose to fieldPlayer of the Match: Blessing Muzarabani
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