World T20 League 2024

AUS vs OMN, 10th Match

Preview

The 2021 World T20 League winner Australia(AUS) will face Oman(OMN) in their opening match from Group D in the 9th edition of the T20 World League 2024 on Thursday, June 06 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados in the 10 match of the league competition. Earlier, the low-scoring thriller between Oman and Namibia was played at this venue.

Oman was brilliant with the ball while defending 109 runs against Namibia in their previous encounter. However the west Asian side was defeated in a thrilling super over against Namibia while chasing 22 runs in 6 balls. The Almighty Australia didn’t feature their full-strength XI during the warm-up matches as their key players were returning from the IND T20 League tournament.

The men in Yellow played their last warm-up game against West Indies in the absence of Maxwell, Head, and Stoinis while chasing the humongous target of 258 runs and fell short by 35 runs. Australia also missed the services of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc during their warm-up matches.

Nevertheless, these three Aussies players should be making a comeback to the side against Oman and we expect complete dominance from Australia in this match. Oman's bowling attack is quite promising but the former World T20 Champions are way ahead with their bowling strength and current form and Aqib Ilyas's men will be tested against Australia. Oman has the strength in their bowling attack with the likes of Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, and Ayan Khan are the key bowlers for Oman to watch out for in this contest.

AUS and OMN are yet to play in any format of the game. This is the very first T20I between Australia and Oman. The west Asian side will play against a top nation in international cricket for the very first time. It will be interesting how Oman handles the challenge.

Match Details

Match:  World T20 League 2024, AUS vs OMN, 10th Match

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Time: 06:00 AM IST

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Pitch and Weather Report

Kensington Oval is set to host the 10th match of the tournament between Australia and Oman. The average 1st innings score in T20Is at Kensington Oval is 161 runs. However, considering the batting strength of Australia, we reckon if Oman bats first, they need to post at least 180+ to have a strong chance of winning the match. This track offers help for both batters and bowlers, though the last match here was a very low-scoring encounter, there is more on offer for the batters on Kensington Oval.

The temperature in Kensington Oval, Bridgetown during the match is predicted to be around 27-31 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 75%. There is going to be strong wind at the ground at the speed of 31 km/h. There is a 40% probability of thunderstorms during the match day and rain might disturb the match as well.

AUS vs OMN Squads

AUS: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Ashton Agar, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Nathan Ellis

OMN: Kashyap Prajapati, Naseem Khushi(w), Aqib Ilyas(c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mehran Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Fayyaz Butt, Shoaib Khan, Rafiullah, Pratik Athavale

AUS vs OMN Probable Playing XIs

AUS: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis

OMN: Kashyap Prajapati, Naseem Khushi (wk), Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mehran Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan

Match Prediction

There is no doubt that Australia is the favorite for this match. AUS has a much superior squad that has many experienced players in every department. And while Oman has shown some promise, OMN is still a long way from defeating a team like AUS. We predict Australia to win this match.

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