Full details of today’s match prediction
The world will witness another great battle in the T20 World Cup. The 40th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played between Australia and Oman on Friday February 20, 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. We post safely, accurately and securely match prediction for today of ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
AUS vs OMA match overview
Australia had failed to deliver the best performance in this edition of the T20 World Cup. They had played three games with one win to their name. They had lost two matches and are in second place at the bottom of the Group B points table. We expect them to make some changes to their playing squad for this match. Oman also failed to achieve the best performance in this tournament. They had played three games and are still looking for a win. They had lost all three matches played and are at the bottom of the Group B points table. We expect them to make some changes to their squad for this match.
Australia reviews
Australia had lost the previous match of this tournament against Sri Lanka by a margin of eight wickets. They lost the toss and were allowed to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not much impressive and they managed to score 181 runs. Their entire team returned to the pavilion in 20 overs. Travis Head was their side’s most successful and highest run-scorer with 56 runs to his name off 29 balls with the help of seven boundaries and three huge sixes. The captain Mitchell Marsh also performed well in the previous match and scored 54 runs off 27 balls with the help of eight boundaries and two huge sixes.
Josh Inglis also performed well in the previous match and scored 27 points while Glenn Maxwell managed to score 22 points. Australia’s bowling unit did not perform well in the previous match and failed to defend the target of 182 runs. They leaked this target in 18 overs. Marcus Stoinis was their side’s most successful and highest wicket-taker with two wickets to his name in four overs at 46 runs. No other bowler from their side could take a wicket. Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell were the bowlers who failed to pick a wicket. Xavier Bartlett leaked 22 runs in two overs while Nathan Ellis was charged 32 runs in three overs.
Oman reviews
Oman had lost their most recent match of this tournament against Ireland by a margin of 96 points. They won the toss and decided to field first, but the performance of their bowling unit was not very impressive and they leaked 235 runs in their 20 overs. They used seven bowlers in the previous match with Shakeel Ahmed being their side’s most successful bowler with three wickets to his name in four overs at 33 runs. Aamir Kaleem also performed well in the previous match and picked up one wicket while needing 29 runs in four overs.
Shah Faisal also performed well in the previous match and picked one wicket while Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jiten Ramanandi and Mohammad Nadeem were the bowlers who failed to pick a wicket. Oman’s batting order did not perform well in the previous match and failed to chase down the target of 236 runs. They managed to score 139 runs and their entire team returned to the pavilion in 18 overs. Aamir Kaleem was their side’s most successful and highest run-scorer with 50 runs to his name off 29 balls with the help of five boundaries and two huge sixes. Hammad Mirza also performed well in the previous match and scored 46 runs off 37 balls and smashed six boundaries and one huge six during his inning. Sufyan Mehmood scored 10 runs while Shah Faisal remained not out after scoring nine runs.
Head-to-Head matches record between Australia and Oman
Australia had met Oman in 1 T20 cricket match, where they had won one match, while Oman had never won a match against Australia.
Favorite team in today’s match prediction
Australia is generally a strong team compared to Oman, at least on paper. According to our T20 World Cup match prediction, Australia is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Australia a favorite team to win this match. Some of the most important factors are mentioned under:
- Australia is a strong and experienced team
- Australia’s batting order is strong
- Australia’s bowling unit is also strong
- Oman is also a strong team
- Oman’s bowling unit is strong
Winning odds of today’s match for both teams
Australia is full of experienced and young players from the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known batsmen of the t20 format are part of this team’s squad, so Australia’s chances of winning today’s match have increased. The comparison of who will win the cricket match today and who will win the cricket match today is stated as below.
Australia has a 58% chance of winning this match
Oman has a 42% chance of winning this match
Toss prediction in today’s match prediction
The toss plays an important role in deciding all matches of the T20 World Cup. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these types of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that wins the toss can choose to bat first. Recall that a total of six matches of the ICC T20 World Cup were played at this venue and all the matches were won by the first team.
Pitch report and conditions for today’s match
The 40th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. We had noted in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this location is good for batting. The pitch is bouncy and fast and scoring runs is not that easy in ealy and middle overs. We hope that the surface will become slower and a bit more difficult for hitting in this match. A score of 180 will be difficult to achieve.
Weather forecast for today’s match
The weather forecast for today’s match in Pallekele predicts some cloud cover on match day and the weather forecast also predicts some chance of rain, but we are hoping for a full and uninterrupted match.
Who will win Australia vs Oman, 40th World Cup match 2026
Who will win the 40th World Cup match between Australia and Oman in 2026? Throw OUT
Who will win the 40th World Cup match between Australia and Oman in 2026? Match OUT
Loading…Possible playing XI of both teams for this match
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim David, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
Oman
Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Ashish Odedara, Mohammad Nadeem, Jiten Ramanandi, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed.
Key players to keep an eye on
Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Aamir Kaleem and Shakeel Ahmed are key players to watch in this match.
Dream 11 predictions for today’s match
Dream11 Prediction for Australia vs Oman 40th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026. After checking the availability of the latest player, the Dream 11 team for this match of Australia vs Oman is listed below.
AUS vs OMA Dream11 Fantasy Team
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Today’s competition time and date
Date: Friday February 20, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM GMT / 7:00 PM LOCAL / 7:00 PM IST
Match today’s location details, facts and history
Stadium: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Location: Palleke, Sri Lanka
Capacity: 35000
Ends: Hunnasgiriya ending, Rikillagaskada ending
Time zone: UTC +05:30
Home of: Kandurata
Spotlight: Yes
Curator: Asitha Wijesinghe
Venue scoring pattern in T20s
Total number of matches: 32
Matches won batting first: 16
Matches won first in bowling: 13
Average score in the first innings: 168
Average score in the second innings: 146
Highest total recorded: 263/3 (20 Ovs) By AUS vs SL
Lowest total recorded: 88/10 (16 Ovs) By NZ vs SL
Highest score chased: 184/2 (18 Ovs) By SL vs AUS
Lowest score defended: 133/10 (16.2 Ovs) By SL vs ENG
Australia T20 World Cup squad
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Steve Smith.
Oman T20 World Cup squad
Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Faisal Shah, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedra, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir Kaleem.
Disclaimer
We have given you the above mentioned match prediction for today based on our research, insight and analysis. You can consider the point we had given you and the 40th and the decision will be yours.
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