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02/20 11:29 CST Australia leaves T20 World Cup after crushing Oman
Australia leaves T20 World Cup after crushing Oman
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) --- Australia crushed Oman by nine wickets in a dead
rubber at the T20 World Cup on Friday, reaching its winning total with more
than 10 overs remaining.
Defeats against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka had already led to the shocked
Australians exiting the tournament at the first stage.
Adam Zampa, who went wicketless against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, picked up 4-21
as Australia bowled out Oman for 104 in 16.2 overs after captain Mitchell Marsh
won the toss and chose to field.
Marsh then blazed a 26-ball half century inside the power play and motored
Australia to 108-1 in only 9.4 overs for a consolation win. Marsh smashed seven
fours and four sixes in his 33-ball unbeaten 64 and Travis Head scored 32 off
19 deliveries before he skied a catch when Australia needed 12 runs for victory.
Australia finished third in Group B while Oman rounded off its campaign with
four defeats in four games and was last in the five-team group.
The indifferent form of Marsh's men had encouraged Oman skipper Jatinder Singh
to declare "it is the best time to crush" Australia on the eve of the game.
Instead, Australian bowlers dominated.
Xavier Bartlett (2-27) crashed the leg stump of Aamir Kaleem off the very first
ball and Singh also got clean bowled by Bartlett inside the power play after
hitting three boundaries in his knock of 17.
Zampa and Glenn Maxwell (2-13) struck regularly in the middle overs before
Wasim Ali scored 32 off 33 balls and helped Oman reach the 100-run mark. Zampa
grabbed his fourth four-wicket haul at T20 World Cups by claiming the last two
wickets off successive deliveries.
The Super 8 stage of the tournament begins Saturday with Pakistan taking on New
Zealand in Colombo in Group 2 that also features co-host Sri Lanka and England.
The unbeaten teams in the group stage -- defending champion India, South
Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe -- are in Group 1.
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