Strengths
Oman have a young squad and some of those players have done well in the domestic circuit. Their batting line-up showed promise in last year’s Asia Cup. Weaknesses They do not have quality spinners
in the bowling attack and the pacers are inexperienced at the international circuit. They might struggle to contain oppositions.
X Factor
Hammad Mirza has been in good form recently and the batter has scores of 32,28,34 and 50* in his last four matches. So considering his recent form he could be an X factor for the Oman side in this upcoming WT20.
Preferred Playing XI
Jatinder Singh ©, Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmad, Sufyan Mehmood, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi
Key Players to Watch
Jatinder Singh – He is a one of their key batters and has scored 1605 runs in 72 T20I matches. He will be aggressive at the top of the order and Oman will rely on him to provide good starts
Shakeel Ahmed – The left arm spinner will be key in the powerplay and also overs. He has picked up 34 wickets in 44 T20I matches. He has usually bowled with the new ball too so provides variety.
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T20 World Cup history Snapshot
This will be the fourth consecutive appearance for Oman in the WT20 tournament. They qualified to the 2026 WT20 by finished second behind Nepal in the ICC Men’s Asia-EAP qualifier. In the upcoming edition, they are slotted in Group B along with Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
World Cup 2026 Fixtures
9th FEB vs Zimbabwe 12th FEB vs Sri Lanka 14th FEB vs Ireland 20th FEB vs Australia
Oman Team T20 World Cup 2026
Jatinder Singh ©, Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Hasnain Ali Shah
