T20WC 2026 ZIM vs OMAN Playing 11: Sikandar Raza-led Zimbabwe will square off against Jatinder Singh-led Oman in the 08th match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 09 at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo.

Both are set to play their opening match of the T20 World Cup campaign and will be aiming to move forward in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 points table.

Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Sikandar Raza said, “We’re going to have a bowl first. We looked at the wicket as well, and it looked like there’s early movement as well, and with the wind going on as well, I think the wicket is gonna look to get better from what I can see.”

“Give our seamers the best chance to make the ball talk. Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka share a very good relation, so they were very kind enough to allow us to come a week before, and we were in Hambantota for a week,” added Raza.

“And then we have been here for five odd days as well. So certainly those 10-12 days have certainly helped us in to prepare. And adjust to the conditions, and we couldn’t wait to get the show on the road. Hopefully this is the start of many good performances coming from Zimbabwe,” added Sikandar Raza.

Meanwhile, Jatinder Singh said, “Absolutely. It’s a good surface, and it definitely settled down a bit in the second innings. The preparation has been excellent. We arrived in Sri Lanka quite early and had a really strong build-up.”

“We played a couple of games, and since the conditions here are very different, it was important for us to get used to them,” added Jatinder Singh.

“It’s also much more humid compared to Oman, so overall the preparation has been spot on. Based on the wicket, I think around 160 to 165 would be ideal. Anything in that range should be competitive,” added Jatinder Singh.

T20WC 2026 ZIM vs OMAN Playing 11

Zimbabwe Playing 11: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Brendan Taylor(w), Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

Oman Playing 11: Jatinder Singh(c), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Jiten Ramanandi, Vinayak Shukla(w), Sufyan Mehmood, Nadeem Khan, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed