Australia vs Oman Predictions & Betting tips - ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Prediction published on 04/06/2024, 04:33  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 05/06/2024 at 03:51

Match 10 of the ICC T20 World Cup will see Australia face off against Oman on Thursday afternoon. The Aussies are ranked second in the world according to ICC T20 Rankings, while Oman are ranked 19th. Australia enter this tournament aiming to become the first nation to hold titles in all three formats of cricket, having secured both the Test and ODI World Cup titles last year. The Baggy Greens have been in excellent form ahead of this competition, winning both their warm-up matches with relative ease. The first of those victories was against Namibia, who they overcame by a whopping seven wickets and with ten overs to spare, while the second was a 35-run win against the tournament co-hosts West Indies last Friday. Prior to that, the Aussies completed a clean sweep (3-0) of New Zealand, while they have only suffered one T20 loss in their last eight games dating back to December last year. Australia are among the favourites to win the title this year and will be firmly expected to secure a big first-match victory against this opponent. 

Meanwhile, Oman come into this tournament as the third-lowest ranked participant at 19th, just three places above Uganda and one above Papua New Guinea. They have already played their first match in this competition and suffered a painful loss in a nail-biting Super Over against Namibia, where they put on an excellent performance to stay in the match after posting a meager 109-run target. While their batting order collapsed, the bowling unit led by Mehran Khan, who picked up three wickets, was very impressive and almost got the side over the line. Oman were in excellent form ahead of this competition, as they reached the final of the T20 Premier Cup, where they were narrowly beaten by the UAE. That was the only defeat the side have conceded in their last seven T20 internationals, though it is worth noting that none of those games were against Test-playing nations.