Sri Lanka vs Oman, Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2026: Sri Lanka Shift Gear After Early Setback
Sri Lanka vs Oman, Live Cricket Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2026: Lankan Lions face Oman test without the services of Wanindu Hasaranga.
Sri Lanka vs Oman, T20 World Cup 2026 Live Updates: Oman skipper Jatinder Singh won the toss and opted to field first against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026 Group B match in Pallekele. The co-hosts of the T20 World Cup 2026, Sri Lanka, look to cement their position at the top of the group. Coming off a convincing win against Ireland, the Lankan Lions enter this T20 World Cup clash as heavy favourites, though they must navigate the tournament without star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Oman, led by Jatinder Singh, are desperate to find their footing after a tough opening defeat to Zimbabwe and will rely on their recent warm-up form, which included a win over Sri Lanka A, to try and upset the local favourites on a Pallekele surface expected to favour spin as the match progresses. (Live Scorecard)
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1 run.
SIX! Oh, that’s stylish!
Full, around off, Kusal Mendis gets down and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a run.
Mishit, but it lands safe! That was too risky from Pavan Rathnayake. Full, outside off, Pavan Rathnayake moves to his right and exposes his stumps. Tries to play a lap sweep but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. It lobs and lands safely at square leg. They cross.
Jiten Ramanandi introduced now.
Full on middle, Rathnayake flicks it through mid-wicket for another single.
This is good over from Sufyan Mehmood so far. Length, on middle, Kusal Mendis eases it through mid on for yet another single. Five singles so far. No risk involved, just a simple rotation of the strike.
Landed outside off, punched down to long off for one. 100 UP FOR SRI LANKA. 56 balls left.
Hard length and width on offer, Kusal Mendis slaps it through cover for another single.
On middle, pushed down to long on for a run.
A touch fuller from Sufyan Mehmood, on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis shuffles across and knocks it down to long on for a run.
The halfway stage is finally reached after additional drama in the previous over. The current run rate will easily take Sri Lanka post 190 and they will aim for 210-220 today. Sufyan Mehmood returns. 1-0-16-1 so far.
FOUR! The second Free Hit is punished. Floated, around off, Pavan Rathnayake hammers this straight back over the bowler, down the ground. Long on tries to get across, puts in a dive but cannot haul it back in. He tries to parry the ball to his partner from long off but fumbles and the ball meets the ropes. It is referred upstairs and the third umpire confirms it is a boundary. 17 from that over, the costliest in this innings!
Oh, not again! The umpire hands the bowler his cap back for the second time in this over but the siren goes off once more! Another NO BALL, another FREE HIT!
The bowler gets away with it. Floated, around off, pretty full, Mendis tries to slog it away but cannot quite get underneath the ball. Gets it through to long on for a single. So nothing much on the Free Hit.
Hang on. We thought the over was done. But the siren has blown, which means the bowler has overstepped! NO BALL signalled and a Free Hit is coming up!
The arm ball, around off, short of full, coming in with the arm, 80.2 kph, Pavan stands tall and punches it down to long off for a single.
Flatter, on middle and leg, Pavan Rathnayake flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
FOUR! The boundaries have started to flow again. Short and wide outside off, Rathnayake goes back and cuts it between backward point and short third.
Very good running between the wickets. Wasim Ali goes full, on middle and leg, Pavan Rathnayake flicks it to backward square leg and calls for two. They make it back comfortably before the throw comes in.