ZIM vs OMN Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 8, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Zimbabwe will clash against Oman in the eighth encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Monday, February 9.

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Zimbabwe, led by Sikandar Raza, last played a T20I tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, suffering an early exit from the campaign in November 2025. On the other hand, Oman was previously part of the Asia Cup Rising Stars campaign, suffering an early exit from the campaign in November 2025.

ZIM vs OMN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 8 Details

Match: Zimbabwe vs Oman, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 8

Time & Date: 3:00 PM IST, Monday, February 9

Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

ZIM vs OMN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 8 Pitch Report

With some grass left on the surface, we can expect the Colombo wicket to assist bowlers comparatively. Any score above 170 would be a tough ask for the chasing side. The average first innings score on this surface was 145.

ZIM vs OMN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 8 Probable XIs

Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Brendan Taylor (wk), Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Brad Evans, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.

Oman

Jatinder Singh (c), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Shah Faisal, Jay Odedra, Mohammad Nadeem, Shafiq Jan, Sufyan Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmed, Nadeem Khan.

ZIM vs OMN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 8 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Zimbabwe.

These two sides haven’t played a T20I against each other. However, with Zimbabwe having relatively better experience in the format, we can expect them to come out on top quite convincingly in this encounter, starting the campaign on a winning note.

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