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Australia chase target 10 overs to beat Oman by 9 wickets in final T20 World Cup group match | Cricket News

Australia celebrates after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia ended their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign with a resounding win over Oman, but the win came too late to change their fortunes. They are already out after losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, so this game is just for pride.Australia bowled first and dominated Oman. Adam Zampa was the star with the ball and took four wickets while Xavier Bartlett and Glenn Maxwell Each took two wickets.

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Oman struggled to score and were eliminated with just 104 points in 16.2 overs. Wasim Ali was Oman’s top scorer with 32 points but the rest of the team failed to form partnerships.After that, Australia quickly pursued the target. Captain Mitchell Marsh played an aggressive innings and scored 64 not out while Travis Head scored 32 runs. They hit many boundaries and sixes to make the chase look easy. Australia ended the match with just 9.4 overs, one of the fastest teams in the tournament chasing a 100-plus target.Marsh and Hyde put on a formidable partnership of 93 runs together and attacked the Omani bowlers from the start. Their batting helped Australia win by nine wickets.As impressive as the win was, it doesn’t hide how poor Australia’s campaign was.Their early exit shocked fans and pundits alike, with many now calling for a major review of the team’s performance and future plans.In the game, the Oman team achieved some results early in the game, but they kept conceding goals. The Australian bowlers continued to pile on the pressure and Oman could not recover. Australia finally looked like a strong team, but at a time when performance no longer mattered.

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