SL vs OMAN: The home team will be without the services of Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out of the tournament
Sri Lanka will be up against Oman in their second match of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Both teams have had a contrasting start to the competition, with Sri Lanka winning their first match against Ireland while Oman lost their tournament opener against Zimbabwe by a big margin and would want to put ona much improved performance against Sri Lanka.
As mentioned above, Sri Lanka have delt a major blow after the win against Ireland as experienced all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who picked up an injury in that particular game being ruled out of the rest of the tournament.
Dushan Hemantha, who has replaced Hasaranga in the Sri Lankan squad, has been picked in the playing XI as a like-for-like player in the upcoming match against Oman.
SL vs OMAN Captains’ Corner
Jatinder Singh, the Oman captain, after winning the toss and deciding to bowl first, said that they have arrived at this decision considering that there will be some moisture on the surface, being a morning game. On being asked about Oman’s performance in the last match against Zimbabwe, Jatinder said one match does not define them and that they will have to play well and make use of the opportunity that they have got of playing against a Test-playing nation.
Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka, on the other hand, said that it looks like a decent wicket but was quick to say that he expects it to play a lot better than it did in the previous match. Shanaka also admitted that it is unfortunate that Hasaranga has been ruled out of the tournament.
SL vs OMAN: Playing XI of Both Teams
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana
Oman: Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Jiten Ramanandi, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Sufyan Mehmood, Nadeem Khan, Shah Faisal, Jay Odedra
SL vs OMAN: Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch for the SL vs OMAN match is expected to have a lot of assistance for the spinners, with a lack of bounce, which is the nature of the majority of the pitches in Sri Lanka. The batters will have to give themselves some time to get used to the pace of the wicket and play their shots once they get their eye in.
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Sri Lanka, who are batting first, should look to score 170-180 runs and rely on their bowlers to get the team off to a good start by picking early wickets in the second innings.
