New Delhi. Australia has not got off to a good start in the T20 World Cup 2024. Newbie Oman dismissed Australia’s veteran Travis Head in the third over. Captains Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell also failed to live up to expectations. Maxwell could not even open an account. Australia’s second opener David Warner is struggling at the other end. In this match against Oman, Australia did not include Pat Cummins and Cameron Green in the playing eleven.
The T20 World Cup 2024 match is underway between Australia and Oman on Thursday. In the match being played in Barbados, Oman won the toss and bowled first. Fast bowler Bilal Khan spoiled Australia’s start by dismissing Travis Head in his second over.
After the dismissal of Travis Head, captain Mitchell Marsh came on the field. Together with David Warner, he propelled Australia’s innings. Both shared a partnership of 31 runs but during this the run rate was low.
Australia reached the 50-run mark on the last ball of the eighth over. On this score, Mehran Khan had Mitchell Marsh caught by Shoaib Khan. After this, Glenn Maxwell, who came to the crease, was caught out by Aqib Ilyas on the very first ball. Maxwell also fell prey to Mehran Khan. In this way Australia’s score was 50 runs for 3 wickets in 8.3 overs.
First published: June 6, 2024, 06:39 IST