Zimbabwe vs Oman T20 Cricket World Cup Predictions - Bennett to get Zimbabwe back on winning track against Oman

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Brian Bennett hit three sixes in his 28-ball 56 against Oman.
Jatinder Singh has scored 66, 33 and 55 runs in his last four innings.
Can Zimbabwe avoid back-to-back defeats by Oman by winning their first group match of the World Cup?

Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett hits out against Bangladesh (Getty Images).

Zimbabwe vs Oman Predictions

Zimbabwe have a strong cricketing pedigree and play more of their cricket against higher-ranked teams, while Oman seldom play against top 10 sides. Oman have some talented players who are enjoying good form, and they beat Zimbabwe in their World Cup warm-up match, but I'm backing Zimbabwe for their greater experience.

Zimbabwe vs Oman Predictions
Head-to-Head
Zimbabwe Form
Oman Form
Zimbabwe vs Oman Team News & Squads

Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett has scored 34, 22*, 39 & 56 in his last 5 innings.
Zimbabwe’s Tashinga Musekiwa scored 54* off 28 balls against Oman.
Oman’s Jatinder Singh top-scored with 55* off 33 balls against Zimbabwe.
Oman’s Aamir Kaleem has scored 28, 80 & 23 in his last 3 innings.

Head-to-Head

The two teams have never met in an official T20I.

Zimbabwe Form

Zimbabwe have lost four of their last five T20Is, including the last two in a row against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Brian Bennett is Zimbabwe’s most reliable batter, with 1,596 T20I runs at a strike-rate of 145.45. Dion Myers has shown consistent form, scoring 22, 53* and 51* in his last three domestic T20s before heading to the World Cup. He scored 32 and 26 in Zimbabwe’s two warm-up games. Tashinga Musekiwa had scored three 20s before his explosive 54* in the warm-up defeat to Oman.

Sikandar Raza has scored 2,883 runs in T20Is (S/R 135.28) and taken 102 wickets (econ 6.76). His bowling was superb in the SA20, taking 4/13, 2/26, 2/13 and 2/29 in his 10 matches, ending with 15 wickets to finish 3rd on the SA20 wickets list for the season.

Oman Form

Oman have won four of their last five T20Is, including two wins over fellow World Cup competitors the UAE.

Jatinder Singh has scored 19-plus in seven of his last eight innings. Aamir Kaleem hit three sixes in his match-winning 47-ball 80 to chase down Sri Lanka A’s target of 146. Vinayak Shukla has been in the runs, scoring 51*, 48, 30*, 32 and 39* in his last seven knocks. Hammad Mirza has shown consistency in scoring 34, 28, 32 and 35 in his last five knocks.

Nadeem Khan has been Oman’s go-to bowler in recent months, taking 4/20, 2/19, 1/16 and 2/26 in his last four matches. Sufyan Mehmood has taken 3/26 and 3/22 in his last three games.

Zimbabwe vs Oman Squads

Zimbabwe (possible XI): Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brendan Taylor, Bradley Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga/Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.

Oman (possible XI): Jatinder Singh, Hammad Mirza, Aamir Kaleem, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Mohammad Nadeem, Vinayak Shukla, Jiten Ramanandi, Sufyan Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmad, Faisal Shah.

Verdict

Zimbabwe v Oman

I am backing Zimbabwe to win. I am also backing Brian Bennett to top score for Zimbabwe.

Jatinder Singh is a good bet to top score for Oman.

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