T20 World Cup 2026, Warm-ups Day 2: Zimbabwe, Oman, Nepal notch up wins
Zimbabwe rode on Ryan Burl’s half-century and seamer Richard Ngarava’s three-wicket haul to beat the Netherlands by 29 runs in their opening warm-up game at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
Batting first, Zimbabwe managed a decent 178 for nine, with Burl scoring 50 off 31 balls with six fours, and Dion Myers contributed 32.
For the Netherlands, seamer Logan van Beek took three for 22 in three overs.
In a chase of 179, the Dutchmen managed only 149, getting all-out off the last delivery of the match.
Opening bowler Ngarava was the pick of the bowlers with three for 11, while leg-spinner Graeme Cremer took two for 15. After an impressive spell with the ball, it was Logan van Beek who provided some later-order resistance with a 31-ball-40 that had three huge sixes.
Nepal comfortably gets past UAE
Dipendra Singh Airee (50 not out off 31 balls) and Aarif Sheikh (61 not out off 37 balls) enjoyed a smashing unbroken third-wicket stand of 103 runs as Nepal comfortably outclassed UAE by seven wickets in another warm-up game at Chepauk in Chennai.
Batting first, the UAE managed a below-par 145 for six, with Sohaib Khan top-scoring with 38. Leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and seamer Karan KC got two wickets apiece.
In reply, Nepal was reduced to 45 for three, having lost its seasoned batters Kushal Bhurtel and skipper Rohit Paudel early.
However, Airee, who holds the world record for the fastest half-century in T20Is (nine balls) and Sheikh hit 12 fours and three sixes between them to wrap up the game in just 17 overs.
Oman beats Sri Lanka A
In another game at the Colombo Colts Club ground, Oman defeated Sri Lanka A by five wickets with two overs remaining.
Batting first, Sri Lanka A managed 145 for nine, with Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed and Jay Odedra picking two wickets apiece.
In reply, Oman scored the runs in 18 overs, with Aamir Kaleem blazing his way to an unbeaten 80 off 47 balls, with eight fours and three sixes.
Published on Feb 03, 2026
