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Veteran duo rescue Aussies after shaky start against Oman: T20 World Cup LIVE

Veteran duo rescue Aussies after shaky start against Oman: T20 World Cup LIVE

Australia faces an unfamiliar opponent in Oman for its opening match of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States.

Led by Mitchell Marsh, the Australians will be hoping to win back the trophy they previously lifted in 2021, taking on Oman, England, Scotland and Namibia during the group stage.

MATCH CENTRE: Australia vs Oman live scorecard

Oman captain Aqib Ilyas has won the toss and elected to bowl first at Kensington Oval, with Australia leaving Test captain Pat Cummins on the sidelines in favour of Nathan Ellis.

The Australians are 3-56 after ten overs.

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Australian XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitch Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Oman XI: Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Khalid Kail, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mehran Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan

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