Pallakele (Sri Lanka): Australia will look to end one of their most calamitous World Cup campaigns on a positive note when they meet minnows Oman in their inconsequential final outing of this year’s T20 showpiece here on Friday.
Australia, the limited-overs titans with six ODI and one T20I World Cup titles, were eliminated in the group stage after Tuesday’s game between Zimbabwe and Ireland in Kandy was washed out, which paved the way for the much-improved African side’s entry into the Super Eights from Group B along with tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka.
An injury-ravaged Australia showed glimpses of their batting prowess in the first half of their innings in the loss against Sri Lanka, but it was their shock defeat to Zimbabwe that really blew their campaign apart, forcing the administrators back home to announce a “forensic review” of their performance once the players return to the country.
