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On expected lines, Oman were no match for Australia, even though a 39-run margin isn’t considered big enough for T20 cricket these days.
It could have been though, had Ayaan Khan not lost his balance and touched the ropes after catching Marcus Stoinis in the 15th over.
On 82/3 at that point, Australia were in a bit of a situation, not finding enough momentum to push through the middle overs after scoring just 37 in the Powerplay.
Stirred by that missed catch though, Stoinis went on to hit three more sixes in that over to reverse the momentum.
Twenty six runs added, Australia didn’t have to look back from thereon.
An unbeaten 36-ball 67 from Stoinis was just what Australia needed to pile up a defendable, though not overwhelming score of 164/5.
“We'd lost a couple of wickets, I was just looking to hit the ball and along the ground at the start, just keep it simple.
Soak up the conditions a little bit,” said Stoinis after Australia’s win.
David Warner too did his part by playing second fiddle with a 51-ball 56 on a sluggish Bridgetown pitch as Australia added 102 runs for the fourth wicket to outplay Oman in the slog overs of their innings.
Stoinis then returned to take 3/19 to guide Australia to a comprehensive win.