Match overview
Sri Lanka Cricket beat Oman Cricket by 105 runs at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on 12 February 2026. Oman won the toss and chose to field, but Sri Lanka made that decision look questionable almost immediately, posting 225/5 from their 20 overs. In reply, Oman lost 3 wickets inside the powerplay and never seriously threatened the target, eventually finishing on 120/9. P Rathnayake was awarded the Player of the Match.
The result puts Sri Lanka's T20I head-to-head record against Oman at 2–0. Both victories have been comprehensive: a 10-wicket win in 2023 and this 105-run margin in Kandy. For Oman, the two meetings have exposed a significant gap to a higher-ranked side.
Venue and conditions
Pallekele has hosted 106 T20 matches, and the surface tends to offer plenty for both disciplines early on before favouring the batter in the middle and death overs. The ground's average first-innings score is 208, so Sri Lanka's 225/5 came in roughly 17 runs above par. Their middle-overs phase (overs 7–15) returned 88 runs for 1 wicket, which is where the innings was built. The death phase added 79 more for 2 wickets.
The average powerplay at Pallekele runs to 42 runs, so Oman's 36 for 3 in the powerplay of the chase was both below-par for the venue and deeply costly in terms of wickets. The ground's chase success rate of 51 per cent across its history makes chasing a broadly neutral call, but that figure assumes competitive totals within a range sides can reasonably address. A target of 226 placed it well outside Oman's reach.
Spin has historically been a significant weapon at Pallekele in all formats. The surface tends to grip and turn from the middle overs onwards, and Sri Lanka's bowling depth in that discipline has been a recurring advantage at this venue.
How to watch
Sri Lanka Cricket's T20I fixtures are broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Cricket. Streaming is available through Sky Go for existing subscribers or via a NOW TV day or month pass for those without a full Sky package. Coverage details for individual matches are published on Sky Sports' fixture schedule ahead of each game.
Recent form
Sri Lanka came into this fixture having beaten Ireland earlier in 2026, though they had lost four consecutive matches against England before that. The losses to England were in a higher-profile bilateral series and are not necessarily reflective of where Sri Lanka stand against Associate nations, as this result demonstrated.
Oman's recent record is mixed. They beat UAE twice and Japan in 2025, but lost to Zimbabwe and Nepal. Against Full Member nations, their record remains difficult, and this game continued that pattern. Their powerplay batting, which has been fragile across recent fixtures, was again the phase that undid them in Kandy.