Pallekele (Sri Lanka) | Already out of Super Eights contention, Australia beat Oman by nine wickets in their inconsequential final group clash of the T20 World Cup here on Friday.

Captain Mitchell Marsh remained unbeaten on 64 off 33 balls while his opening partner Travis Head made 32 as Australia chased down the modest target of 105 with 62 balls to spare, reaching 108 for one in 9.4 overs.

Earlier, Australia's bowlers underlined their experience with a disciplined display, strangling Oman's batting line-up and dismissing them for a modest 104.

Pace Xavier Bartlett (2/27) and spinner Adam Zampa (4/21) showed their class after captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field.

For Oman, Wasim Ali was the highest scorer with 32 runs.

Brief Scores:

Oman: 104 all out in 16.2 overs (Xavier Bartlett 2/27, Adam Zampa 4/21).

Australia: 108 for 1 in 9.4 overs (Mitchell Marsh 64 not out; Shakeel Ahmed 1/29).

Scoreboard of the T20 World Cup match between Australia and Oman here on Friday.

Oman:

Aamir Kaleem b Bartlett 0

Jatinder Singh b Bartlett 17

Karan Sonavale b Ellis 12

Hammad Mirza b Zampa 16

Wasim Ali b Maxwell 32

Mohammad Nadeem lbw b Zampa 2

Vinayak Shukla c Green b Stoinis 9

Jiten Ramanandi lbw b Maxwell 1

Shakeel Ahmed c Bartlett b Zampa 3

Jay Odedra not out 4

Shafiq Jan b Zampa 0

Extras: (LB-2, W-6) 8

Total: (All out, 16.2 overs) 104

Fall of wkts: 1-0, 2-24, 3-39, 4-59, 5-69, 6-86, 7-89, 8-100, 9-104.

Bowling: Xavier Bartlett 4-0-27-2, Marcus Stoinis 2-0-16-1, Nathan Ellis 2-0-14-1, Cameron Green 2-0-11-0, Adam Zampa 3.2-0-21-4, Glenn Maxwell 3-0-13-2.