Zimbabwe's captain Sikandar Raza signals to the pavilion as Brendan Taylor retires hurt. -AP
Zimbabwe have cruised to a comfortable T20 World Cup victory against Oman, bowling them out for 103 before winning by eight wickets with 6.3 overs to spare in Colombo.
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However, their victory was marred by an injury to experienced batter Brendan Taylor who was forced off the field after suffering what appeared a hamstring injury while batting.
Zimbabwe's next match is against Australia on Friday.
Zimbabwe's pace attack blew away Oman. Blessing Muzarabani picked 3-16 in four overs, Richard Ngarava 3-17 and Brad Evans 3-18.
Oman were 5-27 in seven overs, crossed 100 in the final over, and were dismissed with a ball to spare. Vinay Shukla top-scored with 28 off 21 — just three batters reached double figures.
Zimbabwe chased down the win in a hurry. Brian Bennett was 48 not out off 36 balls, including seven boundaries. Taylor scored 31 off 30 when he retired hurt, hobbling off.
With Australia yet to enter the fray - they play Ireland on Tuesday - Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka lead Group B with a win apiece.
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