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T20 World Cup: Marcus Stoinis' half-century and three-wicket haul steered Australia to a 39-run win over Oman in their opening ICC Men's T20 World Cup match here at Kensington Oval on Thursday (as per IST).

After being asked to bat first, Australia had a slow start with Travis Head (12) losing his wicket in the third over of the powerplay as Bilal Khan got the eary breakthrough.

Aussie skipper Mitchell Marsh and David Warner stitched a 37-run partnership for the second wicket before Mehran Khan gave the second blow to the opponents, dismissing Marsh for 14 off 21.