‘Devastated’ Australia look to avoid Oman upset after exit

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PALLEKELE: Australia coach Andrew McDonald said on Thursday his players were “devastated” after their T20 World Cup exit, but they would be “zeroed in” on avoiding an embarrassing upset against Oman.

Australia failed to make the second phase for only the second time in the event’s history after defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

“We’ve got a pretty sort of devastated group, it’s fair to say,” McDonald told reporters in Kandy ahead of Friday’s final match against Oman, now a dead rubber. We’re usually alive coming to these points in time, but it’s not to be.

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