Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026, Zimbabwe vs Australia, 1st ODI, Australia Won By 59 Runs

Australia 294/8

Zimbabwe 235

Australia Won By 59 Runs

Australia (50 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mitchell Marsh (c)	c Bennett b Nyamhuri	36	28	41	6	1	128.57
Travis Head	b Evans	4	5	7	1	0	80.00
Cooper Connolly	b Sikandar Raza	51	46	78	4	3	110.86
Josh Inglis †	c †Taylor b Nyamhuri	4	12	20	0	0	33.33
Alex Carey	c sub (RP Burl) b Evans	27	53	73	1	0	50.94
Matt Renshaw	c Madhevere b Nyamhuri	109	94	132	7	3	115.95
Oliver Peake	hit wicket b Nyamhuri	30	40	51	1	1	75.00
Xavier Bartlett	c Ervine b Nyamhuri	5	11	13	0	0	45.45
Nathan Ellis	not out	9	12	23	0	0	75.00
Adam Zampa	not out	3	2	3	0	0	150.00
Extras	(nb 3, w 13)	16
Total	50 Ov (RR: 5.88, 222 Mins)	294/8

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Blessing Muzarabani	10	46	0	4.60	36	2	0
Brad Evans	9	51	2	5.66	31	1	0
Newman Nyamhuri	9	62	5	6.88	27	7	0
Sikandar Raza	10	62	1	6.20	26	3	3
Wessly Madhevere	3	18	0	6.00	6	0	0
Brian Bennett	3	19	0	6.33	7	0	0
Wellington Masakadza	6	36	0	6.00	13	0	0

Zimbabwe (Target:- 295 Runs From 50 Overs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c †Inglis b Ellis	25	32	45	3	1	78.12
Ben Curran	c Ellis b Bartlett	0	2	6	0	0	0.00
Innocent Kaia	c Carey b Ellis	18	19	34	2	0	94.73
Brendan Taylor †	c Bartlett b Renshaw	4	13	22	0	0	30.76
Craig Ervine	b Ellis	59	60	93	6	1	98.33
Sikandar Raza (c)	b Johnson	57	76	105	5	0	75.00
Wessly Madhevere	lbw b Connolly	22	30	48	2	0	73.33
Brad Evans	c Johnson b Zampa	18	20	47	0	1	90.00
Wellington Masakadza	lbw b Ellis	14	17	22	1	0	82.35
Newman Nyamhuri	b Ellis	1	3	10	0	0	33.33
Blessing Muzarabani	not out	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 3, w 9)	17
Total	45.1 Ov (RR: 5.20, 221 Mins)	235

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Spencer Johnson	9	0	44	1	4.88	35	1	3
Xavier Bartlett	8	0	41	1	5.12	27	2	0
Nathan Ellis	9.1	1	31	5	3.38	39	1	0
Matt Renshaw	4	0	32	1	8.00	9	0	0
Adam Zampa	10	0	55	1	5.50	25	1	0
Cooper Connolly	4	0	23	1	5.75	10	0	0
Oliver Peake	1	0	4	0	4.00	2	0	0

Match Flow

Australia innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 2 wickets)

Australia: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 2

2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (MR Marsh 32, CPL Connolly 16, Ex 2)

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 163 runs, 3 wickets)

Drinks: Australia - 86/3 in 15.0 overs (CPL Connolly 34, AT Carey 1)

Australia: 100 runs in 17.1 overs (104 balls), Extras 9

CPL Connolly: 50 off 44 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)

Australia: 150 runs in 25.4 overs (156 balls), Extras 12

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (AT Carey 21, MT Renshaw 26, Ex 3)

Drinks: Australia - 179/5 in 31.3 overs (MT Renshaw 45)

MT Renshaw: 50 off 55 balls (1 x 4, 3 x 6)

Australia: 200 runs in 35.2 overs (214 balls), Extras 12

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 3 wickets)

6th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (MT Renshaw 30, OJ Peake 20, Ex 0)

Australia: 250 runs in 42.2 overs (256 balls), Extras 13

MT Renshaw: 100 off 86 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)

Innings Break: Australia - 294/8 in 50.0 overs (NT Ellis 9, A Zampa 3)

Zimbabwe innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 3 wickets)

Over 7.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - I Kaia (Upheld)

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 153 runs, 4 wickets)

Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 2

Drinks: Zimbabwe - 62/4 in 13.3 overs (CR Ervine 13)

Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 2

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (CR Ervine 27, Sikandar Raza 26, Ex 0)

CR Ervine: 50 off 51 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 28.1 overs (170 balls), Extras 3

Over 29.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - CR Ervine (Struck down - Umpires Call)

Drinks: Zimbabwe - 160/5 in 30.3 overs (Sikandar Raza 48)

Sikandar Raza: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4)

Over 32.3: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - W Madhevere (Upheld)

Over 39.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - W Madhevere (Struck down)

Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 39.3 overs (240 balls), Extras 11

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 3 wickets)

Over 43.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - WP Masakadza (Upheld)

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