Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026, Zimbabwe vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Australia Won By 1 Wicket

Zimbabwe 271/8

Australia 272/9

Australia Won By 1 Wicket

Zimbabwe (50 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c Head b Ellis	30	29	41	5	1	103.44
Ben Curran	c †Inglis b Johnson	7	13	28	0	0	53.84
Innocent Kaia	retired hurt	55	66	98	7	0	83.33
Brendan Taylor †	b Zampa	9	16	23	1	0	56.25
Craig Ervine	c Renshaw b Zampa	59	79	120	5	0	74.68
Sikandar Raza (c)	not out	81	72	106	7	1	112.50
Wessly Madhevere	c Renshaw b Ellis	1	2	4	0	0	50.00
Brad Evans	c †Inglis b Johnson	11	11	10	2	0	100.00
Graeme Cremer	lbw b Ellis	1	4	6	0	0	25.00
Ernest Masuku	run out (†Inglis/Bartlett)	3	9	25	0	0	33.33
Blessing Muzarabani	not out	0	0	1	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 11)	14
Total	50 Ov (RR: 5.42, 234 Mins)	271/8

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Spencer Johnson	10	1	50	2	5.00	39	5	1
Xavier Bartlett	10	0	69	0	6.90	31	1	0
Nathan Ellis	10	0	50	3	5.00	31	1	0
Cooper Connolly	3	0	17	0	5.66	7	0	0
Matt Renshaw	6	1	26	0	4.33	19	1	0
Adam Zampa	10	0	53	2	5.30	27	2	0
Oliver Peake	1	0	4	0	4.00	2	0	0

Australia (Target:- 272 Runs From 50 Overs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mitchell Marsh (c)	c †Taylor b Evans	8	5	15	0	1	160.00
Travis Head	c sub (RP Burl) b Evans	6	6	7	1	0	100.00
Cooper Connolly	b Cremer	21	39	48	4	0	53.84
Josh Inglis †	b Sikandar Raza	103	102	164	11	0	100.98
Alex Carey	c Madhevere b Evans	34	30	53	5	0	113.33
Matt Renshaw	b Madhevere	4	10	13	0	0	40.00
Oliver Peake	lbw b Sikandar Raza	19	32	30	1	0	59.37
Xavier Bartlett	lbw b Cremer	3	6	6	0	0	50.00
Nathan Ellis	not out	36	44	62	2	1	81.81
Adam Zampa	c Bennett b Evans	9	12	18	0	0	75.00
Spencer Johnson	not out	7	13	21	0	0	53.84
Extras	(b 5, lb 4, w 13)	22
Total	49.5 Ov (RR: 5.45, 221 Mins)	272/9

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Blessing Muzarabani	10	1	49	0	4.90	35	3
Brad Evans	10	0	47	4	4.70	36	2
Ernest Masuku	5	0	38	0	7.60	8	1
Graeme Cremer	9	0	53	2	5.88	26	0
Sikandar Raza	10	0	42	2	4.20	35	0
Wessly Madhevere	5.5	0	34	1	5.82	15	1

Match Flow

Zimbabwe innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 2 wickets)

Over 6.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - BJ Curran (Upheld)

Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 2

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 149 runs, 1 wicket)

Drinks: Zimbabwe - 73/3 in 16.0 overs (I Kaia 22, CR Ervine 3)

Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 20.3 overs (123 balls), Extras 4

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (I Kaia 22, CR Ervine 25, Ex 4)

I Kaia: 50 off 59 balls (7 x 4)

I Kaia retired hurt at 148/3 (55, 28.5 overs)

Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 29.2 overs (177 balls), Extras 6

Over 31.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - F Mutizwa, Batter - Sikandar Raza (Struck down)

Drinks: Zimbabwe - 153/3 in 32.0 overs (CR Ervine 43, Sikandar Raza 3)

CR Ervine: 50 off 67 balls (4 x 4)

Over 37.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - F Mutizwa, Batter - Sikandar Raza (Struck down)

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (CR Ervine 18, Sikandar Raza 31, Ex 2)

Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 39.3 overs (238 balls), Extras 8

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 5 wickets)

Sikandar Raza: 50 off 51 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)

Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 47.5 overs (288 balls), Extras 12

Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 271/8 in 50.0 overs (Sikandar Raza 81, B Muzarabani 0)

Australia innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 2 wickets)

Australia: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 6

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 165 runs, 5 wickets)

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (CPL Connolly 16, JP Inglis 31, Ex 4)

Australia: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 11

Drinks: Australia - 102/3 in 17.0 overs (JP Inglis 41, AT Carey 15)

JP Inglis: 50 off 47 balls (6 x 4)

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (JP Inglis 26, AT Carey 24, Ex 1)

Australia: 150 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 11

Australia: 200 runs in 33.5 overs (203 balls), Extras 16

Drinks: Australia - 200/5 in 34.0 overs (JP Inglis 94, OJ Peake 17)

Over 35.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - F Mutizwa, Batter - OJ Peake (Struck down)

Over 36.4: Review by Zimbabwe (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - XC Bartlett (Upheld)

JP Inglis: 100 off 94 balls (11 x 4)

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 2 wickets)

Australia: 250 runs in 45.6 overs (276 balls), Extras 21

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