Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026
Completed
Australia
294/8
(50.0 ov)
VS
Zimbabwe
235/10
(45.1 ov)
Australia won by 59 runs
Match 1 · ODI · 15 Sept 2026
Harare Sports Club
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c BJ Bennett b NT Nyamhuri | 36 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
b B Evans | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
b Sikandar Raza | 51 | 46 | 4 | 3 |
c BRM Taylor b NT Nyamhuri | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
c RP Burl b B Evans | 27 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
c W Madhevere b NT Nyamhuri | 109 | 94 | 7 | 3 |
hit wicket b NT Nyamhuri | 30 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
c CR Ervine b NT Nyamhuri | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 16 (wd 13, nb 3, b 0, lb 0)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B Muzarabani (2wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
B Evans (1wd) | 9.0 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
NT Nyamhuri (7wd) | 9.0 | 0 | 62 | 5 |
Sikandar Raza (3wd, 3nb) | 10.0 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c JP Inglis b NT Ellis | 25 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
c NT Ellis b XC Bartlett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c AT Carey b NT Ellis | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
c XC Bartlett b MT Renshaw | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
b NT Ellis | 59 | 60 | 6 | 1 |
b SH Johnson | 57 | 76 | 5 | 0 |
lbw b C Connolly | 22 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
c SH Johnson b A Zampa | 18 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
lbw b NT Ellis | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
b NT Ellis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 17 (wd 9, nb 3, b 0, lb 5) · Target 295
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SH Johnson (1wd, 3nb) | 9.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
XC Bartlett (2wd) | 8.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
NT Ellis (5wd) | 9.1 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
A Zampa (1wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
NT Ellis · Australia | 154 |
MT Renshaw · Australia | 147 |
NT Nyamhuri · Zimbabwe | 126 |
Sikandar Raza · Zimbabwe | 87 |
C Connolly · Australia | 86 |
CR Ervine · Zimbabwe | 75 |
B Evans · Zimbabwe | 70 |
MR Marsh · Australia | 44 |
XC Bartlett · Australia | 38 |
BJ Bennett · Zimbabwe | 38 |
AT Carey · Australia | 36 |
OJ Peake · Australia | 33 |
SH Johnson · Australia | 33 |
W Madhevere · Zimbabwe | 32 |
A Zampa · Australia | 28 |
I Kaia · Zimbabwe | 20 |
WP Masakadza · Zimbabwe | 15 |
JP Inglis · Australia | 12 |
BRM Taylor · Zimbabwe | 12 |
TM Head · Australia | 5 |
BJ Curran · Zimbabwe | 0 |
B Muzarabani · Zimbabwe | 0 |
Australia won by 59 runs
Toss: Australia, chose to batPlayer of the match: MT RenshawVenue: Harare Sports ClubSeries: Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026
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