Zimbabwe vs Australia, 1st ODI — Australia tour of Zimbabwe
ZIM
235 45.1 ov
AUS won by 59 runs
AUS
294/8 50 ov
Match summary
Australia beat Zimbabwe by 59 runs in the 1st ODI of the Australia tour of Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Tue, 15 Sept, 2026. Australia 294/8 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 235/10 (45.1 ov). Matt Renshaw top-scored with 109 off 94 balls for Australia. Nathan Ellis took 5/31 for Australia. Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
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45.1WNathan Ellis to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
44.60Adam Zampa to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
44.50Adam Zampa to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Adam Zampa bowls a sharp delivery, and Blessing Muzarabani goes back to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
44.4WAdam Zampa to Brad Evans, no run, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Spencer Johnson, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brad Evans.
44.30Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, trying to hit sloge sweep, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
44.26Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, Six, Six !! With a brilliant on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
44.10Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, trying to hit sloge sweep, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
43.60Nathan Ellis to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease, trying to hit drive, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
43.51Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, 1 run, Brad Evans goes forward to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
43.40Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nathan Ellis bowls a sharp delivery, and Brad Evans hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
43.30Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
43.21Nathan Ellis to Newman Nyamhuri, 1 run, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards square leg for 1 run.
43.1WNathan Ellis to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza goes forward, plays flick shot but misjudged the line, and the ball hits the pad, Nathan Ellis appeals for an LBW. The umpire raises his finger, resulting in the dismissal of Wellington Masakadza.
42.160WdAdam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Wellington Masakadza with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
42.61Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza goes forward to take of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
42.51Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, 1 run, Brad Evans goes forward to take of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
42.41Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to take of good length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident sloge sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
42.34Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, Four, Four !! , back of length, on the leg stump, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
42.20Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
42.11Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, 1 run, Adam Zampa delivers at good length, Brad Evans goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.
41.140WdNathan Ellis to Brad Evans, 5 wide, Nathan Ellis misses his line down leg stump with a good length delivery that runs all the way to the boundary, gifting five wides to the chasing side in a steep contest.
41.60Nathan Ellis to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
41.50Nathan Ellis to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
41.43Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, 3 runs, Brad Evans goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 3 runs.
41.30Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brad Evans goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
41.22Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, 2 runs, Brad Evans hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 2 runs.
41.11Nathan Ellis to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
40.60Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
40.53Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 3 runs, Wellington Masakadza goes back to take of good length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 3 runs.
40.40Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays drive to the short cover.