Zimbabwe vs Australia, 2nd ODI
Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026 · ODI · · Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 84 runs (Zimbabwe 272, Australia 356/6).
Match report
Zimbabwe (ZIM) faced Australia (AUS) in the 2nd ODI of Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026, a ODI match, at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Play began on Friday, 18 September 2026 at 07:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Iknow Chabi and Rashid Riaz, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
Australia made 356/6 in 50 overs, with Travis Head top-scoring on 112 from 84 balls. Brad Evans was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 86. Zimbabwe made 272 in 48.3 overs, with Sikandar Raza top-scoring on 45 from 49 balls. Cooper Connolly was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25.
Result: Australia won by 84 runs. Travis Head was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Australia · 1st innings: 356/6 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | b Wellington Masakadza | 53 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 84.13 |
| Travis Head | c Ryan Burl b Wesley Madhevere | 112 | 84 | 15 | 3 | 133.33 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Brendan Taylor b Brad Evans | 78 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 113.04 |
| Josh Inglis | c & b Wellington Masakadza | 21 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
| Alex Carey | c Ben Curran b Brad Evans | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Innocent Kaia b Brad Evans | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 136.36 |
| Oliver Peake | not out | 41 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 227.78 |
| Nathan Ellis | not out | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Billy Stanlake
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 9 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 7.56 |
| Brad Evans | 9 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 9.56 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 8 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 6.5 |
Zimbabwe · 1st innings: 272 (48.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | b Matt Renshaw | 23 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 67.65 |
| Ben Curran | b Matt Renshaw | 30 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Innocent Kaia | b Adam Zampa | 34 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 72.34 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Josh Hazlewood b Oliver Peake | 39 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 97.5 |
| Craig Ervine | c Mitchell Marsh b Adam Zampa | 38 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 97.44 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Matt Renshaw b Cooper Connolly | 45 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 91.84 |
| Brad Evans | c Cooper Connolly b Nathan Ellis | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Wesley Madhevere | lbw b Josh Hazlewood | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 200 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | b Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Wellington Masakadza | not out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b Cooper Connolly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 13
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 9 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Billy Stanlake | 4.2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.38 |
| Nathan Ellis | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5.17 |
| Cooper Connolly | 6.1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 4.05 |
| Matt Renshaw | 7 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 6.29 |
| Oliver Peake | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Adam Zampa | 9 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.89 |
Latest overs
- Over 49 (ZIM, Cooper Connolly): 0 runs, 268/10 – W W •
- Over 48 (ZIM, Adam Zampa): 5 runs, 268/8 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 47 (ZIM, Cooper Connolly): 3 runs, 263/8 – 1 1 1 • • •
- Over 46 (ZIM, Adam Zampa): 9 runs, 260/8 – 4 • 2 1 1 1
- Over 45 (ZIM, Josh Hazlewood): 12 runs, 251/8 – W 2 W wd 4 wd 2 2
- Over 44 (ZIM, Nathan Ellis): 9 runs, 239/6 – 1 4 1 1 1 wd •