Oliver Peake(41 | 18)*
Nathan Ellis(6 | 5)
B Evans|9|0|86|3
| 1 | 49.7 | 49.6: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, A single to end, but Australia end with 356/6 their highest ODI total against Zimbabwe. Full and wide outside off, sliced away down to deep third for a single. 24 off the final over. |
7 Over | Run: 356/6 | Run Rate: 7.12
| 6 | 49.6 | 49.5: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, SIX! Oliver Peake is playing a blinder out there, and up comes the 350 for Australia. Banged in short and down leg, Peake moves inside the line and helps it over fine leg for a six. |
| 6 | 49.5 | 49.4: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, SIX! That's been nailed. Length ball, pitching it outside the line of off stump. Oliver Peake reaches for it, and clobbers it over wide long off for another biggie. |
| 0 | 49.4 | 49.4: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, WIDE! A slower bumper, doesn't come out right and ends up high and wide outside off. |
| 2 | 49.3 | 49.3: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, Back of a length again, angled across off. Peake carves it away to the right of deep backward point and picks up two more. |
| 6 | 49.2 | 49.2: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, SIX! SMOKED! Pace off, full and on middle and leg. Oliver Peake clears his front leg away and dismisses it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. |
| 2 | 49.1 | 49.1: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, Great intent from the batters to come back for the second run. Back of a length, angles across off. Peake reaches and drags it down to long on for a brace. |
| 2 | 48.6 | 48.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Nathan Ellis, The call is for two, and they will get it with ease. Slower one, pitched full and on middle and leg. Ellis takes the front leg out and heaves it to the right of deep mid-wicket for another brace. Australia are 332/6 with one over to go. |
6 Over | Run: 332/6 | Run Rate: 6.78
| 2 | 48.5 | 48.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Nathan Ellis, Back of a length and wide outside off. Ellis stays put and slaps it away to the right of deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Nathan Ellis, Swing and a miss! Muzarabani hits the deck hard and bowls it around off. Ellis swings across the line and for the fences but is well beaten. |
| 1 | 48.3 | 48.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, Pace off and into the wicket, at just 109 kph, pushed a bit wide of the off stump as well. Peake dabs it down towards cover for a single. |
| 1 | 48.2 | 48.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Nathan Ellis, Short ball around off, Ellis reaches up for it and smacks the pull down to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 1 | 48.1 | 48.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, Slower one, pushed wide of the off stump. Peake reaches for it and underedges it behind to the keeper. Ellis calls him through for a quick single and the batters get through with ease. |
| 1 | 47.6 | 47.6: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, Another risky single, but the batters make it through. Heavy length from Evans, attacking the ribs. Peake nudges it into the leg side and sets off for the run. Evans does well to get to it in a flash and just misses the shy at the non-striker's end. |
6 Over | Run: 325/6 | Run Rate: 6.77
| 2 | 47.5 | 47.5: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, Banged in well short around off, Peake reaches up for it and drags the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 47.4 | 47.4: Brad Evans to Nathan Ellis, A direct hit, and Nathan Ellis probably would have been gone. Slower one, on a good length on off. Ellis hops up and dabs it in front of point for a single. |
| 0 | 47.3 | 47.3: Brad Evans to Matt Renshaw, OUT! TAKEN! Now, that is a sensational grab from Innocent Kaia. Another bumper from Brad Evans, this time pace on and over leg stump. Matt Renshaw pulls it flat towards deep backward square leg. Kaia charges in and lunges forward with a dive, managing to snaffle the dipping ball just centimeters off the surface. The third umpire does check it for a fair catch and replays show that Kaia has his fingers underneath the ball. Australia are now 321/6. |
| 2 | 47.2 | 47.2: Brad Evans to Matt Renshaw, DROPPED! Newman Nyamhuri shells what should have been a regulation grab. Excellent from Brad Evans as he nails the slower bumper, right at the front shoulder. Matt Renshaw mistimes the pull and top-edges it wide of short fine leg. Nyamhuri runs around and dives in to grab it, but he's still moving away when he pouches the ball and it pops out when his elbows make impact with the turf. Two taken. |
| 2 | 47.1 | 47.1: Brad Evans to Matt Renshaw, A full ball, trying to attack the toes. Renshaw walks inside the line and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 2 | 46.7 | 46.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, That's excellent running. Slower and shorter at 113 kph, wide outside off. Peake hops up and slaps it to the right of deep cover for a couple of quick runs. |
7 Over | Run: 317/5 | Run Rate: 6.74
| 0 | 46.6 | 46.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, Pace off from Blessing, on a good length and over the stumps. Peake brings out the reverse lap but fails to connect. |
| 0 | 46.5 | 46.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, WIDE! Slower ball, relatively full and sprayed beyond the tramline outside off. Peake leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 46.4 | 46.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Matt Renshaw, Muzarabani gets the full and wide one correct this time, and Renshaw eases it through covers for a single. |
| 4 | 46.3 | 46.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Matt Renshaw, FOUR! Another poor ball and Renshaw makes that look so easy. The attempted wide yorker, turns out to be a low full toss. Renshaw leans on and opens the bat face, gliding it well wide of short third for another booundary. |
| 1 | 46.2 | 46.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, Pitched much fuller around leg stump, Peake tucks it away past square leg and turns the strike over. |
| 4 | 46.1 | 46.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Oliver Peake, FOUR! Too much width on offer. Shorter in length, angled wide outside off. Oliver Peake hangs back and slashes hard at it, getting it up and over the infield and wide of the deep third fielder for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 1 | 45.6 | 45.6: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, A slower bumper at just 113 kph, over middle and leg. Peake hangs back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
6 Over | Run: 304/5 | Run Rate: 6.61
| 0 | 45.5 | 45.5: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, Back of a length, slanted across off stump, and a bit slower as well. Peake hangs back and jams it down to backward point. |
| 1 | 45.4 | 45.4: Brad Evans to Matt Renshaw, Shortish delivery, angled in from around the wicket. Matt Renshaw pulls it off the chest to deep square leg for one more. |
| 1 | 45.3 | 45.3: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, Dug in short again, around leg, Peake controls the pull this time, hitting it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 45.2 | 45.2: Brad Evans to Oliver Peake, FOUR! A bit streaky, but up comes the 300 for Australia. A well-directed short ball, over leg. Oliver Peake goes after the pull and gets a top edge that runs fine of the fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 45.1 | 45.1: Brad Evans to Cooper Connolly, OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans strikes in back-to-back overs and sends both the set batters packing. Evans takes pace off again, bowling it at 125 kph, and a bit short and wide outside off. Cooper Connolly leans back and across to the off side, going hard at it but loses his shape. Connolly ends up top-edging it high towards short fine leg. There's no fielder there, but the keeper, Brendan Taylor, does well to get under the swirling ball and hangs on to a fine catch. Connolly is frustrated as he walks back as he feels a hundred was there for the taking. |
| 1 | 44.6 | 44.6: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Flighted, full and on middle, Cooper Connolly lofts it down to long on for one more. |
6 Over | Run: 297/4 | Run Rate: 6.60
| 1 | 44.5 | 44.5: Sikandar Raza to Matt Renshaw, Flatter, full and on leg, Matt Renshaw flicks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 1 | 44.4 | 44.4: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Quicker, full and on leg, Cooper Connolly drills it to long on for one. |
| 1 | 44.3 | 44.3: Sikandar Raza to Matt Renshaw, Slows it up, full and around off, Matt Renshaw lobs it towards long off for another run. |
| 1 | 44.2 | 44.2: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Floated, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drills it towards long off for a run. |
| 1 | 44.1 | 44.1: Sikandar Raza to Matt Renshaw, Tossed up, full and on middle, Matt Renshaw clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 43.6 | 43.6: Brad Evans to Matt Renshaw, Short of a length and on off, Matt Renshaw pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one more. Just 6 runs and a wicket off the over! |
6 Over | Run: 291/4 | Run Rate: 6.61
| 1 | 43.5 | 43.5: Brad Evans to Cooper Connolly, Pitched up and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it through covers for one. |
| 2 | 43.4 | 43.4: Brad Evans to Cooper Connolly, Hard length and around off, takes pace off again, Cooper Connolly punches it towards sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 1 | 43.3 | 43.3: Brad Evans to Matt Renshaw, Fuller and on middle, Matt Renshaw drills it to long on for a run. |
| 0 | 43.2 | 43.2: Brad Evans to Alex Carey, OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans breaks the 57-run stand, and this is a timely wicket for Zimbabwe. Pace off, back of a length and on off, Alex Carey makes room and tries to carve it away but ends up slicing it due to the lack of pace. It flies towards point, where Ben Curran dives forward and takes a fine catch. Australia are 286/4 now. |
| 1 | 43.1 | 43.1: Brad Evans to Cooper Connolly, Fuller and just around off, Cooper Connolly drags it towards long on and calls for two, but is sent back. |
| 2 | 42.6 | 42.6: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Floated, full and on off, Alex Carey goes inside out and lofts it wide of extra covers for a brace. |
6 Over | Run: 285/3 | Run Rate: 6.63
| 1 | 42.5 | 42.5: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, A leg-break, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it to long off for one. |
| 6 | 42.4 | 42.4: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, SIX! That is a shot and a half! Flighted, full and just on off. Cooper Connolly clears his front leg away, hits through the line and with a golf-like swing, clubs it over the sight screen and into the roof of the stadium for a biggie. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters. |
| 1 | 42.3 | 42.3: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Slows it up, shortish and on off, turns away, Alex Carey works it towards long on for a run. |
| 1 | 42.2 | 42.2: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Short and on leg, Cooper Connolly punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 42.1 | 42.1: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Flatter, short and on off, Cooper Connolly punches it straight to extra cover. |
| 1 | 41.6 | 41.6: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Another short delivery, outside off, Cooper Connolly slaps it to long off for one more. |
6 Over | Run: 274/3 | Run Rate: 6.52
| 1 | 41.5 | 41.5: Wessly Madhevere to Alex Carey, Shortish and on middle, Alex Carey works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 41.4 | 41.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Fires this one, full and down the leg side, Cooper Connolly goes down to paddle it away but misses. It goes off his pads wide of short fine, where Newman Nyamhuri dives to his left to make the stop. Leg bye taken. |
| 0 | 41.3 | 41.3: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Dragged back, on leg, Cooper Connolly tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 2 | 41.2 | 41.2: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Short again, on middle, Cooper Connolly nudges it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 41.1 | 41.1: Wessly Madhevere to Alex Carey, Short and outside off, Alex Carey cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 6 | 40.6 | 40.6: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, SIX! Even better and bigger! Wellington Masakadza overcompensates and gives this one some more air, but serves it in the slot, on middle. Cooper Connolly goes down on one knee and nails the slog sweep over the wide long on fence for a biggie. |
6 Over | Run: 268/3 | Run Rate: 6.54
| 4 | 40.5 | 40.5: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, FOUR! Powered away! Wellington Masakadza drags his length back a bit, on middle. Cooper Connolly picks up the length early and muslces it over the head of the bowler for a boundary. |
| 0 | 40.4 | 40.4: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Slows it up, full and around off, Cooper Connolly pushes it to short cover. |
| 1 | 40.3 | 40.3: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, Quicker, shortish and on leg, Alex Carey tries to make room and punch it away but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 40.2 | 40.2: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, Flighted and around middle. Alex Carey goes down, takes it on the full and reverse sweeps it through point for a brace. |
| 0 | 40.1 | 40.1: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, Floated, short and on angling in, Alex Carey backs away and swats it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 39.6 | 39.6: Wessly Madhevere to Alex Carey, Good length, drifted onto the pads. Carey works it away past square leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 255/3 | Run Rate: 6.38
| 0 | 39.5 | 39.5: Wessly Madhevere to Alex Carey, Tossed up outside off, Carey looks to drag th sweep across the line but fails to get it away. |
| 1 | 39.4 | 39.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, FIFTY up for Cooper Connolly, his 3rd one already in ODIs. Dragged shorter on off, Connolly covers the line and plays it with a straight bat down to long off for a single. |
| 1 | 39.3 | 39.3: Wessly Madhevere to Alex Carey, Shorter now and on off, punched away off the back foot to deep cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 39.2 | 39.2: Wessly Madhevere to Alex Carey, Full again, fired in on off. Carey plays it to the right of the bowler. |
| 1 | 39.1 | 39.1: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Flatter and a bit full around off. Connolly stays upright and just hits through the line. The cover fielder prries it behind for a single, and Connolly moves on to 49. |
| 0 | 38.6 | 38.6: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, On a length, drifted onto the pads. Carey nudges it away to mid-wicket. Still, only 7 runs off the over despite the six. |
6 Over | Run: 251/3 | Run Rate: 6.44
| 0 | 38.5 | 38.5: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, On the shorter side around off, Carey plays it off the back foot but straight to cover. |
| 1 | 38.4 | 38.4: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Flighted up at the stumps, Connolly goes for the slog sweep but doesn't connect well. The ball goes to deep mid-wicket and a single is taken. |
| 6 | 38.3 | 38.3: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, SIX! A frustrated sigh from Wellington Masakadza as he knows he's fumbled here. Short ball on middle,l begging to be hit. Cooper Connolly rocks back and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. The 250 is also up for Australia now. |
| 0 | 38.2 | 38.2: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Flatter now, on off, Connolly rocks back and stabs it to cover. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Nagging length on middle, at 90 kph. Connolly hangs back and just tucks it into the leg side. |
| 0 | 37.6 | 37.6: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Floated up on the pads, clipped away towards short fine leg. |
6 Over | Run: 244/3 | Run Rate: 6.42
| 4 | 37.5 | 37.5: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, FOUR! Alex Carey finally manages to get some success with the sweep. A full ball outside off, Carey lunges ahead and shovels the reverse sweep past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 37.4 | 37.4: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Flatter delivery, attacking the off stump, and this one stays low as well. Carey watches it well and manages to keep it out. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Fuller one around off, sliding back in. Carey looks to drive on the up but gets it off the puter half of the blade towards point. |
| 1 | 37.2 | 37.2: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Shorter one on off, sits up for the batter. Connolly stands tall and punches it through extra cover for a single. |
| 2 | 37.1 | 37.1: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, The call is for two, and they will get it with ease. Shorter in length, on middle and leg. Connolly presses back and dabs it down in front of square leg for a couple of runs in the deep. |
| 0 | 36.6 | 36.6: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, A half-hearted appeal from the bowler for LBW, but it is not given. Nagging length around off, Carey lunges across to sweep but misses and the ball brushes the pads. |
6 Over | Run: 237/3 | Run Rate: 6.41
| 0 | 36.5 | 36.5: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, That's well bowled. Carey backs away early and Masakadza floats it up past the leg stump. Carey gets cramped for room and chops it back onto the deck. |
| 1 | 36.4 | 36.4: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Quick and flat, darted back into the stumps. Connolly stays back to defend it into the off side, and picks up a quick single. |
| 3 | 36.3 | 36.3: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, Fullish length, floated up on the stumps. Alex Carey backs away again and manages to loft it over the cover region. The ball plugs a bit and the fielders from inside the ring manage to cut it off. Three taken. |
| 0 | 36.2 | 36.2: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, Good length around off, Carey makes room and cuts it down to point. |
| 1 | 36.1 | 36.1: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Nicely looped up, full and on off, dropping on the batter. Connolly waits well and leans on to drive it towards wide long off for a single. |
| 0 | 35.6 | 35.6: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, A huge appeal for LBW, but turned down. Sikandar Raza does review it, though. A slingy delivery, angled in with a lower-arm trajectory back onto the stumps. Alex Carey gets a stride across to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The third umpire is called in to have a look. There's no bat or glove involved on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside the line of off stump, and it stays Not Out. Zimbabwe are out of reviews now. |
6 Over | Run: 232/3 | Run Rate: 6.44
| 0 | 35.5 | 35.5: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Raza keeps it full, angling it into the batter. Carey fails to flick it leg side. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Full ball on off, Carey looks to work it across the line, but gets it off the cue end of the blade and the ball rolls just past the off stump. |
| 0 | 35.3 | 35.3: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Raza slows it up, floating it at the stumps, and Carey blocks it out. |
| 0 | 35.2 | 35.2: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Hitting outside the line! A round-armer from Raza, full and outside off. Carey lunges across to sweep but misses and wears it on the pads. |
| 2 | 35.1 | 35.1: Sikandar Raza to Alex Carey, Full and straight, worked away using the wrists towards wide deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 34.6 | 34.6: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Floated up on off stump, Connolly eases it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 230/3 | Run Rate: 6.57
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Quicker through the air, on a length and attacking the off stump. Connolly presses back and punches it to cover. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Nagging length at the stumps, kept out by Connolly. |
| 1 | 34.3 | 34.3: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, A bit fuller and drifted well into the batter. Carey tucks it around the corner on the leg side for one. |
| 0 | 34.2 | 34.2: Wellington Masakadza to Alex Carey, Bowled from over the wicket, and angled into the stumps. Alex Carey employs the reverse sweep and hits it straight to the fielder at widish short third. |
| 0 | 34.1 | 34.1: Wellington Masakadza to Josh Inglis, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Wellington Masakadza strikes immediately on his return, and that is a really soft dismissal for Josh Inglis. Masakadza just lobs it on a fullish length, drifting it in towards middle. Inglis opts to go back to a pretty full ball and it just holds in the surface. Inglis ends up jabbing at it and chips it to the right of the bowler, who makes no mistake, grabbing it with both hands, and Australia are now 229/3. |
| 2 | 33.6 | 33.6: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Floated up on the pads, clipped away using soft hands and past mid-wicket for a couple of runs by Connolly. |
6 Over | Run: 229/2 | Run Rate: 6.74
| 0 | 33.5 | 33.5: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, On a dragged length around off, Connolly hops back and punches it out to covers. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Shortish length on off, punched off the back foot to covers. |
| 1 | 33.3 | 33.3: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, A bit shorter and angled into the batter. Inglis hops back and tucks it past square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 33.2 | 33.2: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, FOUR! That's cheeky from Inglis. Flighted up outside off, Josh Inglis brings out the reverse dab and nails it fine of the fielder at short third for a boundary. |
| 2 | 33.1 | 33.1: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Bennett with another solid effort in the field. Slower length ball, turning back into middle. Inglis backs away and slaps it down towards cover, but Bennett dives and takes the sting out of the ball before the sweeper cover fielder tidies up and keeps it down to two runs. |
| 1 | 32.8 | 32.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Josh Inglis, Pace off from Nyamhuri, on a good length and around off. Inglis plays it really late, just angling it down to deep third for one more. Australia are 220/2 after 33 overs. |
8 Over | Run: 220/2 | Run Rate: 6.67
| 1 | 32.7 | 32.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Excellent stop from Brian Bennett. Short and over off, Connolly rides the bounce well and pulls it down to the right of mid-wicket, where Bennett puts in the dive and saves a certain boundary. Single taken. |
| 0 | 32.6 | 32.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! Nyamhuri gets the attempted slower one wrong again. Slightly into the surface but spilled down the leg side, and Connolly lets it go. |
| 2 | 32.5 | 32.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Length ball outside off, punched on the up and through the cover region for another double by Connolly. |
| 0 | 32.4 | 32.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! A slower bumper now, dug in a bit too short and well wide outside the off stump. |
| 2 | 32.3 | 32.3: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Another easy brace on offer. Back of a length and outside off, Connolly gets on his toes and hits it wide of deep point for a couple of runs and moves into the 30s. |
| 1 | 32.2 | 32.2: Newman Nyamhuri to Josh Inglis, Shortish length again, wide of the off stump. Inglis reaches out, opens the bat face and slices it down to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 32.1 | 32.1: Newman Nyamhuri to Josh Inglis, Cracking shot, but straight to the fielder. Short and wide, Inglis latches onto the width but slams it to the point fielder. Should have put that one away, Inglis. |
| 1 | 31.6 | 31.6: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Marginally short, darted in towards middle and leg. Inglis hops back and dabs it past square leg for a run more. |
6 Over | Run: 211/2 | Run Rate: 6.59
| 1 | 31.5 | 31.5: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Wessly hangs it wide of the off stump again, and this time Connolly drives it square through the off side for a single. |
| 0 | 31.4 | 31.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Tossed up, full and outside off, Connolly leans on to drive but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 1 | 31.3 | 31.3: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Floated up on off, Inglis uses his feet and shovels it away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 31.2 | 31.2: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Good length, turning it into the stumps. Inglis stays back and works it to square leg. |
| 2 | 31.1 | 31.1: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Pushed through flatter on off, Inglis rocks back and punches it away wide of the sweeper cover fielder, racing back for the second run. |
| 1 | 30.6 | 30.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Josh Inglis, Bowled from around the wicket and slanted into the hips. Inglis tucks it down to fine leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 206/2 | Run Rate: 6.65
| 1 | 30.5 | 30.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Good running! Fuller and around off, pushed away in front of mid off for a quick single. |
| 2 | 30.4 | 30.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Another mistimed shot by Connolly, and he gets away with this one as well. A heavy short ball, over the stumps, and Connolly leans back to pull, but shanks it towards cow corner for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 30.3 | 30.3: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Good-length delivery, in and around off, Connolly rocks back and jams it towards cover. |
| 1 | 30.2 | 30.2: Newman Nyamhuri to Josh Inglis, Hard length outside off, Inglis gets side on and punches it through the off side for a run. |
| 1 | 30.1 | 30.1: Newman Nyamhuri to Cooper Connolly, Excellent effort in the deep from Brad Evans. Short of a length and over middle, Cooper Connolly swivels to pull but miscues it over backward square leg. Evans rushes in to his left, but the ball dips and lands in front. Evans does well to get in the dive and stop it with his body. Single taken. |
| 4 | 29.6 | 29.6: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Good shot! Wessly Madhevere drags his length back, on middle. Josh Inglis rocks back and heaves it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary. 200 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
6 Over | Run: 200/2 | Run Rate: 6.67
| 1 | 29.5 | 29.5: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Pushed through quicker, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drills it to long off for one. |
| 0 | 29.4 | 29.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Flatter, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it to short cover. |
| 1 | 29.3 | 29.3: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Flighted, full and on middle, Josh Inglis clips it it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 29.2 | 29.2: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, full and on middle, Josh Inglis tucks it to short mid-wicket. A fumble but no harm done. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Floated, short and on leg, Josh Inglis flicks it to square leg. |
| 0 | 28.6 | 28.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Cooper Connolly steers it towards point. |
6 Over | Run: 194/2 | Run Rate: 6.69
| 0 | 28.5 | 28.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Much fuller and on middle, Cooper Connolly pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 28.4 | 28.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Josh Inglis, Hits the deck hard, around off, Josh Inglis cuts it through point for another run. |
| 1 | 28.3 | 28.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Short of a length and outside off, Cooper Connolly cuts it away to deep point for a run. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Josh Inglis, Hard length, on middle, angling in. Josh Inglis misses his flick as the ball goes off his thigh pad towards square leg. Leg bye taken. |
| 1 | 28.1 | 28.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Back of a length and around off, Cooper Connolly punches it through cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Wessly Madhevere to Josh Inglis, Looped up, full and on middle, Josh Inglis blocks it out. |
6 Over | Run: 190/2 | Run Rate: 6.79
| 0 | 27.5 | 27.5: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Wessly Madhevere strikes big and gets rid of the centurion. He sees the batter advance and gives this one some more air, serving this full and around off, turns it away. Travis Head fails to get to the pitch of it but still goes through the lofted shot. Gets a top edge as the ball goes up in the air towards short cover, where Ryan Burl (Sub) settles under it and takes a fine catch. End of a fantastic knock from Head, and Australia are 190/2 now. |
| 1 | 27.4 | 27.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Flatter, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drills it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Slows it up, shortish and on middle, Cooper Connolly stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 27.2 | 27.2: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, Drops it short, around off, Travis Head punches it through cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 27.1 | 27.1: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, Tossed up, full and outside off, Travis Head uses his feet and tries to go over covers. He has to reach out and gets it from the bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 26.6 | 26.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, A sharp bouncer at 130kph, on middle, Cooper Connolly ducks under it. |
6 Over | Run: 188/1 | Run Rate: 6.96
| 1 | 26.5 | 26.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Dug into the surface, on leg, takes pace off. Travis Head works it towards square leg for one. |
| 1 | 26.4 | 26.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Short of a length and around leg, Cooper Connolly tucks it towards square leg for another run. |
| 1 | 26.3 | 26.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Hard length and on middle, Travis Head opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for a run. |
| 4 | 26.2 | 26.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Fuller delivery, on off. Travis Head backs away a bit, hits through the line and smashes it to the long off fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 26.1 | 26.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, On a length and on off, Cooper Connolly runs it down to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 25.6 | 25.6: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, Fires this one, full and angling into leg. Travis Head goes down for the sweep but fails to get a clean connection as the ball goes nowhere. |
6 Over | Run: 180/1 | Run Rate: 6.92
| 4 | 25.5 | 25.5: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, FOUR! No stopping Head here! Gives this one some more air, full and on off. Travis Head skips down the track and pumps it towards the long off fence for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters. |
| 1 | 25.4 | 25.4: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Flatter, full and on off, Cooper Connolly eases it to long off for a run. |
| 4 | 25.3 | 25.3: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, FOUR! Nicely done! Tossed up, full and around off, Cooper Connolly holds his shape a bit, opens the bat face and steers it with excellent timing past point for a boundary. |
| 2 | 25.2 | 25.2: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Dragged back, on off, Cooper Connolly slaps it towards sweeper cover, where a fumble allows thre second run. |
| 1 | 25.1 | 25.1: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, Floated, short and around off, Travis Head punches it through covers for a single. |
| 1 | 24.6 | 24.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, HUNDRED FOR TRAVIS HEAD! A fantastic knock and he has looked in control right from the start. This is his 8th ODI ton, and the fastest by an Australian against Zimbabwe. This is on a hard length and on off, Head pats it to the right of point for one. He has a big smile on his face and raises his bat to soak in all the applause. |
6 Over | Run: 168/1 | Run Rate: 6.72
| 0 | 24.5 | 24.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Dug into the surface, on off, Travis Head rides the bounce and dabs it to point. Still on 99! |
| 1 | 24.4 | 24.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Hard length and on off, Cooper Connolly punches it through covers for a run. |
| 0 | 24.3 | 24.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, Hits the deck hard, around off, angling away, Cooper Connolly leaves it alone. |
| 4 | 24.2 | 24.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Cooper Connolly, FOUR! Put away with ease! Short of a length and well outside off. Cooper Connolly gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary. |
| 1 | 24.1 | 24.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head stabs it out in front of point and scampers across for a single. He moves to 99! |
| 0 | 23.6 | 23.6: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Floated, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it square towards point. |
6 Over | Run: 161/1 | Run Rate: 6.71
| 1 | 23.5 | 23.5: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, A bit short and around off, Travis Head punches it through covers for one. |
| 0 | 23.4 | 23.4: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, Slows it up, full and on middle, Travis Head turns it to the leg side. |
| 6 | 23.3 | 23.3: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, SIX! Just over! Flighted, full and on middle, Travis Head skips down the track to go big down the track. He does not get to the pitch of it and hits it from the bottom half of the bat. It goes miles in the air towards long on, where the fielder thinks he is in the game, but the breeze just takes it over him for a biggie. |
| 1 | 23.2 | 23.2: Wessly Madhevere to Cooper Connolly, Flatter, ful and around off, Cooper Connolly pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 1 | 23.1 | 23.1: Wessly Madhevere to Travis Head, Tossed up, full and on off, Travis Head comes down the track and drills it to long off for a single. |
| 1 | 22.6 | 22.6: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Floated, full and on middle, Travis Head eases it down to long on for one more. He moves into the 90s now! |
6 Over | Run: 152/1 | Run Rate: 6.61
| 1 | 22.5 | 22.5: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Slows it up, full and on middle, Cooper Connolly knocks it to the left of mid off for a quick one. |
| 1 | 22.4 | 22.4: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Goes short again, on middle and leg, Travis Head backs away and punches it to long on for another run. 150 up for Australia! |
| 1 | 22.3 | 22.3: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Drops it short, on leg, Cooper Connolly nudges it towards square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 22.2 | 22.2: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Flighted, full and around off, Travis Head bunts it out towards long off for a single. |
| 0 | 22.1 | 22.1: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Tossed up, full and on leg, Travis Head tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Sticks to the shorter length, on off, Cooper Connolly pushes it towards extra cover. |
6 Over | Run: 147/1 | Run Rate: 6.68
| 1 | 21.5 | 21.5: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Another short delivery, on middle, Travis Head misuces his pull towards long on for one. |
| 1 | 21.4 | 21.4: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Dragged back, around off, Cooper Connolly punches it through cover-point for a run. |
| 1 | 21.3 | 21.3: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Flighted, full and on off, Travis Head reaches out and thumps it past the bowler, towards long off for a single. |
| 0 | 21.2 | 21.2: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, A bit short, on middle, Travis Head pats it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 21.1 | 21.1: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Stumps become the fielder! Floated, full and on middle, Travis Head uses his feet and drills it hard down the pitch, but a bit too straight. It hits the stumps at the other end and goes nowhere. |
| 1 | 20.6 | 20.6: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Flatter, full and on off, Travis Head drives it to long off for one more. |
6 Over | Run: 144/1 | Run Rate: 6.86
| 1 | 20.5 | 20.5: Wellington Masakadza to Cooper Connolly, Flighted, full and on off, Cooper Connolly eases it down to long off for one. |
| 1 | 20.4 | 20.4: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Drops it short, on middle, Travis Head punches it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 20.3 | 20.3: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Uppish but safe! This is slower through the air, short and on middle, turns in with some bounce. Travis Head is surprised as he hangs his bat in front. It hits him high on the bat and lobs up but does not carry to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Floated, full and on off, Travis Head drills it towards short cover. |
| 4 | 20.1 | 20.1: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, FOUR! Fine shot! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in a bit. Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 19.6 | 19.6: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Dragged length, just outside off, Connolly rocks back and cuts it down to point. |
6 Over | Run: 137/1 | Run Rate: 6.85
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.5: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Flighted ball on the pads, turned away between square leg and mid-wicket for a single by Head. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Raza sees Head using his feet again and bowls it full, angling it into the pads. Head tries to flick it away but misses and the ball goes off the pads to cover-point. |
| 4 | 19.3 | 19.3: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, FOUR! Oh, Travis Head nearly cleans up the bowler here with that shot. Tossed up on off, Head dances down the pitch, keeps his shape and hammers it back past the Raza, who ducks for cover and the ball races into the long off fence. |
| 1 | 19.2 | 19.2: Sikandar Raza to Cooper Connolly, Pushed through quicker at 96 kph, full and on middle. Cooper Connolly shows the full face of the bat and punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Full ball, drifted into middle and leg. Head clips it down to long on and picks up a single. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! TIMBER! There it is, the first breakthrough for Zimbabwe, and it's a peach of a delivery from Wellington Masakadza. This is slowed up, floated fuller and on off. The ball threatens to drift in with the angle but lands and turns away. Mitchell Marsh makes the mistake of going onto the back foot to a relatively full ball and is beaten past the outside edge. The ball goes on to hit the outside half of the off stump and the bails come off, ending the 130-run opening stand for Australia. |
6 Over | Run: 130/1 | Run Rate: 6.84
| 1 | 18.5 | 18.5: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Tossed up at the stumps, Head comes down the pitch and drives it down to long on for a run. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Fullish length around off, grips a bit and turns back in. Head nurdles it behind square leg. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Good length on off, Marsh camps back and taps it wide of point for a single. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Floated up around off and middle, Marsh looks to drive it straight back but mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Excellent fielding. Lobbed up, full and outside off. Marsh drives it away but Sikandar Raza at short extra cover, dives to his right and parries the ball back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 17.6 | 17.6: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Just a fraction shorter around off, and this time Marsh manages to play it off the back foot and gets it through covers for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 128/0 | Run Rate: 7.11
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Make that five dots in a row in this over. On a good length, straighter at the stumps, and Marsh pushes it off the back foot to mid on. |
| 0 | 17.4 | 17.4: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, This is good bowling by Raza, building some pressure with dot balls. Nagging length again, bowled flatter and just outside off. Marsh hops back and jams it out. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Full again, on off, smothered away to the left of the bowler by Marsh. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, A bit fuller, slipping it just down leg at 91 kph. Marsh looks for the fine tickle but gets hit on the pads. |
| 0 | 17.1 | 17.1: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Nagging length, at the stumps and drifting in. Marsh blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 16.6 | 16.6: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Flighted ball around off, Marsh leans on and strokes it through extra cover for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 127/0 | Run Rate: 7.47
| 6 | 16.5 | 16.5: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! All it takes is one bad ball, and Mitchell Marsh pounces on it. Also, that will be FIFTY for the Australian skipper, his 21st in ODIs. Marginally short from Masakadza, on middle and leg. Marsh rocks back quickly and powers the pull flat and into the boundary cushion at deep square leg. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Nagging length on off, Marsh stays put and jabs it towards cover. |
| 1 | 16.3 | 16.3: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Floated up around off, Head uses his feet to come down the track and flicks it through wide mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 16.2 | 16.2: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Nice and full again, on off, slower through the air as well. Marsh drives it straight down to long off and picks up a run. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Loopy delivery around off, angling it in. Marsh gets half a stride forward and drives it to cover. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Bowled flatter by Raza, attacking the off stump. Head blocks it off the back foot. A tidier over from Raza, just four singles off it. |
6 Over | Run: 118/0 | Run Rate: 7.38
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Nice and full, around off, Marsh leans forward and strokes it past covers for a single. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Nagging length, drifted into the stumps. Marsh taps it to the right of the bowler, who gets across quickly and cuts it off. |
| 1 | 15.3 | 15.3: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Shorter again, outside off, cut away off the back foot to sweeper cover for yet another single. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, Fractionally shorter and angled well into the pads. Marsh shovels it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg and collects a single. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Fullish length on off, fired in. Head eases it back past the bowler and down to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Good length at the stumps, darted in a bit. Marsh defends it on the leg side. |
6 Over | Run: 114/0 | Run Rate: 7.60
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, The one that goes on with the arm. Bowled a bit fuller and sliding it into the pads. Marsh opts to keep it out off the back foot. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Similar line and length to the previous ball, just a shade fuller. Head hops back and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, Dragged length on middle, angling it into the left-hander. Head backs away and gets cramped for room, unable to get it away. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Wellington Masakadza to Travis Head, A lot more flight on this one, landing it full and outside off. Head pushes it towards cover. |
| 1 | 14.1 | 14.1: Wellington Masakadza to Mitchell Marsh, Full ball on off, punched on the front foot and down to long off for a single. |
| 4 | 13.7 | 13.6: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, FOUR! Very little risk involved in that shot. Shorter on middle, angling in. Head rocks back and heaves it high towards cow corner and picks up a second boundary in the over, 10 runs off it. |
7 Over | Run: 112/0 | Run Rate: 8.00
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.5: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Dragged length outside off, Head comes down the wicket and then just blocks it off as he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.4: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, A bit more round-arm, sliding it in from just outside off. Head looks to play a late dab but can't get it away. |
| 4 | 13.4 | 13.3: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, FOUR! As straight as an arrow. Full ball around off, Travis Head steps out and drills it to the left of the stumps at the other end and beats the long on fielder chasing it to his right. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.2: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Good length on off, Head lets the ball come on and pushes it down to the cover fielder. |
| 1 | 13.2 | 13.1: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, A bit flatter, relatively full and on middle. Marsh works it away in front of square leg and rotates strike. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Floated up fuller but spilled well down the leg side for an extra. |
| 1 | 12.6 | 12.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Good length, pushed wider of the off stump and hit on the up to deep cover for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 102/0 | Run Rate: 7.85
| 1 | 12.5 | 12.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, Dug in a bit short and at the body, pulled away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 12.4 | 12.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, FOUR! Lovely wristwork from Travis Head, and up comes the 100-run stand between these two. Pitched fuller and at the stumps, Head walks towards the ball and clips it well in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. According to the on-air commentators, this is the first century opening stand for Australia in Zimbabwe in ODIs. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, Much better length from Nyamhuri. Good length, on middle, darts back in a bit. Head is taken aback and the ball beats the inside edge to hit him on the thigh pad. |
| 1 | 12.2 | 12.2: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Marsh tries to force it through but the fielder does well. Short of a length, angled across off. Marsh leans across to the off side and drags the pull down to the right of mid on. The fielder dives in and keeps it down to a single. |
| 2 | 12.1 | 12.1: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Length ball on the pads, nudged away to the right of deep square leg for a couple of easy runs. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.6: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, On the shorter side again, angled into the batter. Marsh stays back and pulls it to deep square leg for just a single. 9 runs off Raza's first over. |
6 Over | Run: 93/0 | Run Rate: 7.75
| 1 | 11.5 | 11.5: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Quick and short, outside off. This is cut away to deep point for one more. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.4: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, High in the air, but it will land safely. Raza drops it short on middle and leg, Marsh rocks back and swings it high and in between the fielders at deep mid-wicket and long on. The ball lands in the big open space and the batters pick up a single. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, Flatter one around off, punched off the back foot through covers for a single. |
| 4 | 11.2 | 11.2: Sikandar Raza to Travis Head, FOUR! A genuine outside edge from Travis Head to bring up his 18th ODI FIFTY. Slightly shorter around off, grips a bit. Head backs away to cut but edges it past the keeper and the ball rolls away into the deep third fence. Head gets to the milestone in just 32 balls. |
| 1 | 11.1 | 11.1: Sikandar Raza to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length to begin with, angling into the pads. Marsh presses back and tucks it around the corner on the leg side for a run. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, Full and angled back at the stumps at 138 kph. Head punches the drive straight to mid off. |
6 Over | Run: 84/0 | Run Rate: 7.64
| 1 | 10.5 | 10.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Nyamhuri pulls the length back, tightening the line around off as well. Marsh edges it down to deep third and picks up a single. |
| 4 | 10.4 | 10.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Uppish, but in the gap! Pitched fuller and outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets on the front foot and laces it between covers and mid off for a boundary. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.3: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, There's a man in the deep for that particular shot, but Travis Head still takes it on. Short ball outside off, Head reaches across and drags the pull flat towards deep square leg for one. He moves on to 49 now. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, Nyamhuri keeps the length full, angling it well into the batter. Head gets cramped for room and fails to flick it away, getting hit on the pads. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Newman Nyamhuri to Travis Head, Full and wide outside off, a hint of movement as well. Head goes for the expansive cover drive but underedges it back onto the deck. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length and on off, Mitchell Marsh stays back and blocks it out. |
6 Over | Run: 78/0 | Run Rate: 7.80
| 2 | 9.5 | 9.5: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched up, on middle, angling in a bit. Mitchell Marsh uses his feet and flicks it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.4: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Good length and around leg, Travis Head chips it over the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Much fuller and on middle, Travis Head backs away and drives it towards mid off. |
| 6 | 9.2 | 9.2: Brad Evans to Travis Head, SIX! That's bread and butter for Travis Head! Brad Evans bangs this into the pitch, on middle, but not short enough to trouble the batter. Head climbs onto it and pulls it flat and over the deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Back of a length and just outside off, Travis Head reaches out and stabs it out towards mid off. |
| 0 | 8.7 | 8.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh pushes it towards cover. A good comeback from Newman Nyamhuri after getting hit for a six on the first ball. |
7 Over | Run: 69/0 | Run Rate: 7.67
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Tries the slower one, but serves this full and way outside off, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. Wided. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length and on middle, nips back in, Mitchell Marsh tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Pitched up and on off, Mitchell Marsh takes a half-stride and drills it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Full again, on middle, attacking the stumps, Mitchell Marsh blocks it out. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, Much fuller and on off, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh looks to drive it away but gets a bottom edge back towards the bowler. |
| 6 | 8.1 | 8.1: Newman Nyamhuri to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Gets greeted with a bang! Back of a length and around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Mitchell Marsh needs no second invitation as he stands tall and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 4 | 7.6 | 7.6: Brad Evans to Travis Head, FOUR! Top shot! Brad Evans sticks to the fuller length, around off. Travis Head leans a bit onto the drive and creams it past mid off for another boundary. He has a big smile on his face, which shows he is enjoying his batting here. |
6 Over | Run: 62/0 | Run Rate: 7.75
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Pitched up and on off, shaping in a bit. Travis Head tries to slog across the line a bit too hard, loses his shape and misses. |
| 4 | 7.4 | 7.4: Brad Evans to Travis Head, FOUR! Dealing in boundaries now! Back of a length and just on off. Travis Head stands tall and punches it away with sweet timing through covers for four more runs. |
| 1 | 7.3 | 7.3: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Hits the deck hard, around off. Mitchell Marsh tries to push it away a bit too casually and gets an inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg for a single. |
| 4 | 7.2 | 7.2: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Excellent timing! This is full again, on middle. Mitchell Marsh brings his wrists into play and flicks it away. The ball races through the turf and the mid-wicket fielder gives chase, but he comes second best. 50 up for Australia. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh knocks it towards mid on. |
| 2 | 6.6 | 6.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Fuller delivery, on the pads, Travis Head clips it wide to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. 14 runs off the over! |
6 Over | Run: 49/0 | Run Rate: 7.00
| 4 | 6.5 | 6.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, FOUR! Lovely shot! Dug into the surface, outside off again. Travis Head hops up to get on top of the bounce, extends his arms and slaps it over extra covers for the third boundary of the over. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, On a length and on middle, Travis Head tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 6.3 | 6.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, FOUR! Two in two! Short of a length and on off. Travis Head backs away to create some room, plays the cut with a horizontal bat as the ball races through point for four more runs. |
| 4 | 6.2 | 6.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, FOUR! Up and over! Just back of a length and outside off. Travis Head gets his hands through the shot and slams it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Hard length and on middle, nips back in a bit. Travis Head looks to tuck it away but gets an inside edge onto his knee, where there is no protection and the ball rolls past the stumps. |
| 0 | 5.7 | 5.6: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and around off, Mitchell Marsh opens the bat face and steers it towards point. |
7 Over | Run: 35/0 | Run Rate: 5.83
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer but down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh lets it go. Wided. |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh knocks it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Big appeal for LBW, but turned down! Brad Evans goes just a touch fuller, on middle, nips back in a bit. Mitchell Marsh has a swipe across the line but the ball stays low and goes under his bat to hit him on the right thigh. Sikandar Raza has a chat with his players and after a bit of thinking time, he takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows it is going over the stumps. The on-field call of Not Out stands. Zimbabwe lose an early review. |
| 1 | 5.3 | 5.3: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Back of a length and around off, Travis Head punches it towards cover for a single. |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5.2: Brad Evans to Travis Head, FOUR! Shot of authority! Touch fuller and on off, shapes away a bit. Travis Head stays firmly in his crease, uses his bottom hand and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Good length and around leg, Travis Head nudges it straight to short fine. A bit to either side of the fielder and it would have been a boundary. |
| 0 | 4.7 | 4.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Hits the deck hard, on the sixth stump line, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. Much more watchful start from Australia compared to the first game. |
7 Over | Run: 29/0 | Run Rate: 5.80
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh pats it towards short cover. |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Lands this on a good length and just outside off, Mitchell Marsh offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Goes fuller but down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh tries to glance it away but misses. Wided. |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Gets it away! Back of a length and on middle, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and tries to pull it away but gets it off the inner half of the bat. The ball rolls to the vacant deep fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Fuller and around leg, Travis Head flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Short of a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh rides the bounce and dabs it down towards point. |
6 Over | Run: 23/0 | Run Rate: 5.75
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Just back of a length and around off, shaping away, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. |
| 6 | 3.4 | 3.4: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! Goes all the way! Brad Evans sees the batter come forward and bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg. Mitchell Marsh goes for the big pull across the line but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a biggie. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Goes fuller but angling down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length and on off, Mitchell Marsh stays back and tries to push it away but gets a bottom edge to the leg side. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Good length and on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh takes a couple of steps out and pats it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Another full delivery, on middle, Travis Head knocks it down the pitch. |
6 Over | Run: 17/0 | Run Rate: 5.67
| 6 | 2.5 | 2.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, SIX! Lovely pickup shot! Pitched up but on the pads this time. Travis Head picks it off and whips it nonchalantly over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Beaten! Blessing Muzarabani serves this full and on off, gets it to shape away again. Travis Head plays inside the line of it as the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Almost dragged on! Hits the deck hard and on off, nips back in a bit. Travis Head tries to punch it but it's too close to his body. Gets an inside edge onto his pads. He got out in similar fashion in the first ODI. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Fuller delivery, well outside off, angling further away. Travis Head throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Travis Head, Beauty! Back of a length and just around off, shaping away from the left-hander. Travis Head has a tentative poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 11/0 | Run Rate: 5.50
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Brad Evans to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Mitchell Marsh keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 3 | 1.4 | 1.4: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Back of a length and around off, Travis Head lifts his front leg up and heaves it off the inner half of the bat. He shouts 'Wait' initially but seeing the ball go past mid-wicket, he calls for the run and the batters take three. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Much fuller and on off, shaping in, Travis Head knocks it with a straight bat towards mid off. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Brad Evans to Travis Head, Much better! Good length and on middle, nips back in a bit, Travis Head stays back and tries to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 4 | 1.1 | 1.1: Brad Evans to Travis Head, FOUR! Easy pickings! Brad Evans begins with a full delivery but straying down the leg side. Travis Head just has to get some bat on it and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for the first boundary of the game. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Short of a length and on middle, nips back in, Mitchell Marsh stays back to clip it across the line but misses and gets hit high on the body. 4 runs off the first over! |
6 Over | Run: 4/0 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Hard length and well outside off, not much movement, Mitchell Marsh lets it go to the keeper. |
| 2 | 0.4 | 0.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Pithced up but angling into the pads, Mitchell Marsh glances it towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Just back of a length and outside off, holds its line, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, A bit fuller and on off, Mitchell Marsh taps it out towards cover. |
| 2 | 0.1 | 0.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Mitchell Marsh, Tough chance! Blessing Muzarabani lands this on a good length, just around off. Mitchell Marsh pushes at it with hard hands and gets it off the outer half of the bat. It flies wide of backward point, where Wessly Madhevere dives and gets fingertips on it but it just does not stick in and rolls behind. Two taken and Australia are underway! |
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