Australia won by 59 runs
Zimbabwe vs Australia Scorecard, ODI 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 15 September 2026
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 5.88
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell Marsh (c)c Brian Bennett b Newman Nyamhuri |
36 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 128.6 |
Travis Headb Brad Evans |
4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
Cooper Connollyb Sikandar Raza |
51 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 110.9 |
Josh Inglis (wk)c Brendan Taylor b Newman Nyamhuri |
4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
Alex Careyc Ryan Burl b Brad Evans |
27 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
Matt Renshawc Wesley Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri |
109 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 116.0 |
Oliver Peakehit wicket b Newman Nyamhuri |
30 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 75.0 |
Xavier Bartlettc Craig Ervine b Newman Nyamhuri |
5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
Nathan Ellisnot out |
9* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
Adam Zampanot out |
3* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Extras | 16 (w 13, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 294/8 (50 ov) | ||||
1-10 Travis Head 1.5 ov, 2-60 Mitchell Marsh 8.6 ov, 3-83 Josh Inglis 12.6 ov, 4-107 Cooper Connolly 17.4 ov, 5-179 Alex Carey 31.3 ov, 6-254 Oliver Peake 42.6 ov, 7-269 Xavier Bartlett 45.5 ov, 8-288 Matt Renshaw 49.2 ov
Did not batZimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blessing Muzarabani2 wd |
10 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4.60 |
Brad Evans1 wd |
9 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5.67 |
NN Newman Nyamhuri7 wd |
9 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 6.89 |
Sikandar Raza3 wd, 3 nb |
10 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 6.20 |
Wesley Madhevere |
3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 |
Brian Bennett |
3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
Wellington Masakadza |
6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6.00 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Bennettc Josh Inglis b Nathan Ellis |
25 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 78.1 |
Ben Curranc Nathan Ellis b Xavier Bartlett |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
IK Innocent Kaiac Alex Carey b Nathan Ellis |
18 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 94.7 |
Brendan Taylor (wk)c Xavier Bartlett b Matt Renshaw |
4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
Craig Ervineb Nathan Ellis |
59 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 98.3 |
Sikandar Raza (c)b Spencer Johnson |
57 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 75.0 |
Wesley Madheverelbw b Cooper Connolly |
22 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 73.3 |
Brad Evansc Spencer Johnson b Adam Zampa |
18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 90.0 |
Wellington Masakadzalbw b Nathan Ellis |
14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.4 |
NN Newman Nyamhurib Nathan Ellis |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
Blessing Muzarabaninot out |
0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 17 (lb 5, w 9, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 235 (all out, 45.1 ov) | ||||
1-1 Ben Curran 1.2 ov, 2-45 Innocent Kaia 8.2 ov, 3-46 Brian Bennett 8.6 ov, 4-62 Brendan Taylor 13.3 ov, 5-160 Craig Ervine 30.3 ov, 6-181 Sikandar Raza 35.6 ov, 7-199 Wesley Madhevere 39.1 ov, 8-227 Wellington Masakadza 43.1 ov, 9-235 Brad Evans 44.4 ov, 10-235 Newman Nyamhuri 45.1 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spencer Johnson1 wd, 3 nb |
9 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.89 |
Xavier Bartlett2 wd |
8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.13 |
Nathan Ellis5 wd |
9.1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 3.38 |
Matt Renshaw |
4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
Adam Zampa1 wd |
10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 |
Cooper Connolly |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
Oliver Peake |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Australia, bat
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club
- Start
- Tue 15 Sep, 08:30 UK
- Competition
- ODI 2026
- Next meeting
- Zimbabwe v Australia, ICC Cricket World CupFri 15 Oct, 11:30 BST
Zimbabwe vs Australia Questions
When is Zimbabwe vs Australia?
Zimbabwe vs Australia starts at 08:30 UK time (13:00 in India) on Tuesday 15 September 2026, at Harare Sports Club, part of ODI 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Zimbabwe vs Australia head to head?
Australia lead the Zimbabwe vs Australia head to head at 5-1 from 6 ODI meetings, and the latest, on 20 September 2026 at Harare Sports Club, was won by Australia.
What is Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first L L W L L; most recently they lost to Afghanistan on 23 Oct, 169 to 170/3.
What is Australia's recent form?
Australia have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first W L L W W; most recently they beat South Africa on 30 Sep, 322/9 to 145/4.
What is a good score at Harare Sports Club?
A good first-innings score at Harare Sports Club is around 251, the average over its last 30 ODI matches, and the side batting first has won 47% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.

