Zimbabwe vs Australia Scorecard, ODI 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 18 September 2026
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 7.12
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mitchell Marsh (c)b Wellington Masakadza |
53 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 84.1 |
 Travis Headc Ryan Burl b Wesley Madhevere |
112 | 84 | 15 | 3 | 133.3 |
 Cooper Connollyc Brendan Taylor b Brad Evans |
78 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 113.0 |
 Josh Inglis (wk)c & b Wellington Masakadza |
21 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 105.0 |
 Alex Careyc Ben Curran b Brad Evans |
20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Matt Renshawc Innocent Kaia b Brad Evans |
15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 136.4 |
 Oliver Peakenot out |
41* | 18 | 2 | 3 | 227.8 |
 Nathan Ellisnot out |
6* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 |
| Extras | 10 (lb 2, w 8) | ||||
| Total | 356/6 (50 ov) | ||||
1-130 Mitchell Marsh 18.6 ov, 2-190 Travis Head 27.5 ov, 3-229 Josh Inglis 34.1 ov, 4-286 Alex Carey 43.2 ov, 5-297 Cooper Connolly 45.1 ov, 6-321 Matt Renshaw 47.3 ov
Did not batZimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Blessing Muzarabani2 wd |
9 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 7.56 |
 Brad Evans2 wd |
9 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 9.56 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuri3 wd |
5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 7.40 |
 Sikandar Raza1 wd |
10 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6.00 |
 Wellington Masakadza |
9 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5.67 |
 Wesley Madhevere |
8 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 6.50 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.61
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennettb Matt Renshaw |
23 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 67.6 |
 Ben Curranb Matt Renshaw |
30 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 65.2 |
| IK Innocent Kaiab Adam Zampa |
34 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 72.3 |
 Brendan Taylor (wk)c Josh Hazlewood b Oliver Peake |
39 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 97.5 |
 Craig Ervinec Mitchell Marsh b Adam Zampa |
38 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 97.4 |
| Sikandar Raza (c)c Matt Renshaw b Cooper Connolly |
45 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 91.8 |
| Brad Evansc Cooper Connolly b Nathan Ellis |
12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Wesley Madheverelbw b Josh Hazlewood |
26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 200.0 |
| NN Newman Nyamhurib Josh Hazlewood |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Wellington Masakadzanot out |
10* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Blessing Muzarabanib Cooper Connolly |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4, w 9) | ||||
| Total | 272 (all out, 48.3 ov) | ||||
1-46 Brian Bennett 11.5 ov, 2-60 Ben Curran 15.2 ov, 3-115 Innocent Kaia 24.4 ov, 4-159 Brendan Taylor 31.5 ov, 5-187 Craig Ervine 36.1 ov, 6-218 Brad Evans 41.2 ov, 7-253 Wesley Madhevere 44.4 ov, 8-255 Newman Nyamhuri 44.6 ov, 9-272 Sikandar Raza 48.2 ov, 10-272 Blessing Muzarabani 48.3 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Hazlewood3 wd |
9 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 5.33 |
 Billy Stanlake1 wd |
4.2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.38 |
| Nathan Ellis1 wd |
6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5.17 |
| Cooper Connolly1 wd |
6.1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 4.05 |
| Matt Renshaw1 wd |
7 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 6.29 |
| Oliver Peake |
5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 |
| Travis Head2 wd |
2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
 Adam Zampa |
9 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.89 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club
- Start
- Fri 18 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 Friday 18 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.