- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.1 caught behind first ball! Comes out braving the cold, goes back for an early coffee. #SmallMercies. Australia, meanwhile, are elated. Stanlake pitches it up outside off, has Zhuwao chasing after it. Normally, that would have screamed through the cover point boundary. But in this case - because of the lack of footwork - he just nicks through 0/118.6 full and straight. Mire goes across the line for a slog over wide long-on - he kinda has no choice but to play shots line that - and makes no contact. That means the ball has a clear path to uproot off stump. Fifty wickets in T20s in 2018 for Tye 142/83.3 chops on! A short and wide delivery that deserves to be cut through cover point ends up pinging off the inside edge onto the stumps. Seems like Masakadza is fooled by a throttling down in pace. A wicket each in the Powerplay for Australia's quicks. That's job well done 21/25.5 appeal for a catch! It's Wildermuth down at thie third man boundary, running forward and diving low to pick up a fine catch. The umpires check for a no-ball and that's all they check for before sending Musakanda on his way. The dismissal is rather similar to the catch that Wildermuth dropped earlier in the game. A wild slap looking for the boundary (at cover perhaps) resulting in an edge flying to third man. This time the debutant makes a better effort 44/315.3 carves it over the top - and he really has timed the pants off it - the only problem is it sails straight to deep point. Moor takes on the long boundary and comes up short. He had to hit out though, with only four-ish overs left 112/416.4 top edge, taken by square leg running in! It's a short ball, not really affording him the room to swing his arms. Also comes onto him too quickly, leading to a mis-hit. 116/518.3 taken by deep square leg! Good work from Tye, and it's his go-to delivery too. Change of pace, which is perfect against a batsman wanting to slog everything. Waller goes for a pull, mistimes it and ends up being caught, and quite easily at that 141/618.5 he risks a second in an effort to retain strike, but Tiiripano is not quick enough, nor does he dive. Mire hits to long-off. It should have only been a single but Zimbabwe need the established batsman on strike. They'll get that, but Tiripano's gone 142/719.6 walks across outside off, trying to smash the ball over the top, perhaps a lot straighter than mid-off. But that's where it goes and Marcus Stoinis, running back, takes it over his shoulder. Fine effort to give the debutant a first ODI wicket 151/9Extras9 (lb 1, w 8)TOTAL151/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.55)Did not bat: B MuzarabaniFall of wickets: 1-0 (Cephas Zhuwao, 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Hamilton Masakadza, 3.3 ov), 3-44 (Tarisai Musakanda, 5.5 ov), 4-112 (Peter Moor, 15.3 ov), 5-116 (Elton Chigumbura, 16.4 ov), 6-141 (Malcolm Waller, 18.3 ov), 7-142 (Donald Tiripano, 18.5 ov), 8-142 (Solomon Mire, 18.6 ov), 9-151 (Wellington Masakadza, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Stanlake 4 1 21 2 5.25 17 3 1 0 0 JA Richardson 4 0 32 2 8.00 11 1 2 2 0 MP Stoinis 3 0 31 0 10.33 5 4 1 1 0 AC Agar 3 0 22 0 7.33 6 1 1 0 0 AJ Tye 4 0 28 3 7.00 9 1 1 1 0 JD Wildermuth 2 0 16 1 8.00 2 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.1 taken at deep midwicket! It's a long hop from a spinner and it's absolutely smacked away. Problem is it zeroes in on Musakanda on the boundary. The in-form Finch is back in the hut and the chase is only two overs old. How will Australia respond? 15/14.3 caught behind! Superb work from Muzarabani. He spent his couple of overs targeting Carey's body. Now he sends one angled across the left-hander. Carey flirts with it, looking for a single to third man, and only ends up nicking through. Pace, plenty of bounce and early success for the tall right-arm quick 26/218.2 caught at long-on! Australia are goofing off with a win in sight! The set batsman - Head, who has been ever so careful to avoid any risk in his game today - goes for a big shot with the run-rate just barely over 6. And he finds Masakadza waiting to pounce on his mistake 139/516.2 drives straight to short cover! With Australia almost to the finish line, their top-scorer hits a length ball off the bottom of the bat straight to Chigumbura 129/317.3 caught at square leg! Two wickets in two overs - are Zimbabwe still in this? Maddinson goes for a pull shot but the ball is at him a llittle quicker than he'd like. Miscues it for Muzarabani to come into play as he dives forward to take the chance 134/4Extras12 (lb 4, w 8)TOTAL154/5 (19.5 Overs, RR: 7.76)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Aaron Finch, 2.1 ov), 2-26 (Alex Carey, 4.3 ov), 3-129 (Glenn Maxwell, 16.2 ov), 4-134 (Nic Maddinson, 17.3 ov), 5-139 (Travis Head, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WP Masakadza 4 0 32 1 8.00 10 2 2 0 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 21 3 5.25 8 0 0 2 0 DT Tiripano 3.5 0 27 1 7.04 10 3 0 3 0 SF Mire 2 0 17 0 8.50 2 1 0 0 0 B Mavuta 4 0 33 0 8.25 7 1 1 2 0 MN Waller 2 0 20 0 10.00 3 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
06 July 2018 (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 4, Zimbabwe 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 3 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (SF Mire 19, PJ Moor 24, Ex 7)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (SF Mire 19, PJ Moor 29, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 7
- SF Mire: 50 off 44 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 151/9 in 20.0 overs (B Mavuta 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- R Murray kept in place of PJ Moor from the start of Australia innings
- Australia: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (TM Head 27, GJ Maxwell 21, Ex 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 8
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 34 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 68 balls (TM Head 41, GJ Maxwell 56, Ex 5)
- Australia: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 12
Match Coverage
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