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Zimbabwe vs Australia, Match 3 Match Summary

ZIM vs AUS, 2018 - T20 Summary

Zimbabwe vs Australia Scorecard
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Match 3, Harare Sports Club, Harare , Jul 03, 2018
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
129/9 (20.0/20)
Australia Australia
229/2 (20.0/20)
Australia beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Aaron Finch
AUS 229/2
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1011-aaron-finch-playerprofile>Aaron Finch</a>
Aaron Finch
172 (76)
  • 16x4s
  • 10x6s
  • 226.31SR
<a href=/cricket/players/107480-d-arcy-short-playerprofile>D'Arcy Short</a>
D'Arcy Short
46 (42)
  • 3x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 109.52SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Blessing Muzarabani
ECON 9.5
4
OVERS
38/2
R/W
Bowler
Tendai Chisoro
ECON 4.75
4
OVERS
19/0
R/W
ZIM 129/9
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/42324-solomon-farai-mire-playerprofile>Solomon Mire</a>
Solomon Mire
28 (19)
  • 5x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 147.36SR
<a href=/cricket/players/42326-peter-joseph-moor-playerprofile>Peter Moor</a>
Peter Moor
19 (11)
  • 2x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 172.72SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Andrew Tye
ECON 3
4
OVERS
12/3
R/W
Bowler
Ashton Agar
ECON 4
4
OVERS
16/2
R/W
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Three days, three one-sided games. Australia have stomped to the top of the table and in all likelihood, Pakistan will join them at the top and take them through to Sunday's final with two games to spare in between. Don't agree? Well we hope you are right. Alistair Campbell feels that a blockbuster game is in store for us on America's Independence Day when Zimbabwe take on Pakistan in Game 4 of the tri-series at 1000 local (0800 GMT). Wish that we get what he has promised. We are signing off for now but the real blockbuster is coming up in a few hours' time - England take on India in the first T20I in Manchester. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
VICTORIOUS CAPTAIN AARON FINCH IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS... record. He does not smile though - puts in a stern look and says that it is nice to get the award. Then looks at the team's fielding and bowling and bluntly says that Australia were shoddy and the Zimbabwean batsmen took full toll. Agrees that he was trying to look at all his bowling options in the stack. Is happy with the bowling of Andrew Tye and Ashton Agar in the middle overs. Finally manages a smile when asked whether he enjoyed his innings - says that you get such moments only once or twice in your lifetime and he certainly enjoyed it.
Zimbabwean skipper, Hamilton Masakadza manages a smile. Says that just when he thought it could not get any tougher after the first game, it did. Admits that Zimbabwe could not do anything right from the time Finch unleashed himself. Looking back at the two games, Hamilton feels that too many runs are being given post the Powerplay. Finds some positives in the openers today and hopes that someone puts their hand up tomorrow against Pakistan.
Nice net session for the Aussie bowlers. They were in for some stick early on, raising false hopes of a fascinating run chase but were barely tested other than Solomon Mire. Barring D'Arcy Short, who was unlucky not to get a wicket, thanks to a dropped catch from Andrew Tye, every other Aussie bowler who bowled got a wicket. Agar choked the runs upfront with 2/16 in 4 overs while Tye tied up the tail-enders with a 3-fer. Aaron Finch did a pretty decent job of rotating his bowlers giving everyone a go, barring himself. The presentation coming up...
As expected, after the Aaron Finch onslaught, nothing much came from the Zimbabwean batsmen, except the initial burst from Solomon Mire. They raced to 50 in the 5th over but once he got out, well, the cookie just crumbled. You know you are in trouble if Chisoro comes in at number 8, which is so long a tail.
BIGGEST VICTORY MARGIN FOR AUSTRALIA in T20Is in terms of runs - beating their previous best of 95 against South Africa at the 'Gabba in 2006. Courtesy this win, they now have one foot of the size of Billy Stanlake in the final.
19.6
0
Andrew Tye To John Nyumbu
ZIMBABWE DO NOT GET BOWLED OUT. A good achievement, given the procession that started post Mire's dismissal. A yorker around off, Nyumbu digs it out towards cover. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 100 RUNS!
19.5
1
Andrew Tye To Blessing Muzarabani
A huge cheer from the crowd as Muzarabani plays a lovely-looking drive towards long on for one.
19.4
1
Andrew Tye To John Nyumbu
Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a run.
19.3
4
Andrew Tye To John Nyumbu
FOUR! Nice shot, sir! Outside off, short in length, John upper cuts it over backward point for a boundary!
19.2
0
Andrew Tye To John Nyumbu
Outside off, Nyumbu walks across, then tries to run it down to third man and jog but gets a bottom edge past his stumps towards the keeper.
19.1
0
Andrew Tye To John Nyumbu
Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
One over to go for Stumps...
Over 19 : 123/9
1 Runs
B. Muzarabani
0 (1)
J. Nyumbu
1 (4)
M. Stoinis
2-0-11-1
18.6
0
Marcus Stoinis To Blessing Muzarabani
Full and around off, watchfully blocked.
18.5
1
Marcus Stoinis To John Nyumbu
On middle and off, whipped through mid-wicket for a single.
18.4
0
Marcus Stoinis To John Nyumbu
Full and outside off, John looks to flick but misses.
18.3
0
Marcus Stoinis To John Nyumbu
Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
18.2
0
Marcus Stoinis To John Nyumbu
Outside off, Nyumbu looks to cut but misses.
John Nyumbu walks in, no, strides in at number 11, doing some jig to the music being played by the DJ. Flashes a big smile to his partner.
18.1
W
Marcus Stoinis To Chris Mpofu OUT!
OUT! 6th Aussie to get a wicket today. A short ball, outside off, Mpofu goes for the pull but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Stoinis thinks about going to his right but then D'Arcy Short runs in from short mid-wicket to complete the formalities.
Over 18 : 122/8
1 Runs
C. Mpofu
3 (15)
B. Muzarabani
0 (0)
A. Tye
3-1-6-3
17.6
1
Andrew Tye To Chris Mpofu
On the cards perhaps but not on the scoresheet. Tye himself 'SPOILS' the over by bowling a full toss outside off and CM works it through mid-wicket for a single. Tye's figures read 3-1-6-3!
17.5
0
Andrew Tye To Chris Mpofu
Outside off, Chris looks to run this down to third man but is beaten on the inside. Another wicket maiden on the cards?
17.4
0
Andrew Tye To Chris Mpofu
Full and outside off, Mpofu backs away and drives this straight to short extra cover.
17.3
0
Andrew Tye To Chris Mpofu
Excellent yorker on middle, pushed to the off side.
17.2
0
Andrew Tye To Chris Mpofu
Full and down the leg side, flicked straight to short fine leg.
Blessing Muzarabani walks in at number 10. Zimbabwe have 17 balls left...
17.1
W
Andrew Tye To Ryan Burl OUT!
OUT! Caught at long on. Third wicket for Tye. Rolls his knuckles over, bowls it on a length on middle and leg, Burl is early into his slog and can only find Jhye Richardson at long on.
Andrew Tye is back on. 2-1-5-2 so far.
Over 17 : 121/7
10 Runs
C. Mpofu
2 (10)
R. Burl
10 (14)
M. Stoinis
1-0-10-0
16.6
0
Marcus Stoinis To Chris Mpofu
Outside off, Chris looks to open the face of his bat and run this down to third man but is beaten on the inside. 10 from the ageless over.
16.5
1
Marcus Stoinis To Ryan Burl
Down the leg side, Ryan tickles it towards fine leg for a run. For those interested, 109 more are needed from 19 balls.
Full Commentary
Match Info
  • Venue Harare Sports Club, Harare
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Australia beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs
  • Player of the Match Aaron Finch
  • Umpire Langton Rusere (ZIM), Jeremiah Matibiri (ZIM) and Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
  • Referee Jeff Crowe (NZ)
Match Notes
  • A Finch 2nd 150th: 150 runs in 69 balls (15x4) (8x6)
  • Australia 200/0 in 18.0 overs
  • A Finch dropped on 142 by T Musakanda in 17.2 overs
  • A Finch dropped on 132 by R Burl in 15.5 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership:150 runs off 86 balls between A Finch (107) and D Short (37)
  • Australia 150/0 in 14.2 overs
  • A Finch 2nd hundred: 100 runs in 50 balls (10x4) (5x6)
  • A Finch dropped on 82 by C Chibhabha in 11.3 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 100 runs off 57 balls between A Finch (75) and D Short (19)
  • Australia 100/0 in 9.3 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 runs off 27 balls between A Finch (40) and D Short (9)
  • Mandatory Powerplay (1-6): Australia 75/0
  • A Finch 10th T20 fifty: 51 runs in 22 balls (6x4) (3x6)
  • Australia 54/0 in 4.3 overs
  • Zimbabwe 100/5 in 11.3 overs
  • H Masakadza dropped on 7 by A Tye in 6.4 overs
  • Mandatory Powerplay (1-6): Zimbabwe 63/2
  • Zimbabwe 52/1 in 5.0 overs
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