ZIM vs AUS Live Cricket Score

8.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Another promising start thrown away by Brian Bennett. Ellis bowls this back of a length, on middle and off. Brian Bennett looks to slog this over the mid-wicket region but gets a top edge, and it hangs over Travis Head at mid on. Head settles himself underneath the flight of it and gallops it around his chest. Zimbabwe are now 2 down for 48. 48/2

6.1 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An excellent review by Marsh and the opening pair is separated. Back of a length, around the pads, Ben Curran steps inside the line of the ball as he looks to help this around the fine leg region but the ball brushes something around his pads and the ball is gathered behind the stumps by the keeper. A loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire turns it down. Mitchell Marsh sends this upstairs. UltraEdge shows a faint tickle off the glove as the ball is next to it, and the umpire is asked to overturn his decision to OUT. 34/1

14.3 OUT! CASTLED! Adam Zampa strikes in his first over. Brendan Taylor falls cheaply. This slides through, on a good length, on middle. Taylor hangs back to deal with it and plays for the turn, but the ball skids through to go past the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. Taylor got completely deceived there. Zimbabwe are now 68/3. 68/3

40.4 OUT! CAUGHT! A regulation catch for Matt Renshaw and Craig Ervine departs just as the time arrives to launch. Fuller around off, Craig Ervine jumps down the track and looks to take on the long on fielder. Hits this off the bottom of his bat towards the fielder at long on. Matt Renshaw makes no mistake in front of the fence and holds onto it. 209/4

41.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Variation does the trick here. Back of the hand slower one, on a length, around off, Wessly Madhevere prods onto his front foot and has a punch at the ball. The ball bounces a touch more than Wessly Madhevere expected, and he ends up chipping it straight back into the hands of Matt Renshaw at short cover. Zimbabwe are now 212/5. They could be effectively 6 down here, given Innocent Kaia's hamstring issue. 212/5

43.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Spencer gets his man. Bouncer, around off, Brad Evans backs away a shade and goes for the pull. The ball brushes the top edge, and the keeper, Josh Inglis, gathers it well behind the stumps with a leap to send Evans packing. 226/6

44.5 OUT! LBW! Yorker, pace on, around middle and off, Graeme Cremer leans inside the line of the ball as he looks to flick it away but is surprised by the pace on delivery from Ellis. The ball hits his left shoe before going on to hit his bat. A gentle appeal for LBW, and the umpire raises his finger. From 209/3, Zimbabwe have slipped to 231/7. 231/7

49.5 OUT! ERNEST MASUKU IS RUN OUT! Xavier Bartlett produces the direct hit. Spears in the yorker, angled in at the toes. Raza looks to dig it out, but the ball goes through his legs. As the ball goes behind towards the keeper, Ernest tries to sneak in a bye. He is nearly halfway before being sent back. Inglis lobs the ball towards Bartlett, who gathers it cleanly and turns around to hit the stumps at the bowling end with Masuku short of his ground. Blessing Muzarabani walks out to bat. 269/8

3.1 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Both openers back in the hut inside 4 overs and this is just the start Zimbabwe were after. A back-of-a-length delivery. Marsh gets on his toes to punch it away but the ball nips back ever so slightly to graze the inside edge. Due to the slow nature of the surface, the ball just about carries to the keeper, Brendan Taylor, who hangs low and takes the catch around the shoelaces of his left boot. Australia are now 2 down for 25. 25/2

1.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Travis Head holes out. This is on a length, on middle. Head shuffles across a bit and has no intention of keeping it on the ground as he plays the pick-up shot. Ryan Burl, on as a sub for Innocent Kaia, moves to his left at deep square leg and stays side-on to take the catch a few yards in off the ropes. The crowd erupts as the dangerous Head is sent packing. Australia are 20/1, chasing 272. 20/1

12.5 OUT! CASTLED! On his return for the first time since 2018, Graeme Cremer removes Cooper Connolly in his very first over. Flighted, around off, spinning back into the batter. Cooper Connolly looks to play towards the off side but gets beaten on the inside and the ball goes on to clip the top of off. The bail is dislodged, and Australia lose their 3rd wicket. 77/3

41.1 OUT! TIMBER! Sikandar Raza gets the big fish on his return to the attack. Risk taken by Inglis and it does not come off for him. Tossed up by Raza in line with the off stump. Josh gives the bowler the charge and stays beside the line of the ball, looking to go inside out. He plays down the wrong line and is beaten past the outside edge. The ball goes on to clatter into the off pole as Raza roars in delight. Inglis will be disappointed with himself for having given it away. Australia are now 227/8, requiring 45 runs from 53 balls. 227/8

25.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Is that a bird? Is that a plane? My word, what a Superman effort by Wessly Madhevere. Evans goes wide on the crease and serves it on a length, outside off. Carey leans across and pushes out in front of his body with hard hands for the drive. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies wide of backward point. Madhevere flings himself to his left and takes a blinder while being parallel to the ground. End of an 85-run stand. Australia are 162/4, needing 110 runs from 145 balls. 162/4

28.5 OUT! CASTLED! First in the field, and now Wessly Madhevere makes an impact with the ball. This is pushed through by Madhevere, on a nagging length, on middle from around the wicket. Renshaw hangs back and tries to play it too square on the leg side with a closed bat face. The ball comes in with the arm to go past the inside edge. It sneaks through the gate between the bat and the pad to crash into the stumps. Australia are now 176/5, needing 96 runs from 127 balls. 176/5

35.4 OUT! LBW! That's a beauty of a delivery. Much slower at 82 kph, bowled full and on off, straightening after pitching. Oliver Peake plays for the one coming in with the angle. Gets beaten on the outside edge and the ball hits his back pad. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Oliver Peake asks for the review. Ball Tracking shows three reds with the ball crashing into the middle stump. Peake takes the review with him. Zimbabwe rejoice, and this game is far from being over. Australia are now 203/6, needing 69 runs from 86 balls. 203/6

36.4 OUT! LBW! Zimbabwe get the review right. Two wickets in quick succession. Googly, around middle and off, Xavier Bartlett goes deep inside the crease and looks to punch this down the ground. Appears to be going down the leg side, but the home side appeals for LBW. The umpire turns it down. Sikandar Raza opts for DRS. Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball hitting the leg stump. The on-field decision is overturned. Australia lose their 7th wicket. They need 66 runs from 76 balls. 206/7

45.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Zimbabwe are on the cusp of a historic upset here in Harare. Short-pitched delivery from Brad Evans. Adam Zampa fancies his chances with a pull but hits this straight down the throat of Brian Bennett in the deep square leg region. Bennett makes no mistake and holds onto it. Australia are 245 for 9, still needing 27 to win. 245/9