Zimbabwe vs Australia 1st ODI Match 2014

350/6
50 Overs
Glenn Maxwell
93(46)
Mitchell Marsh
89(83)
Tendai Chatara
77/2
Elton Chigumbu..
33/1
152
39.3 Overs
Hamilton Masak..
70(91)
Sikandar Raza
33(40)
Steve Smith
16/3
Mitchell Starc
23/2

Australia after a great performance wins the match easily - The tri series between Zimbabwe, Australia and South Africa saw the opener being played between the host nation Zimbabwe and Australia. The match was played at the Harare cricket ground where after winning the toss the Zimbabwe team chose to field first. The Australians in their batting showed no lack of match practice. They made sure that the team performed well as the openers provided the team a start to cherish for. Aaron Finch and Brad Haddin scored 98 runs for the 1st wicket. Haddin after scoring 46 runs lost his wicket bringing in Mitchell Marsh. Finch and Marsh kept on scoring for the team. Aaron Finch after scoring 67 runs lost the wicket leaving his team to a score of 145/2 in 30th over. Mitchell Marsh scored 89 runs in 83 balls. The real game changer in the match was Glenn Maxwell. He was the man who changed the whole game at once and provided the real strength to the team. He scored 93 runs in just 46 balls to give his team the real edge. The Australians at the end of 1st innings scored 35o runs. Tendai Chatara was the best bowler for the home team as he took 2 wickets in the game.

It was a tough task for the Zimbabwe side to score 351 runs against a formidable attack. The 2nd over of the game saw the fall of the wicket of Tino Mawoyo. Sikandar Raza and Hamilton Masakadza together put up a great fight. They together took their team to a score of 64 in 14 overs. It was at this moment when Raza lost his wicket after scoring 33 runs. This wicket opened up the defence of the home side and wickets started to fall easily. The home team was bowled out at a score of 152. Masakadza was the top scorer scoring 70 runs. Steven Smith took 3 wickets for his side in the match. Mitchell Marsh was named as the man of the match for his wonderful batting in the 1st innings. Australians earned 5 points from this match.

Series Name

Australia South Africa Zimbabwe Triangular ODI Series 2014 Schedule

Date

25/08/2014

Start Time

9:30 (Local Time)

Match Day

Monday

Stadium

Harare Sports Club

Playing Teams

Zimbabwe, Australia

Zimbabwe Team Squad

Prosper Utseya,	Tino Mawoyo,	Hamilton Masakadza,
Tendai Chatara,	Brendan Taylor,	Sean Williams,
Elton Chigumbura,	Richmond Mutumbami,	Sikandar Raza,
Tinashe Panyangara,	John Nyumbu,

Australia Team Squad

Steve Smith,	Mitchell Starc,	Nathan Lyon,
Glenn Maxwell,	Mitchell Johnson,	Brad Haddin,
Kane Richardson,	Mitchell Marsh,	James Faulkner,
Aaron Finch,	George Bailey,

Zimbabwe vs Australia 1st ODI Match 2014

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