Zimbabwe vs Australia Highlights, 1st Match, 15 September, 2026
Player of the match
Matt Renshaw,
Australia
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Ben Curran c N Ellis b XC Bartlett 0 (2) Xavier Bartlett to Ben Curran, no run, c N Ellis b XC Bartlett, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Nathan Ellis. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Xavier Bartlett to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Spencer Johnson to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease and caresses drive to long off, it raced away to the fence for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Innocent Kaia, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Innocent Kaia hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Spencer Johnson to Brian Bennett, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Spencer Johnson to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Innocent Kaia, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Innocent Kaia hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Innocent Kaia c A Carey b N Ellis 18 (19) Nathan Ellis to Innocent Kaia, no run, c A Carey b N Ellis, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Innocent Kaia as the batter goes forward to strike it towards short mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Alex Carey for a soft dismissal.
Brian Bennett c J Inglis b N Ellis 25 (32) Nathan Ellis to Brian Bennett, no run, c J Inglis b N Ellis, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Brian Bennett goes forward to take the gamble with defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Josh Inglis. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Nathan Ellis to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Brendan Taylor c XC Bartlett b MT Renshaw 4 (13) Matt Renshaw to Brendan Taylor, no run, c XC Bartlett b MT Renshaw, Caught out!! off break ball good length on the stumps, Brendan Taylor goes forward to take the gamble with flick shot towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Xavier Bartlett. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Six, Six !! is delivered on the off stump, good length, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! , good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! , good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine goes forward, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Matt Renshaw to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Spencer Johnson to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cooper Connolly to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! , back of length, on the off stump. Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Craig Ervine b N Ellis 59 (60) Nathan Ellis to Craig Ervine, no run, b N Ellis, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sikandar Raza b SH Johnson 57 (76) Spencer Johnson to Sikandar Raza, no run, b SH Johnson, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, A bold move from Sikandar Raza as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Spencer Johnson to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Brad Evans, 1 run, Brad Evans goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run. Dropped catch
Wessly Madhevere lbw b C Connolly 22 (30) Cooper Connolly to Wesley Madhevere, no run, lbw b C Connolly, Out LBW !! , full length, on the stumps, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease to attempt sloge sweep, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Cooper Connolly appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Wesley Madhevere's dismissal.
Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, Four, Four !! , back of length, on the leg stump, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Wellington Masakadza lbw b N Ellis 14 (17) Nathan Ellis to Wellington Masakadza, no run, lbw b N Ellis, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza goes forward, plays flick shot but misjudged the line, and the ball hits the pad, Nathan Ellis appeals for an LBW. The umpire raises his finger, resulting in the dismissal of Wellington Masakadza.
Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, Six, Six !! With a brilliant on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Brad Evans c SH Johnson b A Zampa 18 (20) Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, no run, c SH Johnson b A Zampa, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Spencer Johnson, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brad Evans.
Newman Nyamhuri b N Ellis 1 (3) Nathan Ellis to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, b N Ellis, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Ben Curran c N Ellis b XC Bartlett 0 (2) Xavier Bartlett to Ben Curran, no run, c N Ellis b XC Bartlett, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Nathan Ellis. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Xavier Bartlett to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Spencer Johnson to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease and caresses drive to long off, it raced away to the fence for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Innocent Kaia, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Innocent Kaia hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Spencer Johnson to Brian Bennett, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Spencer Johnson to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Innocent Kaia, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Innocent Kaia hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Innocent Kaia c A Carey b N Ellis 18 (19) Nathan Ellis to Innocent Kaia, no run, c A Carey b N Ellis, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Innocent Kaia as the batter goes forward to strike it towards short mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Alex Carey for a soft dismissal.
Brian Bennett c J Inglis b N Ellis 25 (32) Nathan Ellis to Brian Bennett, no run, c J Inglis b N Ellis, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Brian Bennett goes forward to take the gamble with defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Josh Inglis. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Nathan Ellis to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Brendan Taylor c XC Bartlett b MT Renshaw 4 (13) Matt Renshaw to Brendan Taylor, no run, c XC Bartlett b MT Renshaw, Caught out!! off break ball good length on the stumps, Brendan Taylor goes forward to take the gamble with flick shot towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Xavier Bartlett. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Six, Six !! is delivered on the off stump, good length, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! , good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! , good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Matt Renshaw to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine goes forward, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Matt Renshaw to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Spencer Johnson to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cooper Connolly to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! , back of length, on the off stump. Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Craig Ervine b N Ellis 59 (60) Nathan Ellis to Craig Ervine, no run, b N Ellis, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sikandar Raza b SH Johnson 57 (76) Spencer Johnson to Sikandar Raza, no run, b SH Johnson, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, A bold move from Sikandar Raza as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Spencer Johnson to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Brad Evans, 1 run, Brad Evans goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run. Dropped catch
Wessly Madhevere lbw b C Connolly 22 (30) Cooper Connolly to Wesley Madhevere, no run, lbw b C Connolly, Out LBW !! , full length, on the stumps, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease to attempt sloge sweep, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Cooper Connolly appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Wesley Madhevere's dismissal.
Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, Four, Four !! , back of length, on the leg stump, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Wellington Masakadza lbw b N Ellis 14 (17) Nathan Ellis to Wellington Masakadza, no run, lbw b N Ellis, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza goes forward, plays flick shot but misjudged the line, and the ball hits the pad, Nathan Ellis appeals for an LBW. The umpire raises his finger, resulting in the dismissal of Wellington Masakadza.
Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, Six, Six !! With a brilliant on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Brad Evans c SH Johnson b A Zampa 18 (20) Adam Zampa to Brad Evans, no run, c SH Johnson b A Zampa, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Spencer Johnson, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brad Evans.
Newman Nyamhuri b N Ellis 1 (3) Nathan Ellis to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, b N Ellis, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.