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Zimbabwe vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Sep 20, 2026: form and head-to-head

Zimbabwe
271/8272/9FT
Australia
Innings
Zimbabwe271/850.0 ov
Australia272/949.5 ov

Australia win by 1 wicket

Result

Australia win by 1 wicket

ZIM 1ST271/850.0
AUS 1ST272/949.5

What the reporting says

  • Zimbabwe are without pacemen Richard Ngarava and Tanaka Chivanga through injury, while Australia rest Pat Cummins and leave Mitchell Starc at home.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Zimbabwe have recalled veterans Brendan Taylor, Ryan Burl and Graeme Cremer, the latter for the first time in eight years.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Cooper Connolly made 149 as an opener in his most recent ODI innings but will be pushed down the order.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Australia have won only 13 of their last 28 ODIs since the last World Cup, with recent series losses in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Harare surfaces have favoured seam: the highest team total in the recent Zimbabwe-Bangladesh series was 247 across three games.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Cameron Green was left out with shoulder soreness, while Josh Hazlewood was omitted for workload management.

    ESPNcricinfo

Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.

Zimbabwe

Sep 18, 2026Australia272 – 356/6Sep 15, 2026Australia235 – 294/8Sep 6, 2026South Africa157 – 205/5Sep 3, 2026Namibia159/5 – 156/6Sep 1, 2026South Africa142 – 185/7

Australia

Sep 18, 2026Zimbabwe356/6 – 272Sep 15, 2026Zimbabwe294/8 – 235