Welcome to the highlights of Zimbabwe vs Australia 1st ODI - 2026 Australia tour of Zimbabwe 3-match ODI series - The first One-Day International cricket match between Zimbabwe and Australia was played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on September 15, 2026.
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| Matt Renshaw celebrates his maiden ODI century © Zimbabwe Cricket |
Match Overview:
A brilliant maiden century by Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly's half-century and Nathan Ellis's maiden five-wicket haul helped Australia to a comfortable 59-run victory over Zimbabwe, despite Newman Nyamhuri's maiden five-for and Australia take a 1-0 lead in the first ODI.
Match Stats:
- Australia's 59-run win was their fourth largest victory by terms of runs against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe soil in one-day internationals.
- Oliver Peake became the sixth Australian batsman to dismissed with a hit-wicket in ODIs first since 1987.
- Matt Renshaw became the seventh Australian batsman to score a century against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- Matt Renshaw hammered a 86-ball fastest century by an Australian batsman against Zimbabwe in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 89-ball hundred held by Adam Gilchrist at Hobart in the 2004 Victoria Bitter Series.
- Matt Renshaw's 109 was his highest score for Australia in one-day international and the fifth highest-score by an Australian batsman against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- Australia's 294 was their joint seventh highest score against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- Newman Nyamhuri became the second Zimbabwe bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Australia in ODIs after Ryan Burl.
- Newman Nyamhuri's 5 for 62 was his best bowling performance for Zimbabwe in one-day international and the second best-bowling-figures by an Zimbabwe bowler against Australia in ODIs after Ryan Burl's 5 for 10 at Townsville in 2022.
- Zimbabwe's 235 was their second highest score against Australia at their home venue in ODIs after their 246 at Bulawayo in the 2003 World Cup.
- Nathan Ellis became the fourth Australian bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in ODIs after Brad Williams, Jason Gillespie and Cameron Green.
- Nathan Ellis' 5 for 35 was his best bowling performance for Australia in one-day international and the second best-bowling-figures by an Australian bowler against Zimbabwe in ODIs after Brad Williams' 5 for 22 at Sydney in the 2004 Victoria Bitter Series.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Australia scored 294-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Matt Renshaw blasted a career-best 109 off 94-balls - which was his 1st ODI hundred.
Cooper Connolly struck 51 off 46-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 110.86, Mitchell Marsh hit 36 off 28-balls included 6-fours & a six with strike-rate of 128.57.
Oliver Peake hit 30 off 40-balls including one-six & a four and Alex Carey cracked a 27 off 53-balls included a boundary.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Newman Nyamhuri claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 62-runs in 9-overs, Brad Evans took 2-wickets and one for Sikandar Raza.
Zimbabwe bundled out for 235 in 45.1 overs with top scorer by Craig Ervine cracked a 59 off 60-balls including 6-fours & a six.
Dukandar Raza struck 57 off 76-balls including 5-fours, Brian Bennett hit 25 off 32-balls included 3-fours & a six.
Wesley Madhewere cracked a 22 off 30-balls including 2-fours, Innocent Kaia and Brad Evans both scored 18-runs.
Australia best bowler by Nathan Ellis claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 31-runs in 9.1-overs including a maiden, Cooper Connolly, Matt Renshaw, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson and Adam Zampa each took one-wickets.
Matt Renshaw named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a career-best 109-runs knocked off facing 94-balls including 7-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 115.95.
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