Zimbabwe v Australia, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Match, Australia tour of Zimbabwe, 2026

Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2nd Match: Zimbabwe v Australia at Harare, September 18, 2026

Zimbabwe

ZIM

272/10 (48.3)

Australia

AUS

356/6 (50)

Finished

AUS won by 84 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Blessing Muzarabani	0	1	0	0	0.00
Wellington Masakadza	10	8	1	0	125.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Cooper Connolly	6.1	0	25	2	4.05
Adam Zampa	9	0	62	2	6.89

Current Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Blessing Muzarabani 0 (1) | Fall of Wicket: 272/10 (48.3 ov)

CRR: 5.61 | Last Ten Overs: 65/5 6.09

Recent: WW·11·111111···4·2

Commentary

48.3

Blessing Muzarabani b C Connolly 0 (1) Cooper Connolly to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, b C Connolly, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Blessing Muzarabani 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.

48.2

Sikandar Raza c MT Renshaw b C Connolly 45 (49) Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, c MT Renshaw b C Connolly, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Matt Renshaw, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sikandar Raza.

48.1

Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 48 (5 runs)

Sikandar Raza 45 (47)

Wellington Masakadza 10 (8)

Zimbabwe 272/8

Adam Zampa 9-0-62-2

Cooper Connolly 5.4-0-25-0

47.6

Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

47.5

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sloge sweep off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.

47.4

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the leg stump, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

47.3

Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

47.2

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

47.1

Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.

End of over 47 (3 runs)

Sikandar Raza 42 (44)

Wellington Masakadza 8 (5)

Zimbabwe 267/8

Cooper Connolly 5.4-0-25-0

Adam Zampa 8-0-57-2

46.6

Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

46.5

Cooper Connolly to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.

46.4

Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

46.3

Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, and Sikandar Raza hangs on and tries to hit sloge sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

46.2

Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

46.1

Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs sloge sweep with soft hands toward deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 46 (9 runs)

Wellington Masakadza 7 (4)

Sikandar Raza 40 (39)

Zimbabwe 264/8

Adam Zampa 8-0-57-2

Josh Hazlewood 9-2-48-2

45.6

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps. Wellington Masakadza goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

45.5

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

45.4

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 2 runs, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed reverse sweep off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 2 runs.

45.3

45.2

Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

45.1

Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.

End of over 45 (12 runs)

Newman Nyamhuri 2 (2)

Sikandar Raza 38 (37)

Zimbabwe 255/8

Josh Hazlewood 9-2-48-2

Nathan Ellis 6-0-31-1

44.6

Newman Nyamhuri b J Hazlewood 2 (2) Josh Hazlewood to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, b J Hazlewood, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, 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.

44.5

Josh Hazlewood to Newman Nyamhuri, 2 runs, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 2 runs.

44.4

Wesley Madhevere lbw b J Hazlewood 26 (13) Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, no run, lbw b J Hazlewood, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Josh Hazlewood, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Wesley Madhevere dismissal.

1wd

44.4

Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Wesley Madhevere with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

44.3

Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

1wd

44.3

Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Wesley Madhevere's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.