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Cricket: Cricket-Australia beat Zimbabwe by 84 runs to seal ODI series | The Star
Australia beat Zimbabwe by 84 runs in the second ODI to seal the series at 2-0, with Travis Head making a century (112 off 84) as Australia posted 356-6 and then bowled Zimbabwe out for 272. Captain Mitchell Marsh contributed 53, Cooper Connolly 78, and Ollie Peake blasted 41 not out off 18; Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood led the bowling, while Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza top-scored with 45 in reply.
Cricket: Cricket-Australia beat Zimbabwe by 84 runs to seal ODI series | The Star # Cricket-Australia beat Zimbabwe by 84 runs to seal ODI series Saturday, 19 Sep 2026 | 12:22 AM MYT Sept 18 (Reuters) - Australia registered another emphatic win over hosts Zimbabwe to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their One Day International series as Travis Head hit a century in Friday's 84-run win. Head bludgeoned 112 runs off 84 balls as the visitors' top order laid the platform for victory in the second of three ODIs at the Harare Sports Club with Australia put to bat first and scoring 356-6 before dismissing Zimbabwe for 272 in 48.3 overs. It was Australia's highest score against Zimbabwe in an ODI. Australia won the opening clash of the series by 59 runs on Tuesday and quickly took command on Friday as Head and captain Mitchell Marsh put on 130 runs for the opening stand and then Head added another 60 with Cooper Connolly for the second wicket. Marsh, who was dropped first ball of the game, scored 53 from 63 balls whileConnolly hit 78 off 69 balls to go past fifty for a third successive ODI. But the most brutal batting came at the end of the innings as 20-year-old Ollie Peake scored an unbeaten 41 runs from 18 balls including three sixes in the final over as Zimbabwe pacer Brad Evans was hit to all corners. Evans did get three wickets in the innings but for an expensive 86 runs off his nine overs. In reply, Zimbabwe quickly fell behind the required run rate as Australia pegged them back despite a good batting top with the home side taking 14 overs to get t…
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- Australia defeated Zimbabwe by 84 runs to secure an unassailable series lead behind a brilliant century from Travis Head, reports The Star.