Opening batter Travis Head smashed a 75-ball hundred as he led Australia to a series-clinching 84-run victory in the second cricket ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday.
Zimbabwe never looked likely to reach the target, despite five of the top six batters scoring 30 or more, and were bowled out for 272 in 48.3 overs.
Australia, playing ODIs in Zimbabwe for the first time in 12 years, won the first game by 59 runs and are favourite to sweep the series in Sunday’s third fixture.
Connolly wrapped up the win with two wickets off successive balls, Raza slicing a catch to long off before No 11 Blessing Muzarabani was bowled.
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Australia 356-6; Zimbabwe 272 all out. Captain Sikandar Raza top-scored with 45 while Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine went at almost a run-a-ball against some disciplined spin bowling.
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Australia 356-6; Zimbabwe 272 all out.
Opening batter Travis Head smashed a 75-ball hundred as he led Australia to a series-clinching 84-run victory in the second cricket ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday.
Head’s swashbuckling 112 off 84 balls was well supported by captain Mitchell Marsh’s 53, his 21st ODI half century, and Cooper Connolly’s 78, his third successive 50-plus score in the format, in Australia’s sizeable total of 356-6.
Zimbabwe never looked likely to reach the target, despite five of the top six batters scoring 30 or more, and were bowled out for 272 in 48.3 overs.
Captain Sikandar Raza top-scored with 45 while Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine went at almost a run-a-ball against some disciplined spin bowling.
Australia, playing ODIs in Zimbabwe for the first time in 12 years, won the first game by 59 runs and are favourite to sweep the series in Sunday’s third fixture.
Josh Hazlewood and Billy Stanlake, the two changes Australia made from the first game, bowled tidy lengths with the new ball but the tourists suffered an injury blow when Stanlake left the field due to a side strain in his fifth over.
Connolly wrapped up the win with two wickets off successive balls, Raza slicing a catch to long off before No 11 Blessing Muzarabani was bowled.
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