Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Renshaw Century and Ellis Five-For Secure Australia ODI Win
Australia played Zimbabwe in the first game of a three-match cricket series.
Australia batted first and scored 294 runs while losing eight wickets.
Matt Renshaw made 109 runs, earning his first century in this type of international match.
Zimbabwe tried to chase the target but was bowled out for 235 runs.
Nathan Ellis took five Zimbabwean wickets for 31 runs.
Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza each scored more than 50 runs for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s Newman Nyamhuri also took five wickets while Australia was batting.
Australia won by 59 runs, with the next match scheduled for Friday.
Matt Renshaw scored 109, his maiden One-day International century, as Australia made 294-8.
Nathan Ellis took 5-31 to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 235 in 45.1 overs.
Australia won the opening match of the three-game series by 59 runs in Harare.
Zimbabwe’s Newman Nyamhuri claimed 5-62, becoming only the second Zimbabwean to take five ODI wickets against Australia.
Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza made half-centuries and shared a 98-run partnership during Zimbabwe’s chase.
- Who
- Australia and Zimbabwe, with major contributions from Matt Renshaw, Nathan Ellis, Newman Nyamhuri, Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza.
- What
- Australia defeated Zimbabwe by 59 runs in the opening ODI of their three-match series.
- When
- The opening match was played on Tuesday; the second ODI is scheduled for Friday and the final for Sunday.
- Where
- Harare Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- Why
- Australia’s 294-8 total and Nathan Ellis’s five-wicket haul gave them a decisive advantage.
- Result
- Australia won by 59 runs.
- Australia score
- 294-8 from 50 overs.
- Zimbabwe score
- 235 all out in 45.1 overs.
- Top Australian batter
- Matt Renshaw scored 109.
- Top Australian bowler
- Nathan Ellis took 5-31 in 9.1 overs.
- Top Zimbabwean bowler
- Newman Nyamhuri took 5-62.
- Key partnership
- Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza added 98 runs for Zimbabwe.