After winning the toss and sending Zimbabwe to bat, Australia won the first two matches by five and eight wickets respectively.
But Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabwa turned the coin on Saturday and the story was very different as the visitors picked up three wickets in the first 10 overs to bowl Australia out for 141.
In reply, Zimbabwe chased down the winning target with 66 balls to spare. Chakabwa top-scored with 37 and Tadiwanase Marumani added 35 runs to win the match with a total of 142-7. It was Australia’s first ODI win over Zimbabwe in Australia.
The Australian bowlers were led by Josh Hazlewood with three wickets.
Veteran Australian opener David
Came within just six runs of ending a century drought. Warner smashed 94 off 96 balls and added a degree of respectability to the total.
Left arm fast bowler Richard Nagarwa got
Aaron Finch for the third time in three ODIs. From the other end, Victor Nyuchi trapped Steve Smith for the first one, with the Australian unable to reverse the call in a review.
Alex Carey was next to fall, being left behind after an indeterminate shot that thrashed Australia 31-3 in nine overs. Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green followed suit as Warner kept the scoreboard ticking from the other end.
Warner’s pull shot was caught on the boundary shortly after and he was denied a much-needed century. He hit 14 fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 97.9.
There have been 54 innings across all formats since Warner’s last century, the fourth time he was dismissed in the 90s on Saturday.
The series was played in the state of North Queensland as part of the International Cricket Council’s Super League competition for ODIs. Both the teams are preparing for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup starting on 16 October in Australia.
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