Australia vs Zimbabwe Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - T20 Summary
End of Over : 20.0ZIM: 129/9
Three days, three one-sided games. Australia have stomped to the top of the table and in all likelihood, Pakistan will join them at the top and take them through to Sunday's final with two games to spare in between. Don't agree? Well we hope you are right. Alistair Campbell feels that a blockbuster game is in store for us on America's Independence Day when Zimbabwe take on Pakistan in Game 4 of the tri-series at 1000 local (0800 GMT). Wish that we get what he has promised. We are signing off for now but the real blockbuster is coming up in a few hours' time - England take on India in the first T20I in Manchester. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
VICTORIOUS CAPTAIN AARON FINCH IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS... record. He does not smile though - puts in a stern look and says that it is nice to get the award. Then looks at the team's fielding and bowling and bluntly says that Australia were shoddy and the Zimbabwean batsmen took full toll. Agrees that he was trying to look at all his bowling options in the stack. Is happy with the bowling of Andrew Tye and Ashton Agar in the middle overs. Finally manages a smile when asked whether he enjoyed his innings - says that you get such moments only once or twice in your lifetime and he certainly enjoyed it.
Zimbabwean skipper, Hamilton Masakadza manages a smile. Says that just when he thought it could not get any tougher after the first game, it did. Admits that Zimbabwe could not do anything right from the time Finch unleashed himself. Looking back at the two games, Hamilton feels that too many runs are being given post the Powerplay. Finds some positives in the openers today and hopes that someone puts their hand up tomorrow against Pakistan.
Nice net session for the Aussie bowlers. They were in for some stick early on, raising false hopes of a fascinating run chase but were barely tested other than Solomon Mire. Barring D'Arcy Short, who was unlucky not to get a wicket, thanks to a dropped catch from Andrew Tye, every other Aussie bowler who bowled got a wicket. Agar choked the runs upfront with 2/16 in 4 overs while Tye tied up the tail-enders with a 3-fer. Aaron Finch did a pretty decent job of rotating his bowlers giving everyone a go, barring himself. The presentation coming up...
As expected, after the Aaron Finch onslaught, nothing much came from the Zimbabwean batsmen, except the initial burst from Solomon Mire. They raced to 50 in the 5th over but once he got out, well, the cookie just crumbled. You know you are in trouble if Chisoro comes in at number 8, which is so long a tail.
BIGGEST VICTORY MARGIN FOR AUSTRALIA in T20Is in terms of runs - beating their previous best of 95 against South Africa at the 'Gabba in 2006. Courtesy this win, they now have one foot of the size of Billy Stanlake in the final.
19.60
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. ZIMBABWE DO NOT GET BOWLED OUT. A good achievement, given the procession that started post Mire's dismissal. A yorker around off, Nyumbu digs it out towards cover. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 100 RUNS!
19.51
Andrew Tye to Blessing Muzarabani. A huge cheer from the crowd as Muzarabani plays a lovely-looking drive towards long on for one.
19.41
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a run.
19.34
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. FOUR! Nice shot, sir! Outside off, short in length, John upper cuts it over backward point for a boundary!
19.20
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Outside off, Nyumbu walks across, then tries to run it down to third man and jog but gets a bottom edge past his stumps towards the keeper.
19.10
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
End of Over : 191 Runs20.0: 123/9
18.60
Marcus Stoinis to Blessing Muzarabani. Full and around off, watchfully blocked.
18.51
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. On middle and off, whipped through mid-wicket for a single.
18.40
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Full and outside off, John looks to flick but misses.
18.30
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
18.20
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Outside off, Nyumbu looks to cut but misses.
18.1W
Marcus Stoinis to Chris Mpofu. OUT! 6th Aussie to get a wicket today. A short ball, outside off, Mpofu goes for the pull but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Stoinis thinks about going to his right but then D'Arcy Short runs in from short mid-wicket to complete the formalities.
Australia vs Zimbabwe Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - T20 Summary
Three days, three one-sided games. Australia have stomped to the top of the table and in all likelihood, Pakistan will join them at the top and take them through to Sunday's final with two games to spare in between. Don't agree? Well we hope you are right. Alistair Campbell feels that a blockbuster game is in store for us on America's Independence Day when Zimbabwe take on Pakistan in Game 4 of the tri-series at 1000 local (0800 GMT). Wish that we get what he has promised. We are signing off for now but the real blockbuster is coming up in a few hours' time - England take on India in the first T20I in Manchester. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
VICTORIOUS CAPTAIN AARON FINCH IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS... record. He does not smile though - puts in a stern look and says that it is nice to get the award. Then looks at the team's fielding and bowling and bluntly says that Australia were shoddy and the Zimbabwean batsmen took full toll. Agrees that he was trying to look at all his bowling options in the stack. Is happy with the bowling of Andrew Tye and Ashton Agar in the middle overs. Finally manages a smile when asked whether he enjoyed his innings - says that you get such moments only once or twice in your lifetime and he certainly enjoyed it.
Zimbabwean skipper, Hamilton Masakadza manages a smile. Says that just when he thought it could not get any tougher after the first game, it did. Admits that Zimbabwe could not do anything right from the time Finch unleashed himself. Looking back at the two games, Hamilton feels that too many runs are being given post the Powerplay. Finds some positives in the openers today and hopes that someone puts their hand up tomorrow against Pakistan.
Nice net session for the Aussie bowlers. They were in for some stick early on, raising false hopes of a fascinating run chase but were barely tested other than Solomon Mire. Barring D'Arcy Short, who was unlucky not to get a wicket, thanks to a dropped catch from Andrew Tye, every other Aussie bowler who bowled got a wicket. Agar choked the runs upfront with 2/16 in 4 overs while Tye tied up the tail-enders with a 3-fer. Aaron Finch did a pretty decent job of rotating his bowlers giving everyone a go, barring himself. The presentation coming up...
As expected, after the Aaron Finch onslaught, nothing much came from the Zimbabwean batsmen, except the initial burst from Solomon Mire. They raced to 50 in the 5th over but once he got out, well, the cookie just crumbled. You know you are in trouble if Chisoro comes in at number 8, which is so long a tail.
BIGGEST VICTORY MARGIN FOR AUSTRALIA in T20Is in terms of runs - beating their previous best of 95 against South Africa at the 'Gabba in 2006. Courtesy this win, they now have one foot of the size of Billy Stanlake in the final.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. ZIMBABWE DO NOT GET BOWLED OUT. A good achievement, given the procession that started post Mire's dismissal. A yorker around off, Nyumbu digs it out towards cover. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 100 RUNS!
Andrew Tye to Blessing Muzarabani. A huge cheer from the crowd as Muzarabani plays a lovely-looking drive towards long on for one.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a run.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. FOUR! Nice shot, sir! Outside off, short in length, John upper cuts it over backward point for a boundary!
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Outside off, Nyumbu walks across, then tries to run it down to third man and jog but gets a bottom edge past his stumps towards the keeper.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Marcus Stoinis to Blessing Muzarabani. Full and around off, watchfully blocked.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. On middle and off, whipped through mid-wicket for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Full and outside off, John looks to flick but misses.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Outside off, Nyumbu looks to cut but misses.
Marcus Stoinis to Chris Mpofu. OUT! 6th Aussie to get a wicket today. A short ball, outside off, Mpofu goes for the pull but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Stoinis thinks about going to his right but then D'Arcy Short runs in from short mid-wicket to complete the formalities.