Australia vs Zimbabwe ODI series 2022
2nd ODI:
Second ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between Australia and Zimbabwe is going to be played at the Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville on August 31st 2022.
Australia vs Zimbabwe History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the third bilateral series between the teams. The home team won both the times and the visiting side is still searching for the first series win.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 2 series in the span of 22 years from 1999-00 to present, in which the home side won 2 times and the opponent won 0 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 2 series from 1999-00 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 2 series from 1999-00 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia against Zimbabwe are WW – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 31 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 28 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times. 1 game was called off with any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 22 matches from 1983 to 2004.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 28 matches from 1983 to 2014.
The consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 1 match (twice) in 1983 and in 2014.
The longest undefeated streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 1 match (thrice) in 1983, in 2004 and in 2014.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia against Zimbabwe are WLWWW.
Australian Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the first ever bilateral series between the teams.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia against Zimbabwe are – – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 12 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 11 times, whereas the opponent won 0 times. 1 match was called off with any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 10 matches from 1992 to 2004.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Zimbabwe was 12 matches from 1992 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 0 matches, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Zimbabwe against Australia was 1 match in 2004.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Australia against Zimbabwe are WWWWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank (Australia (102)) and thirteenth rank (Zimbabwe (39)) teams. The host is 63 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 967 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 585 times and lost 339 times. 9 games resulted in a tie. 34 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of the Australia are WWLLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 551 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 142 times and lost 389 times. 8 games resulted in a tie. 12 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe are LLLLL.
The Second Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the opponent also will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain 4 points without any impact in the ranking and the home team will lose 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Townsville shows the weather would be mostly cloudy in the beginning of the match, then partly cloudy till the mid evening and then mostly clear till the end of the game. There will be extremely less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 6%. The temperature would be between 21-25 Celsius. The wind would be between 16 – 26 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the play.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 2 times out of 3 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams at all, as the teams won 0 times and lost both the times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LL – – -.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 1 time and lost 0 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are W – – – -.
The first batting team won the match 0 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match all 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLL – -.
Overall, 1 time the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLL – -.
Home Team:
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 1 time in an only played outing and the team won.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are W – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was never recorded, till date, and the highest successful chase was 262 runs in 2014.
The first innings lowest total was 200 runs in 2022 and the highest total was 261 runs in 2014. For the second innings, the lowest total was 203 runs (according to run rate) in 2014 and the highest was 264 runs in 2014.
The batting average of the first innings is 22.10 and 37.11 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 1 time at the venue. The home side won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Zimbabwe at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a good record at the venue, as the team won the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are W – – – -.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has a poor record at the venue, as the team never won, yet and lost 1 time out of 1 played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are L – – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side would like to go with a winning combination.
Australia Eleven: A. Finch, D. Warner, S. Smith, A. Carey, M. Stoinis, M. Marsh, G. Maxwell, C. Green, M. Starc, A. Zampa, J. Hazlewood
Zimbabwe:
The visiting team would like to go with S. Williams, if fit, in place of T. Munyonga and B. Muzarabani, if fit, in place of V. Nyauchi.
Zimbabwe Eleven: I. Kaia, T. Marumani, S. Williams, W. Madhevere, S. Raza, R. Chakabva, R. Burl, B. Evans, L. Jongwe, R. Ngarava, B. Muzarabani
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TBWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%2Fnews%2Ftownsvilles-riverway-stadium-to-host-first-matches-of-202223-summer-of-cricket-schedule%2Fnews-story%2F4886ac435c76aa774534f94e1a920879&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium *Notes: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-zimbabwe-odi-series-townsville-riverway-stadium-all-you-need-to-know/2022-08-26
