Australia vs Zimbabwe ODI series 2022
3rd ODI:
Third and last ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between Australia and Zimbabwe is going to be played at the Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville on September 3rd 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 32 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 29 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 WWLWW.
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 13 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 12 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 13 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 (3931 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 968 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 586 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 WWWLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 552 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 142 times and lost 390 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 Third 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 3 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 partly cloudy till early afternoon, then mostly sunny till the late afternoon and then pretty sunny and 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 21-26 Celsius. The wind would be between 17 – 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 4 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 2 times and lost 0 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WW – – -.
The first batting team won the match 0 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match all 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLL -.
Overall, 2 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 2 times, too.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLL -.
Home Team:
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 2 times in 2 played outings and the team won both the times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are WW – – -.
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 96 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 18.97 and 38.40 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 2 times at the venue. The home side won both the encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Zimbabwe at the venue are WW – – -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a dream record at the venue, as the team won both the played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are WW – – -.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has a horrendous record at the venue, as the team never won, yet and lost both the played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are LL – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side would like to go with M. Labuschagne in place of S. Smith, M. marsh in place of G. Maxwell and S. Abbott in place of M. Starc.
Australia Eleven: A. Finch, D. Warner, M. Labuschagne, A. Carey, M. Stoinis, M. Marsh, C. Green, S. Abbott, A. Agar, A. Zampa, J. Hazlewood
Zimbabwe:
The visiting team would like to go with T. Kaitano in place of I. Kaia and B. Muzarabani in place of T. Munyonga, if the former will be fit for the play.
Zimbabwe Eleven: T. Kaitano, 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