ZIM vs AUS 2nd ODI Live Commentary - Harare (18 September 2026)

Cracking shot, but straight to the fielder.

Pushed through flatter on off, Inglis rocks back and punches it away wide of the sweeper cover fielder, racing back for the second run.

Good length, turning it into the stumps. Inglis stays back and works it to square leg.

Floated up on off, Inglis uses his feet and shovels it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Connolly leans on to drive but finds the fielder at cover.

Wessly hangs it wide of the off stump again, and this time Connolly drives it square through the off side for a single.

Marginally short, darted in towards middle and leg. Inglis hops back and dabs it past square leg for a run more.

Excellent effort in the deep from Brad Evans. Short of a length and over middle, Cooper Connolly swivels to pull but miscues it over backward square leg. Evans rushes in to his left, but the ball dips and lands in front. Evans does well to get in the dive and stop it with his body. Single taken.

Hard length outside off, Inglis gets side on and punches it through the off side for a run.

Good-length delivery, in and around off, Connolly rocks back and jams it towards cover.

Another mistimed shot by Connolly, and he gets away with this one as well. A heavy short ball, over the stumps, and Connolly leans back to pull, but shanks it towards cow corner for a couple of runs.

Good running! Fuller and around off, pushed away in front of mid off for a quick single.

Bowled from around the wicket and slanted into the hips. Inglis tucks it down to fine leg for a single.

Floated, short and on leg, Josh Inglis flicks it to square leg.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Josh Inglis tucks it to short mid-wicket. A fumble but no harm done.

Flighted, full and on middle, Josh Inglis clips it it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it to short cover.

Pushed through quicker, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drills it to long off for one.

FOUR! Good shot! Wessly Madhevere drags his length back, on middle. Josh Inglis rocks back and heaves it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary. 200 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Back of a length and around off, Cooper Connolly punches it through cover-point for a single.

Hard length, on middle, angling in. Josh Inglis misses his flick as the ball goes off his thigh pad towards square leg. Leg bye taken.

Short of a length and outside off, Cooper Connolly cuts it away to deep point for a run.

Hits the deck hard, around off, Josh Inglis cuts it through point for another run.

Much fuller and on middle, Cooper Connolly pushes it back to the bowler.

Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Cooper Connolly steers it towards point.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Travis Head uses his feet and tries to go over covers. He has to reach out and gets it from the bottom edge back to the bowler.

Drops it short, around off, Travis Head punches it through cover-point for a single.

Slows it up, shortish and on middle, Cooper Connolly stays back and blocks it out.

Flatter, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drills it towards sweeper cover for a run.

OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Wessly Madhevere strikes big and gets rid of the centurion. He sees the batter advance and gives this one some more air, serving this full and around off, turns it away. Travis Head fails to get to the pitch of it but still goes through the lofted shot. Gets a top edge as the ball goes up in the air towards short cover, where Ryan Burl (Sub) settles under it and takes a fine catch. End of a fantastic knock from Head, and Australia are 190/2 now.

Looped up, full and on middle, Josh Inglis blocks it out.

On a length and on off, Cooper Connolly runs it down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Fuller delivery, on off. Travis Head backs away a bit, hits through the line and smashes it to the long off fence for a boundary.

Hard length and on middle, Travis Head opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for a run.

Short of a length and around leg, Cooper Connolly tucks it towards square leg for another run.

Dug into the surface, on leg, takes pace off. Travis Head works it towards square leg for one.

A sharp bouncer at 130kph, on middle, Cooper Connolly ducks under it.

Floated, short and around off, Travis Head punches it through covers for a single.

Dragged back, on off, Cooper Connolly slaps it towards sweeper cover, where a fumble allows thre second run.

FOUR! Nicely done! Tossed up, full and around off, Cooper Connolly holds his shape a bit, opens the bat face and steers it with excellent timing past point for a boundary.

Flatter, full and on off, Cooper Connolly eases it to long off for a run.

FOUR! No stopping Head here! Gives this one some more air, full and on off. Travis Head skips down the track and pumps it towards the long off fence for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Fires this one, full and angling into leg. Travis Head goes down for the sweep but fails to get a clean connection as the ball goes nowhere.

Back of a length and on off, Travis Head stabs it out in front of point and scampers across for a single. He moves to 99!

FOUR! Put away with ease! Short of a length and well outside  off. Cooper Connolly gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Hits the deck hard, around off, angling away, Cooper Connolly leaves it alone.

Hard length and on off, Cooper Connolly punches it through covers for a run.

Dug into the surface, on off, Travis Head rides the bounce and dabs it to point. Still on 99!

HUNDRED FOR TRAVIS HEAD! A fantastic knock and he has looked in control right from the start. This is his 8th ODI ton, and the fastest by an Australian against Zimbabwe. This is on a hard length and on off, Head pats it to the right of point for one. He has a big smile on his face and raises his bat to soak in all the applause.

Tossed up, full and on off, Travis Head comes down the track and drills it to long off for a single.

Flatter, ful and around off, Cooper Connolly pushes it through covers for a run.

SIX! Just over! Flighted, full and on middle, Travis Head skips down the track to go big down the track. He does not get to the pitch of it and hits it from the bottom half of the bat. It goes miles in the air towards long on, where the fielder thinks he is in the game, but the breeze just takes it over him for a biggie.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Travis Head turns it to the leg side.

A bit short and around off, Travis Head punches it through covers for one.

Floated, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it square towards point.

Tossed up, full and on leg, Travis Head tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Flighted, full and around off, Travis Head bunts it out towards long off for a single.

Drops it short, on leg, Cooper Connolly nudges it towards square leg for a run.

Goes short again, on middle and leg, Travis Head backs away and punches it to long on for another run. 150 up for Australia!

Slows it up, full and on middle, Cooper Connolly knocks it to the left of mid off for a quick one.

Floated, full and on middle, Travis Head eases it down to long on for one more. He moves into the 90s now!

Stumps become the fielder! Floated, full and on middle, Travis Head uses his feet and drills it hard down the pitch, but a bit too straight. It hits the stumps at the other end and goes nowhere.

A bit short, on middle, Travis Head pats it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on off, Travis Head reaches out and thumps it past the bowler, towards long off for a single.

Dragged back, around off, Cooper Connolly punches it through cover-point for a run.

Another short delivery, on middle, Travis Head misuces his pull towards long on for one.

Sticks to the shorter length, on off, Cooper Connolly pushes it towards extra cover.

FOUR! Fine shot! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in a bit. Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary.

Floated, full and on off, Travis Head drills it towards short cover.

Uppish but safe! This is slower through the air, short and on middle, turns in with some bounce. Travis Head is surprised as he hangs his bat in front. It hits him high on the bat and lobs up but does not carry to short mid-wicket.

Drops it short, on middle, Travis Head punches it to long on for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Cooper Connolly eases it down to long off for one.

Flatter, full and on off, Travis Head drives it to long off for one more.

Full ball, drifted into middle and leg. Head clips it down to long on and picks up a single.

Pushed through quicker at 96 kph, full and on middle. Cooper Connolly shows the full face of the bat and punches it down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Oh, Travis Head nearly cleans up the bowler here with that shot. Tossed up on off, Head dances down the pitch, keeps his shape and hammers it back past the Raza, who ducks for cover and the ball races into the long off fence.

Raza sees Head using his feet again and bowls it full, angling it into the pads. Head tries to flick it away but misses and the ball goes off the pads to cover-point.

Flighted ball on the pads, turned away between square leg and mid-wicket for a single by Head.

Dragged length, just outside off, Connolly rocks back and cuts it down to point.

Excellent fielding. Lobbed up, full and outside off. Marsh drives it away but Sikandar Raza at short extra cover, dives to his right and parries the ball back to the bowler.

Floated up around off and middle, Marsh looks to drive it straight back but mistimes it back to the bowler.

Good length on off, Marsh camps back and taps it wide of point for a single.

Fullish length around off, grips a bit and turns back in. Head nurdles it behind square leg.

Tossed up at the stumps, Head comes down the pitch and drives it down to long on for a run.

OUT! TIMBER! There it is, the first breakthrough for Zimbabwe, and it's a peach of a delivery from Wellington Masakadza. This is slowed up, floated fuller and on off. The ball threatens to drift in with the angle but lands and turns away. Mitchell Marsh makes the mistake of going onto the back foot to a relatively full ball and is beaten past the outside edge. The ball goes on to hit the outside half of the off stump and the bails come off, ending the 130-run opening stand for Australia.

Nagging length, at the stumps and drifting in. Marsh blocks it back to the bowler.

A bit fuller, slipping it just down leg at 91 kph. Marsh looks for the fine tickle but gets hit on the pads.

Full again, on off, smothered away to the left of the bowler by Marsh.

This is good bowling by Raza, building some pressure with dot balls. Nagging length again, bowled flatter and just outside off. Marsh hops back and jams it out.

Make that five dots in a row in this over. On a good length, straighter at the stumps, and Marsh pushes it off the back foot to mid on.

Just a fraction shorter around off, and this time Marsh manages to play it off the back foot and gets it through covers for a single.

Loopy delivery around off, angling it in. Marsh gets half a stride forward and drives it to cover.

Nice and full again, on off, slower through the air as well. Marsh drives it straight down to long off and picks up a run.

Floated up around off, Head uses his feet to come down the track and flicks it through wide mid-wicket for a single.

Nagging length on off, Marsh stays put and jabs it towards cover.

SIX! All it takes is one bad ball, and Mitchell Marsh pounces on it. Also, that will be FIFTY for the Australian skipper, his 21st in ODIs. Marginally short from Masakadza, on middle and leg. Marsh rocks back quickly and powers the pull flat and into the boundary cushion at deep square leg.

Flighted ball around off, Marsh leans on and strokes it through extra cover for a single.

Fullish length on off, fired in. Head eases it back past the bowler and down to long off for a single.

Fractionally shorter and angled well into the pads. Marsh shovels it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg and collects a single.

Shorter again, outside off, cut away off the back foot to sweeper cover for yet another single.

Nagging length, drifted into the stumps. Marsh taps it to the right of the bowler, who gets across quickly and cuts it off.

Nice and full, around off, Marsh leans forward and strokes it past covers for a single.

Bowled flatter by Raza, attacking the off stump. Head blocks it off the back foot. A tidier over from Raza, just four singles off it.

Full ball on off, punched on the front foot and down to long off for a single.

A lot more flight on this one, landing it full and outside off. Head pushes it towards cover.

Dragged length on middle, angling it into the left-hander. Head backs away and gets cramped for room, unable to get it away.

Similar line and length to the previous ball, just a shade fuller. Head hops back and punches it down to long on for a single.

The one that goes on with the arm. Bowled a bit fuller and sliding it into the pads. Marsh opts to keep it out off the back foot.

Good length at the stumps, darted in a bit. Marsh defends it on the leg side.

WIDE! Floated up fuller but spilled well down the leg side for an extra.

A bit flatter, relatively full and on middle. Marsh works it away in front of square leg and rotates strike.

Good length on off, Head lets the ball come on and pushes it down to the cover fielder.

FOUR! As straight as an arrow. Full ball around off, Travis Head steps out and drills it to the left of the stumps at the other end and beats the long on fielder chasing it to his right.

A bit more round-arm, sliding it in from just outside off. Head looks to play a late dab but can't get it away.

Dragged length outside off, Head comes down the wicket and then just blocks it off as he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball.

FOUR! Very little risk involved in that shot. Shorter on middle, angling in. Head rocks back and heaves it high towards cow corner and picks up a second boundary in the over, 10 runs off it.

Length ball on the pads, nudged away to the right of deep square leg for a couple of easy runs.

Marsh tries to force it through but the fielder does well. Short of a length, angled across off. Marsh leans across to the off side and drags the pull down to the right of mid on. The fielder dives in and keeps it down to a single.

Much better length from Nyamhuri. Good length, on middle, darts back in a bit. Head is taken aback and the ball beats the inside edge to hit him on the thigh pad.

FOUR! Lovely wristwork from Travis Head, and up comes the 100-run stand between these two. Pitched fuller and at the stumps, Head walks towards the ball and clips it well in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. According to the on-air commentators, this is the first century opening stand for Australia in Zimbabwe in ODIs.

Dug in a bit short and at the body, pulled away through mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, pushed wider of the off stump and hit on the up to deep cover for a single.

On a good length to begin with, angling into the pads. Marsh presses back and tucks it around the corner on the leg side for a run.

FOUR! A genuine outside edge from Travis Head to bring up his 18th ODI FIFTY. Slightly shorter around off, grips a bit. Head backs away to cut but edges it past the keeper and the ball rolls away into the deep third fence. Head gets to the milestone in just 32 balls.

Flatter one around off, punched off the back foot through covers for a single.

High in the air, but it will land safely. Raza drops it short on middle and leg, Marsh rocks back and swings it high and in between the fielders at deep mid-wicket and long on. The ball lands in the big open space and the batters pick up a single.

Quick and short, outside off. This is cut away to deep point for one more.

On the shorter side again, angled into the batter. Marsh stays back and pulls it to deep square leg for just a single. 9 runs off Raza's first over.

Full and wide outside off, a hint of movement as well. Head goes for the expansive cover drive but underedges it back onto the deck.

Nyamhuri keeps the length full, angling it well into the batter. Head gets cramped for room and fails to flick it away, getting hit on the pads.

There's a man in the deep for that particular shot, but Travis Head still takes it on. Short ball outside off, Head reaches across and drags the pull flat towards deep square leg for one. He moves on to 49 now.

FOUR! Uppish, but in the gap! Pitched fuller and outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets on the front foot and laces it between covers and mid off for a boundary.

Nyamhuri pulls the length back, tightening the line around off as well. Marsh edges it down to deep third and picks up a single.

Full and angled back at the stumps at 138 kph. Head punches the drive straight to mid off.

Back of a length and just outside off, Travis Head reaches out and stabs it out towards mid off.

SIX! That's bread and butter for Travis Head! Brad Evans bangs this into the pitch, on middle, but not short enough to trouble the batter. Head climbs onto it and pulls it flat and over the deep square leg for a biggie.

Much fuller and on middle, Travis Head backs away and drives it towards mid off.

Good length and around leg, Travis Head chips it over the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

Pitched up, on middle, angling in a bit. Mitchell Marsh uses his feet and flicks it towards deep square leg for a brace.

Hard length and on off, Mitchell Marsh stays back and blocks it out.

SIX! Gets greeted with a bang! Back of a length and around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Mitchell Marsh needs no second invitation as he stands tall and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Much fuller and on off, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh looks to drive it away but gets a bottom edge back towards the bowler.

Full again, on middle, attacking the stumps, Mitchell Marsh blocks it out.

Pitched up and on off, Mitchell Marsh takes a half-stride and drills it towards mid off.

Hard length and on middle, nips back in, Mitchell Marsh tucks it to short mid-wicket.

WIDE! Tries the slower one, but serves this full and way outside off, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. Wided.

On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh pushes it towards cover. A good comeback from Newman Nyamhuri after getting hit for a six on the first ball.

Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh knocks it towards mid on.

FOUR! Excellent timing! This is full again, on middle. Mitchell Marsh brings his wrists into play and flicks it away. The ball races through the turf and the mid-wicket fielder gives chase, but he comes second best. 50 up for Australia.

Hits the deck hard, around off. Mitchell Marsh tries to push it away a bit too casually and gets an inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Dealing in boundaries now! Back of a length and just on off. Travis Head stands tall and punches it away with sweet timing through covers for four more runs.

Swing and a miss! Pitched up and on off, shaping in a bit. Travis Head tries to slog across the line a bit too hard, loses his shape and misses.

FOUR! Top shot! Brad Evans sticks to the fuller length, around off. Travis Head leans a bit onto the drive and creams it past mid off for another boundary. He has a big smile on his face, which shows he is enjoying his batting here.

Hard length and on middle, nips back in a bit. Travis Head looks to tuck it away but gets an inside edge onto his knee, where there is no protection and the ball rolls past the stumps.

FOUR! Up and over! Just back of a length and outside off. Travis Head gets his hands through the shot and slams it over extra covers for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two! Short of a length and on off. Travis Head backs away to create some room, plays the cut with a horizontal bat as the ball races through point for four more runs.

On a length and on middle, Travis Head tucks it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Dug into the surface, outside off again. Travis Head hops up to get on top of the bounce, extends his arms and slaps it over extra covers for the third boundary of the over.

Fuller delivery, on the pads, Travis Head clips it wide to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. 14 runs off the over!

Good length and around leg, Travis Head nudges it straight to short fine. A bit to either side of the fielder and it would have been a boundary.

FOUR! Shot of authority! Touch fuller and on off, shapes away a bit. Travis Head stays firmly in his crease, uses his bottom hand and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, Travis Head punches it towards cover for a single.

Big appeal for LBW, but turned down! Brad Evans goes just a touch fuller, on middle, nips back in a bit. Mitchell Marsh has a swipe across the line but the ball stays low and goes under his bat to hit him on the right thigh. Sikandar Raza has a chat with his players and after a bit of thinking time, he takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows it is going over the stumps. The on-field call of Not Out stands. Zimbabwe lose an early review.

Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh knocks it towards mid on.

WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer but down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh lets it go. Wided.

On a length and around off, Mitchell Marsh opens the bat face and steers it towards point.

Fuller and around leg, Travis Head flicks it through square leg for a single.

Pulls his length back a bit, on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Gets it away! Back of a length and on middle, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and tries to pull it away but gets it off the inner half of the bat. The ball rolls to the vacant deep fine leg region for a boundary.

WIDE! Goes fuller but down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh tries to glance it away but misses. Wided.

Lands this on a good length and just outside off, Mitchell Marsh offers no shot at it.

On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh pats it towards short cover.

Hits the deck hard, on the sixth stump line, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone. Much more watchful start from Australia compared to the first game.

Good length and on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh takes a couple of steps out and pats it towards mid on.

Hard length and on off, Mitchell Marsh stays back and tries to push it away but gets a bottom edge to the leg side.

Goes fuller but angling down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads.

SIX! Goes all the way! Brad Evans sees the batter come forward and bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg. Mitchell Marsh goes for the big pull across the line but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a biggie.

Just back of a length and around off, shaping away, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone.

Short of a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh rides the bounce and dabs it down towards point.

Beauty! Back of a length and just around off, shaping away from the left-hander. Travis Head has a tentative poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Swing and a miss! Fuller delivery, well outside off, angling further away. Travis Head throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect.

Almost dragged on! Hits the deck hard and on off, nips back in a bit. Travis Head tries to punch it but it's too close to his body. Gets an inside edge onto his pads. He got out in similar fashion in the first ODI.

Beaten! Blessing Muzarabani serves this full and on off, gets it to shape away again. Travis Head plays inside the line of it as the ball zips past the outside edge.

SIX! Lovely pickup shot! Pitched up but on the pads this time. Travis Head picks it off and whips it nonchalantly over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Another full delivery, on middle, Travis Head knocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Brad Evans begins with a full delivery but straying down the leg side. Travis Head just has to get some bat on it and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for the first boundary of the game.

Much better! Good length and on middle, nips back in a bit, Travis Head stays back and tries to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Much fuller and on off, shaping in, Travis Head knocks it with a straight bat towards mid off.

Back of a length and around off, Travis Head lifts his front leg up and heaves it off the inner half of the bat. He shouts 'Wait' initially but seeing the ball go past mid-wicket, he calls for the run and the batters take three.

Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Mitchell Marsh keeps it out to the leg side.

On a length and on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

 Tough chance! Blessing Muzarabani lands this on a good length, just around off. Mitchell Marsh pushes at it with hard hands and gets it off the outer half of the bat. It flies wide of backward point, where Wessly Madhevere dives and gets fingertips on it but it just does not stick in and rolls behind. Two taken and Australia are underway!

A bit fuller and on off, Mitchell Marsh taps it out towards cover.

Just back of a length and outside off, holds its line, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone.

Pithced up but angling into the pads, Mitchell Marsh glances it towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Hard length and well outside off, not much movement, Mitchell Marsh lets it go to the keeper.

Short of a length and on middle, nips back in, Mitchell Marsh stays back to clip it across the line but misses and gets hit high on the body. 4 runs off the first over!