Australia Vs Zimbabwe: The Australian team continued its winning streak in the three-match ODI series being played against Zimbabwe. Australia beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Starc, Zampa and Steve Smith were the heroes of this victory of Australia. Starc was also adjudged Player of the Match for his excellent bowling.
In the second ODI, Australia won the toss and called Zimbabwe to bat first. Zimbabwe had a very poor start. Zimbabwe had lost 3 wickets at the score of 14. After this the Zimbabwe team could not make a comeback. Williams tried to handle Zimbabwe’s innings by playing 29 and Raja 17. But they could not get success.
Zimbabwe had lost 5 wickets at the score of 59. After this, Zampa and Green completely broke Zimbabwe’s back and the entire team was all out after scoring 96 runs in 27.5 overs. For Australia, Starc took three wickets for 24 runs, while Zampa took three wickets for 21 runs. At the same time, Green managed to take two wickets for 7 runs.
Australia had a bad start too
The start of the Australian team too could not get off to a good start chasing the target of 97 runs. Captain Aaron Finch returned to the pavilion after scoring 1 run. At the same time, David Warner was also dismissed for 13 runs. Australia had lost two wickets at the score of 16.
After this, Steve Smith took the lead along with Alex Carey. Smith continued his excellent form and played an unbeaten innings of 47 runs in 41 balls. Smith’s innings included 8 fours and a six. Alex Carey remained unbeaten on 26 off 33 balls. Australia achieved this target in 14.4 overs.
