Zimbabwe vs Australia 1st Match Triangular Series 2014 Highlights

Watch the Highlights of Zimbabwe vs Australia 1st Match Triangular Series 2014 - Zimbabwe Triangular Series of the 1st ODI match played between Australia and Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare in 25th August 2014.

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell lets fly with the bat © Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images

Glenn Maxwell's blazing 46-ball 93, Mitchell Marsh's maiden half-century and Aaron Finch's fifty sets up to Australia's record 198-run victory over Zimbabwe in a one-sided game of the opening match of a tri-nation series.

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Australia's 198-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs against Zimbabwe in One-day internationals, previous biggest win was 148 at Hobart in 2004. 350 Australia's 350 was their tenth highest score in One-day international and It is their highest total against Zimbabwe in ODIs, previous highest was 344 at Hobart in 2004. They have scored 12 times 350 or more and the only teams to have made more 350-plus scores are India (19) and South Africa (14). Glenn Maxwell's 202 strike rate during his 46-ball 93 is the second highest strike-rate for a batsman who has been dismissed in the 90s. The highest is Kumar Sangakkara's 209 during his 43-ball 90 against India at Rajkot in 2009. 6 Number of totals of 350 or more without a batsman getting to 100. The highest is South Africa's 392 against Pakistan. Australia have done this once before, scoring 359 against India, but they lost by nine wickets. 31 Number of years since Zimbabwe beat Australia in an ODI. They have now played 29 times in all, losing 27, and winning only one. The only time Zimbabwe beat Australia was in the first ODI they played, in the 1983 World Cup. 98 : Aaron Finch and Brad Haddin set up the joint second highest first-wicket partnership for Australia against Zimbabwe in One-day internationals, jointly 98-run stand held by between Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh at Sydney in 2001. 109 : Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell set up the record first-wicket partnership for Australia against Zimbabwe in One-day international, previously held by the unbeaten 92-run stand between Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann at Bulawayo in the 2003 World Cup. Zimbabwe's 152 was their sixth lowest score against Australia in One-day international and It is their second lowest total against Australia at their home venue in ODIs.

Australia scored massive total of 350-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Glenn Maxwell blasted a 93 off 46-balls including 9-fours and 5-sixes with strike rate of 202.17.

Mitchell Marsh 89 - who struck his maiden ODI fifty, Aaron Finch scored 67 off 79-balls including five-fours and a six.

Zimbabwe best bowler by Tendai Chatara picked up two-wickets, Elton Chigumbura, Sean Williams and John Nyumbu each took one-wickets.

Zimbabwe scored 152 for all-out in 39.3 overs with top scorer by Hamilton Masakadza struck 70 off 91-balls including six-fours and a six, Sikandar Raza scored 33 off 40-balls including five-fours.

Australia best bowler by Steve Smith picked up 3-wickets for 16-runs in 4.3 overs, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon both takes 2-wickets, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Marsh and James Faulkner each took one-wickets.

Mitchell Marsh named player of the match for his magnificent batting display of scoring a career-best 89-runs knocked off facing 83-balls including 7-fours and 4-sixes.

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