ज़िम्बाब्वे vs ऑस्ट्रेलिया, तीसरा वनडे, हरारे स्पोर्ट्स क्लब, हरारे, 20 September 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Flighted delivery, on the pads. Zampa flicks it behind square leg and turns the strike over.

On the shorter side, on off. Ellis goes on the back foot and punches it to deep cover. They cross.

Fuller and on middle. Zampa goes back to a ball he was better off being forward to. He knocks it to long on and crosses over.

On the pads, full in length. Ellis nudges it to square leg. Zampa sets off for the run before being sent back and rightly so, as the fielder got to the ball quickly.

Looped up a bit, on middle. Ellis gets forward to defend it solidly.

Out comes the googly, on a good length, on middle. Ellis picks it from the hand as he presses back to stab it down safely.

On a length, around off, Adam Zampa presses onto his front foot and punches this to mid off. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Zimbabwe are on the cusp of a historic upset here in Harare. Short-pitched delivery from Brad Evans. Adam Zampa fancies his chances with a pull but hits this straight down the throat of Brian Bennett in the deep square leg region. Bennett makes no mistake and holds onto it. Australia are 245 for 9, still needing 27 to win. 

Brad bowls it on the shorter side, around off, Spencer Johnson looks to keep it out but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Back of a length, around the pads, Spencer Johnson helps this to the fine leg region for a single. 

Hard length, on the pads, Nathan Ellis hops up on his toes and tucks this to the mid-wicket fielder.

 FOUR! Short one, around off, Nathan Ellis keeps his head down and pulls at it. Gets a top edge that takes the ball racing away to the right of Blessing Muzarabani down at fine leg. The tall man dives to his right but in vain. 250 comes up for Australia. 22 needed from 24 balls.

Floated on off, Spencer Johnson punches this on the bounce back to the bowler. 

Quicker one, around off, Spencer Johnson has a jab at the ball and gets lucky with an inside edge onto his pads. 

Short of a length, stays a fraction low, around off, Spencer Johnson punches this to long off for one run. 

Off-break around middle and leg, turning into the batter. Nathan Ellis misses on the flick and gets hit on his thigh pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. That looked high.

Way too full, on off, Nathan Ellis punches this back to the bowler. 

Low full-toss, around off, Nathan Ellis punches this to long off for a single. Australia require 20 runs from 18 balls.

Good length, around off, Nathan Ellis dabs this to the left of backward point and rotates the strike. 

Pitched-up delivery, wide of off, Spencer Johnson punches this on the bounce to Raza at covers. A crowd catch. 

On a length, wide of off, shaping into the batter and keeps low as well. Spencer Johnson looks to keep it out on off but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Full and around off, Spencer Johnson thumps this to the right of mid off for a single. 

Short and on middle and off, Nathan Ellis fends this to mid-wicket.

Full and on the pads, Nathan Ellis tucks this to the right of Raza at mid-wicket for a single. Australia require 17 runs off 12 balls.

Yorker, on off, Nathan Ellis drills it to long on for a single. 

Full and on middle and off, Spencer Johnson punches this away to long on off his front foot for a single. 

WIDE! Short and wide outside off, Nathan Ellis leaves it. Wided. 

 DROPPED! One of Zimbabwe's best fielders, Wessly Madhevere, has grassed it. On a length, around middle and leg, Nathan Ellis clears his front foot and looks for a wild slog. Hits this high in the air and towards the deep mid-wicket region. Wessly Madhevere gets underneath the ball but shells the chance to win the game for his side. Two runs taken.

Good length, around middle and leg, Nathan Ellis pushes at the ball but gets it edged through cover-point for a single. 

Short and wide of off, Spencer Johnson cuts this to the right of deep point. Wessly Madhevere charges across to his right and slides to his right to mop it up. A couple of runs for Johnson.

Now that's interesting. Good length, around off, Spencer Johnson guides this to the third man fielder, and Ellis asks him to stay in his crease as he denies the run on offer. 

 SIX! PINDROP SILENCE, AS THIS HAS LANDED OUT OF THE PARK! Tossed up, around middle and off, Nathan Ellis gets right underneath the ball and pumps this over long on for a huge six. This changes the dynamics of the game here. 3 needed off 5 balls.

Short of a length, around the pads, Nathan Ellis punches this through mid on for a single. That brings the equation down to 2 needed off 4 balls.

Quicker one, around off, Spencer Johnson punches this to the short mid off fielder. 

SCORES ARE LEVEL! Fired into the batter, on the pads, Spencer Johnson tucks this to mid-wicket for one run. 

Nathan Ellis has done it for Australia. The Aussies win by 1 wicket and complete the clean sweep. Fuller on middle and off, Nathan Ellis flicks this up and over the mid-wicket fielder and runs a couple, even though they needed just a single to seal the contest. Wessly Madhevere is leaning on the shoulder of his skipper, Sikandar Raza, as he must be the one feeling to have let his team down with a dropped catch that could have sealed it for the home side.