Aug 28, 2022
05:10 IST / 0:20 GMT
Tony Ireland Stadium - Townsville, Australia
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Australia are favourites to win
Zimbabwe and Australia begin their three match ODI series on Sunday morning at the Riverway Stadium, Townsville. This is the first time the sides have played each other in this format since 2014 when Zimbabwe won by three wickets in Harare. The hosts lost their last ODI series 3-0 to India earlier this month. Australia lost 3-2 to Sri Lanka in June. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway at 09:40 local time.
Australia may have recently lost an ODI series in Sri Lanka but they will enjoy going up against Zimbabwe in this series and will be firm favourites to win.
Zimbabwe beat Australia in an ODI the last time they met but this will be a very tough game for the team to make it two ODI wins in a row.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Fox Sports and Channel 7 in Australia with SuperSport TV showing the game in Zimbabwe.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on the FanCode App
Although the conditions will not necessarily alter a huge amount during the match, we expect both skippers to want to field first ahead of this game.
There is always some extra bounce and carry through the wickets in this part of the world. Expect the fast bowlers to get plenty of assistance in this game.
Cloudy throughout with the temperature climbing to as high as 25 degrees during this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Match 2022
After losing to Sri Lanka in their most recent ODI series, we expect Australia’s full-strength ODI side to make light work of Zimbabwe in this match. Of the players selected for this trip, none are unavailable or injured for this opening match on Friday.
Australia came unstuck against Sri Lanka in their recent ODI series and will be keen to not fall to defeat early in the competition.
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Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwelll, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa
Zimbabwe have had a very varied home summer with some wins against Emerging Teams as well as some typical big moments in the other games. There have been no drop-outs or recalls to the side ahead of this game for Zimbabwe.
The hosts are hoping to avoid their fifth successive ODI defeat. Prior to this run, they had to pick all virgins up
Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Innocent Kaia, Sean Williams, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza. Regis Chakabva (c) (wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Tanaka Chivanga
Australia have a very strong record over Zimbabwe in this format and lead the overall ODI head to head 27-2. Interestingly, Zimbabwe won the first ever ODI between the sides, in June 1983, and also won the most recent contest in August 2014.
| Matches Played | AUS Won | ZIM Won | Draw | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 30 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Australia have a very proud record over Zimbabwe in this format and the bookies are heavily backing them to go 1-0 up in the series.
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Australia are at full strength for this three-match ODI series and it would be incredible if they were beaten by Zimbabwe who have won only one of the last four games.
Aaron Finch, David Warner and Steve Smith are our batting picks for Australia. All three are very reliable batters for their country and enjoy the ODI format.
We recommend Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams and Wesley Madhevere to be the top batters for Zimbabwe. Madhevere has hit eight half-centuries in international cricket and is still only 21.
Our bowling tips are Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa for Australia. Starc took 4-89 in Galle in his last experience not.
Blessing Muzarabani, Sikandar Raza and Luke Jongwe are our bowling choices for Zimbabwe. After missing the India series, Muzarabani has been working hard to get fully fit for these three games.
Australia are never a quiet team and we expect them to be highly captivated, motivated and energised across this match. Although Zimbabwe do have some useful batters, they lack enough penetration with he ball and we are predicting a win for Australia
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