Zimbabwe start steady vs Australia

Fri, 13 February 2026

11:14

Zimbabwe 8-0 (2 Ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani walked out to open the innings, with Bennett taking strike.

Ben Dwarshuis had the new ball in hand for Australia. Dwarshuis began with a probing line outside off. Bennett pushed the first delivery towards point for no run and was beaten by a sharp delivery next ball. He got off the mark soon after with a couple worked into the off-side.

Attempting to pull, Bennett missed as the ball brushed his hip through to the keeper. Australia went up in appeal and opted for a review for caught behind, but UltraEdge showed no spike as the ball passed the bat. The review was lost. Bennett later punched one towards point for another couple, though Dwarshuis continued to trouble him with a testing delivery. Five runs came from the opening over.

Marcus Stoinis operated from the other end to Marumani. He started with a wide before Marumani cut towards extra cover for none. A misfield allowed a single soon after, and a leg-bye followed as the ball brushed the pads. Marumani then got a top edge on a pull, but the fielder at deep backward square ran across sharply to cut it off and save the boundary. Bennett defended the final two balls of the over.

After two overs, Zimbabwe were 8 without loss.

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