Shrek’s the hero as Australians win big

Darren Lehmann scored a half-century and took four wickets to play the major hand in Australia’s victory over Zimbabwe that clinched th...

Darren Lehmann scored a half-century and took four wickets to play the major hand in Australia’s victory over Zimbabwe that clinched the series in the second one-day international on Thursday.

Australia scored 323-8 and dismissed Zimbabwe for 184 in 44.3 overs to win by 139 runs to take a 2-0 lead and claim the three-match series that began earlier than planned. It was brought forward after the two-match Test series was called off because of the weak side Zimbabwe would have fielded.

Lehmann was in superb form with bat and ball, scoring a brisk 67 off 69 balls with seven fours and a six and knocking over Zimbabwe’s tail to take a career-best 4-7 with his nagging left-arm spin. Matthew Hayden faced 101 balls as he hit 12 fours for his 87 and shared a third-wicket stand of 137 with Lehmann that saw the Zimbabwean attack travel to all parts of the ground.

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Brendan Taylor top scored for Zimbabwe with a dogged 65 off 93 balls with five fours but his dismissal in the 36th over started a collapse that claimed the last seven wickets for 21 runs in nine overs.

BRIEF SCORES

Australia: 323 for 8 (M Hayden 87, D Lehmann 67; S Matsikenyeri 2/43, T Mupariwa 2/64) beat Zimbabwe: 184 all out (B Taylor 65; D Lehmann 4/7, M Kasprowicz 2/23, B Hogg 2/56)

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