Australia vs Zimbabwe in Cricket
The Australia Cricket Team and the Zimbabwe Cricket Team did not have many chances to play against each other compared to other teams. The Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket Team faced the Australians for the first time in the Prudential World Cup held in England 1983. Both teams played their first test series against each other in […]
The Australia Cricket Team and the Zimbabwe Cricket Team did not have many chances to play against each other compared to other teams. The Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket Team faced the Australians for the first time in the Prudential World Cup held in England 1983. Both teams played their first test series against each other in 1999 when the Australia National Cricket Team registered its victory by a 1-0 margin. Since the start, the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team has faced the Kangaroos only twice in the test format, 23 times in the ODI format, and 7 times in the T20 format. The Australians have been relatively dominant over the Zimbabwe Cricket Team, and here are the complete statistics of all their games against each other.
Australia vs Zimbabwe Statistics
Australia vs Zimbabwe Test Statistics: Series Wise Statistics
Zimbabwe and Australia have faced each other on 2 occasions only in the test format. Both instances were the Southern Cross Trophy, where the Australia Cricket Team played only 2 Test series, including 3 matches against the Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket Team. The Australians have won both the Southern Cross Trophies with full margins.
| Total Number Of Series | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | Drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Test Statistics: Match Wise Statistics
Australia and Zimbabwe faced each other in test format in 1999 and 2003 for the Southern Cross Trophy held in Harare in 1999, while Perth and Sydney hosted the 2003 edition of the tournament. The Australia Cricket Team won the first test match with 10 wickets and the second and third matches with an innings + 175 runs and 9 wickets, respectively.
| Total Number of Matches | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | Drawn | No Result |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Number of Matches Played In Australia | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total Number of Matches Played in Zimbabwe | Won by Zimbabwe | Won by Australia |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
ODI Statistics: Series Wise Statistics
The Australia Men’s Cricket Team and the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team have played 23 ODI series together. In this format, the Australians have won more matches than the Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket Team. Australia has won 13 ODI series out of 23. However, 9 out of these 23 ODI series were won by other teams. Here is a complete stat of all the Australia vs Zimbabwe ODI series.
| Total Number of Series | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | Shared | Won by Another Team (Non-bilateral Series) |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
ODI Statistics: Match Wise Statistics
There have been 33 Australia vs Zimbabwe ODI matches since the 1983 Prudential World Cup, held in England. The Australia Men’s Cricket Team has won 29 of these 33 matches, and the Zimbabwe Cricket Team bagged victory thrice in the ODI format. Here is the match-wise statistic of the ODIs played between Australia and Zimbabwe.
| Total Number of Matches | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | No Result | Abandoned/Cancelled |
| 33 | 29 | 3 | 1 | – |
T20 Statistics: Series Wise Statistics
The Australia National Cricket Team has played 7 T20 series against the Zimbabwe Cricket Team. However, none of these matches worked in the favour of any of the two teams since they all were either tri-series or T20 World Cups. The first time Australia Men’s Cricket Team faced the Zimbabwe Cricket Team in the T20 format was in 2007’s ICC World T20, where India outpowered all the other teams and won the Cup.
| Total Number of Series | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | No Result |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | – |
T20 Statistics: Match Wise Statistics
If the individual matches are to be considered, the Australia National Cricket Team has also outpowered the Zimbabwe Cricket Team in the T20 format. Out of 3 Australia vs Zimbabwe T20 matches, the Aussies have won 2 while Zimbabwe became victorious in a 2007 T20 match during the T20 World Cup held in Cape Town.
| Total Number of Matches | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | No Result | Abandoned/Cancelled |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – |
World Cup Played: Australia vs Zimbabwe
The Australia Cricket Team has faced the Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket Team once in the World Cup. The Zimbabwe Cricket Team outperformed the Australians in this match. However, it has never reached the World Cup finals. On the other hand, the Australia Men’s Cricket Team has won the World Cup 5 times.
| Total Number of Matches | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
Australia vs Zimbabwe: Win and Loss Record
The Australian Men’s Cricket Team is a mighty game player, whereas the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team has yet to make a substantial impact. If Australia vs Zimbabwe’s win and loss record were to be considered, it would show how Zimbabwe Men’s Cricket Team has been a promising but not a very potent rival of the Aussies.
| Format | Won by Australia | Won by Zimbabwe | No Result | Abandoned/Cancelled | Draw |
| Test | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| ODI | 29 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| T20 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
Frequently Asked Questions About Australia vs Zimbabwe
Q1. When was Australia vs Zimbabwe’s first ODI held?
Ans: Australia vs Zimbabwe’s first ODI series was held in 1999. However, they faced each other for the first time in the ODI format in England’s 50-over Prudential World Cup in 1983.
Q2. Who won Australia vs Zimbabwe 2022 ODI series?
Ans: The Australia Cricket Team won the 2022 Australia vs Zimbabwe ODI series with a 2-1 margin.
