2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series
{{short description|International cricket tournament}}
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{{Infobox cricket series
| series = 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series
| date = 1–8 July 2018
| place = Zimbabwe
| image = Brighto Paints presents J. Cup 2018 Tri-series official logo.jpg
| result = {{cr|PAK}} won the series
| player of series = Fakhar Zaman (Pak){{cite web|title='A great team effort' – Sarfraz Ahmed |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/780945 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 July 2018}}
| team1 = {{cr|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| team3 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| captain1 = Aaron Finch
| captain2 = Sarfaraz Ahmed
| captain3 = Hamilton Masakadza
| runs1 = Aaron Finch (306){{cite web|title=2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series leading runs scorers|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12321;type=tournament|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=8 July 2018}}
| runs2 = Fakhar Zaman (278)
| runs3 = Solomon Mire (212)
| wickets1 = Andrew Tye (12){{cite web|title=2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series leading wicket takers|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12321;type=tournament|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=8 July 2018}}
| wickets2 = Mohammad Amir
Shadab Khan (5)
| wickets3 = Blessing Muzarabani (5)
}}
The 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament held from 1 to 8 July 2018 in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23100514/australia-pakistan-play-tri-series-zimbabwe |title=Australia and Pakistan to play tri-series in Zimbabwe |access-date=3 April 2018|work=ESPN Cricinfo}} It was a tri-nation series between Australia, Pakistan and Zimbabwe, with all the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) at the Harare Sports Club.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/661513 |title=Zimbabwe Cricket announce T20I tri-series against Australia, Pakistan |access-date=10 April 2018|work=International Cricket Council}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-limited-overs-tour-odis-zimbabwe-dates-schedule-confirmed-tri-series-pakistan/2018-04-10 |title=Australia set for Zimbabwe tour |access-date=10 April 2018|work=Cricket Australia}} In the fourth T20I, Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets, therefore Australia and Pakistan qualified for the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18633/report/1142916/zimbabwe-vs-pakistan-4th-match-zimbabwe-twenty20-tri-series|title=Zimbabwe knocked out despite Solomon Mire 94 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 July 2018}} Pakistan defeated Australia in the final by six wickets to win the series.{{cite web|first=Danyal|last=Rasool|title=Fakhar Zaman's 91 seals record chase to give Pakistan the title|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151604.html|work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=8 July 2018|access-date=8 July 2018}}
Originally, the tour was just going to feature Australia and Zimbabwe, with the two teams playing two Tests and three One Day Internationals (ODIs).{{cite web |url=http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/547c2a4d42a86-Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20FTP%202015%20to%202019%20as%20at%20Nov%202014.pdf |title=Future Tours Programme |access-date=24 August 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/654770 |title=Zimbabwe terminate contracts of Streak, Klusener & Co. |access-date=1 April 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} In June 2018, the Zimbabwe team threatened to boycott the tour in a dispute over outstanding money that had not been paid to players.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23695639/zimbabwe-players-threaten-boycott-t20-tri-series |title=Zimbabwe players threaten to boycott T20 tri-series |access-date=4 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) paid one of the three months' worth of outstanding salaries, with the players giving ZC the deadline of 25 June 2018 to pay the rest, or face a boycott.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23734179/graeme-cremer-sikandar-raza-left-t20-practice-matches |title=Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches |access-date=8 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} However, despite not being paid, the players are likely to call off the protest and play in the series,{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23781507/zimbabwe-players-likely-call-protest-play-tri-series-next-month |title=Zimbabwe players likely to call off protest and play in tri-series next month |access-date=13 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} but the demand for the outstanding salaries payment deadline remains in place.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23790801/uncertainty-continues-cloud-zimbabwe-t20-tri-series |title=Uncertainty continues to cloud Zimbabwe T20 tri-series |access-date=14 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Zimbabwe Cricket assured players that all the outstanding salaries would be paid by 25 July 2018, one month after the players' deadline.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23798192/zimbabwe-cricket-assures-player-salaries-july-25 |title=Zimbabwe Cricket assures player salaries by July 25 |access-date=15 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} A few days later, Zimbabwe Cricket named a 22-man preliminary squad for the series, which was trimmed down to a final seventeen players.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23853226/sikandar-raza-brendan-taylor-absent-zimbabwe-t20i-squad |title=Raza, Taylor absent from Zimbabwe T20I squad |access-date=20 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Zimbabwe did not initially name a captain, after Graeme Cremer was sacked following the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. A day before the first match, Hamilton Masakadza was named as Zimbabwe's captain.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/768872 |title=Pakistan, Australia in Zimbabwe with No.1 spot to fight for |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=30 June 2018}}
Squads
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After the first T20I, Kyle Jarvis was ruled out for the series due to injury and was replaced by Donald Tiripano in Zimbabwe's squad.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23972924/donald-tiripano-replaces-injured-kyle-jarvis |title=Donald Tiripano replaces injured Kyle Jarvis |access-date=2 July 2018}}
Points table
|update=complete
|winpoints=4
|team1=AUS |team2=PAK |team3=ZIM
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|win_AUS=3 |loss_AUS=1 |rs_AUS=649 |or_AUS=70.4 |rc_AUS=590 |ob_AUS=80.0
|win_PAK=3 |loss_PAK=1 |rs_PAK=655 |or_PAK=79.1 |rc_PAK=536 |ob_PAK=70.5
|loss_ZIM=4 |rs_ZIM=550 |or_ZIM=80.0 |rc_ZIM=728 |ob_ZIM=79.0
|name_AUS={{cr|AUS}}
|name_PAK={{cr|PAK}}
|name_ZIM={{cr|ZIM}}
|col_Q=green1
}}
T20I series
=1st T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 182/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Fakhar Zaman 61 (40)
| wickets1 = Tendai Chisoro 2/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 108 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = Tarisai Musakanda 43 (35)
| wickets2 = Mohammad Hafeez 2/3 (0.5 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 74 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142913.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
| motm = Asif Ali (Pak)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Tarisai Musakanda and John Nyumbu (Zim) both made their T20I debuts.
- Shoaib Malik (Pak) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.{{cite web| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/shoaib-malik-third-batsman-to-score-2000-t20i-runs-5241153/| title= Shoaib Malik becomes third batsman to score 2000 T20Is runs| date= July 2018| publisher=The Indian Express| access-date=1 July 2018}}
- Sarfaraz Ahmed recorded the most wins as Pakistan captain in T20Is (20).{{ cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/sarfraz-ahmed-sets-world-record-for-most-wins-as-pakistan-t20i-captain/|title= Sarfraz Ahmed sets world record for most wins as Pakistan T20I captain|work=Daily Pakistan|date= July 2018| access-date= 2 July 2018}}
}}
=2nd T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 116 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = Shadab Khan 29 (25)
| wickets1 = Billy Stanlake 4/8 (4 overs)
| score2 = 117/1 (10.5 overs)
| runs2 = Aaron Finch 68* (33)
| wickets2 = Hasan Ali 1/18 (2 overs)
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142914.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
| motm = Billy Stanlake (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Shoaib Malik (Pak) became the first male cricketer to play 100 T20Is.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23971349/shoaib-malik-first-play-100-t20is|title=Shoaib Malik - the first to play 100 T20Is|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=2 July 2018}}
}}
=3rd T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 229/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Aaron Finch 172 (76)
| wickets1 = Blessing Muzarabani 2/38 (4 overs)
| score2 = 129/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Solomon Mire 28 (19)
| wickets2 = Andrew Tye 3/12 (4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 100 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142915.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
| motm = Aaron Finch (Aus)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Aaron Finch (Aus) recorded the highest individual score in T20Is (172).{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23983621/stats-aaron-finch-fury-harare|title=Finch fury in Harare |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2018}}
- Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short (Aus) recorded the highest partnership in T20Is (223).
- Australia recorded their biggest win in terms of runs in T20Is (100).
}}
=4th T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 162/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Solomon Mire 94 (63)
| wickets1 = Hussain Talat 1/10 (1 over)
| score2 = 163/3 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = Fakhar Zaman 47 (38)
| wickets2 = Solomon Mire 1/15 (2 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142916.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
| motm = Solomon Mire (Zim)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=5th T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 194/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Fakhar Zaman 73 (42)
| wickets1 = Andrew Tye 3/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 149/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Alex Carey 37* (24)
| wickets2 = Shaheen Afridi 3/37 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 45 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142917.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Langton Rusere (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
| motm = Fakhar Zaman (Pak)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=6th T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 151/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Solomon Mire 63 (52)
| wickets1 = Andrew Tye 3/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 154/5 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = Glenn Maxwell 56 (38)
| wickets2 = Blessing Muzarabani 3/21 (4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142918.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
| motm = Andrew Tye (Aus)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Brandon Mavuta (Zim) and Jack Wildermuth (Aus) both made their T20I debuts.
}}
=Final=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 July 2018
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 183/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = D'Arcy Short 76 (53)
| wickets1 = Mohammad Amir 3/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 187/4 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = Fakhar Zaman 91 (46)
| wickets2 = Glenn Maxwell 2/35 (3 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142919.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Langton Rusere (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
| motm = Fakhar Zaman (Pak)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Sahibzada Farhan (Pak) made his T20I debut.
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1142907.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{International cricket tours of Zimbabwe}}
{{International cricket in 2018}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series}}
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