Zimbabwe vs Australia Head to Head: Results and Records
Covers 20 matches between Zimbabwe and Australia from Feb 2003 to Sep 2026 (Tests, ODIs and T20Is with ball-by-ball records).
Australia hold 15 wins from 20 in the Zimbabwe vs Australia head to head, a record book span of Feb 2003 to Sep 2026. Zimbabwe have 4 wins and 1 match ended without a result.
Those 4 Zimbabwe wins are spread across two formats, and they matter more than the count suggests. The T20I count is all square, 2 apiece. Harare staged the newest ODI on 15 Sep 2026, a 59-run Australian win. Each team’s broader numbers are on the Zimbabwe team page and the Australia team page.
Zimbabwe vs Australia Stats Across Three Formats
Only 2 Tests appear in the data, both in Oct 2003, and Australia won both: by an innings and 175 runs at the WACA in Perth and by 9 wickets at the SCG. The Perth game produced 735/6, still the highest total between the teams, and 380 by Matthew Hayden (Australia) off 437 balls.
ODIs are the bulk of the rivalry. Australia are 11 up to Zimbabwe’s 2 across 14 ODIs, the other a no result at the MCG. A 198-run thrashing at Harare on 25 Aug 2014, built on 350/6, is their widest margin. Zimbabwe’s 2 ODI wins were both by 3 wickets, on 31 Aug 2014 at Harare and on 3 Sep 2022 at Townsville.
T20Is tell a different tale. Zimbabwe won the first, at Newlands on 12 Sep 2007, and the latest, by 23 runs in Colombo on 13 Feb 2026. Australia won the 2 in between, in Jul 2018.
Zimbabwe vs Australia Head to Head Record in All Formats
Format
Matches
Zimbabwe won
Australia won
Tied
Drawn
NR
First match
Latest match
Tests
2
0
2
0
0
0
9 Oct 2003
17 Oct 2003
ODIs
14
2
11
0
–
1
24 Feb 2003
15 Sep 2026
T20Is
4
2
2
0
–
0
12 Sep 2007
13 Feb 2026
All formats
20
4
15
0
0
1
24 Feb 2003
15 Sep 2026
Zimbabwe vs Australia in Tests
Tests in this record book: 2, from Oct 2003 to Oct 2003.
Most runs in Tests
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
ML Hayden Australia
2
3
501
380
250.50
89.30
2
0
RT Ponting Australia
2
3
259
169
129.50
67.27
1
1
MA Vermeulen Zimbabwe
2
4
166
63
41.50
52.53
0
1
SV Carlisle Zimbabwe
2
4
160
118
40.00
45.20
1
0
SR Waugh Australia
2
2
139
78
69.50
62.61
0
2
AC Gilchrist Australia
2
2
133
113*
133.00
111.76
1
0
HH Streak Zimbabwe
2
4
119
71*
39.67
30.51
0
1
TR Gripper Zimbabwe
2
4
115
53
28.75
45.10
0
1
CB Wishart Zimbabwe
2
4
113
46
28.25
46.69
0
0
AM Blignaut Zimbabwe
2
4
104
44
34.67
63.03
0
0
Most wickets in Tests
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AJ Bichel Australia
2
4
10
4/63
25.50
2.75
0
SM Katich Australia
1
2
6
6/65
15.00
2.74
1
B Lee Australia
2
3
6
3/48
37.00
3.04
0
RW Price Zimbabwe
2
3
6
6/121
61.83
4.14
1
JN Gillespie Australia
1
2
5
3/52
11.60
2.04
0
BA Williams Australia
1
2
4
2/56
28.50
2.92
0
SM Ervine Zimbabwe
1
1
4
4/146
36.50
4.71
0
DS Lehmann Australia
1
2
3
3/61
21.33
1.92
0
GB Hogg Australia
1
2
3
2/49
39.67
2.20
0
AM Blignaut Zimbabwe
2
3
3
3/83
77.67
4.48
0
Highest Scores in Zimbabwe vs Australia Tests
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
ML Hayden Australia
380
437
39
11
9 Oct 2003
RT Ponting Australia
169
249
23
2
17 Oct 2003
SV Carlisle Zimbabwe
118
213
15
2
17 Oct 2003
AC Gilchrist Australia
113*
94
12
4
9 Oct 2003
ML Hayden Australia
101*
85
11
3
17 Oct 2003
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
SM Katich Australia
6/65
25.5
17 Oct 2003
RW Price Zimbabwe
6/121
41.3
17 Oct 2003
AJ Bichel Australia
4/63
28.2
9 Oct 2003
AJ Bichel Australia
4/66
24.2
17 Oct 2003
SM Ervine Zimbabwe
4/146
31
9 Oct 2003
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
735/6
146.3
Zimbabwe
WACA Ground, Perth
9 Oct 2003
Australia
403
103.2
Zimbabwe
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 Oct 2003
Zimbabwe
321
127.2
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
9 Oct 2003
Zimbabwe
308
107.2
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 Oct 2003
Zimbabwe
266
91.5
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 Oct 2003
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
239
89.3
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
9 Oct 2003
Zimbabwe
266
91.5
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 Oct 2003
Zimbabwe
308
107.2
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 Oct 2003
Zimbabwe
321
127.2
Australia
WACA Ground, Perth
9 Oct 2003
Australia
403
103.2
Zimbabwe
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 Oct 2003
Latest results
Date
Venue
Result
17 Oct 2003
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia won by 9 wickets
9 Oct 2003
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia won by an innings and 175 runs
Zimbabwe vs Australia in ODIs
ODIs in this record book: 14, from Feb 2003 to Sep 2026.
Most Runs in Zimbabwe vs Australia ODIs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AC Gilchrist Australia
6
6
357
172
59.50
114.06
1
1
MJ Clarke Australia
8
8
303
105*
75.75
85.11
1
2
RT Ponting Australia
7
7
260
91
37.14
77.15
0
1
DR Martyn Australia
6
6
254
74*
84.67
89.75
0
2
ML Hayden Australia
6
6
221
87
36.83
77.27
0
2
T Taibu Zimbabwe
7
7
188
57
26.86
57.85
0
1
BRM Taylor Zimbabwe
7
7
187
65
26.71
68.25
0
2
DA Warner Australia
3
3
164
94
54.67
95.91
0
2
GJ Maxwell Australia
4
4
157
93
52.33
167.02
0
1
BJ Haddin Australia
4
4
156
49
39.00
66.10
0
0
Most Wickets in Zimbabwe vs Australia ODIs
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JN Gillespie Australia
5
5
11
5/32
14.64
3.58
1
MA Starc Australia
5
5
9
3/24
16.44
3.65
0
GB Hogg Australia
4
4
9
3/37
19.44
5.02
0
C Green Australia
3
3
8
5/33
7.12
3.17
1
RP Burl Zimbabwe
2
2
8
5/10
8.75
7.00
1
BA Williams Australia
3
3
7
5/22
11.14
3.63
1
A Zampa Australia
4
4
7
3/21
23.57
5.18
0
NM Lyon Australia
2
2
6
4/44
14.33
5.06
0
SM Ervine Zimbabwe
3
3
6
3/53
25.67
5.92
0
HH Streak Zimbabwe
4
4
6
3/50
28.50
4.75
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
AC Gilchrist Australia
172
126
13
3
16 Jan 2004
MT Renshaw Australia
109
94
7
3
15 Sep 2026
MJ Clarke Australia
105*
102
16
1
29 May 2004
DA Warner Australia
94
96
14
2
3 Sep 2022
GJ Maxwell Australia
93
46
9
5
25 Aug 2014
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
RP Burl Zimbabwe
5/10
3
3 Sep 2022
BA Williams Australia
5/22
8.3
11 Jan 2004
NT Ellis Australia
5/31
9.1
15 Sep 2026
JN Gillespie Australia
5/32
10
29 May 2004
C Green Australia
5/33
9
28 Aug 2022
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
350/6
50
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
25 Aug 2014
Australia
344/7
50
Zimbabwe
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
16 Jan 2004
Australia
323/8
50
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
27 May 2004
Australia
294/8
50
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
15 Sep 2026
Australia
263/9
50
Zimbabwe
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
29 Jan 2004
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
96
27.5
Australia
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
31 Aug 2022
Zimbabwe
126
37.3
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
11 Jan 2004
Australia
141
31
Zimbabwe
Riverway Stadium, Townsville
3 Sep 2022
Zimbabwe
152
39.3
Australia
Harare Sports Club, Harare
25 Aug 2014
Zimbabwe
171
46.2
Australia
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
21 Feb 2011
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Australia won by 198 runs
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
25 Aug 2014
Australia won by 148 runs
ODI
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
16 Jan 2004
Australia won by 139 runs
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
27 May 2004
Australia won by 8 wickets
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
29 May 2004
Australia won by 8 wickets
ODI
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
31 Aug 2022
Australia won by 7 wickets
ODI
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
24 Feb 2003
Zimbabwe vs Australia ODI Results
Date
Venue
Result
15 Sep 2026
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 59 runs
3 Sep 2022
Riverway Stadium, Townsville
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
31 Aug 2022
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
Australia won by 8 wickets
28 Aug 2022
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
Australia won by 5 wickets
31 Aug 2014
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
25 Aug 2014
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 198 runs
21 Feb 2011
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Australia won by 91 runs
29 May 2004
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 8 wickets
27 May 2004
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 139 runs
25 May 2004
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 7 wickets
Zimbabwe vs Australia in T20Is
T20Is in this record book: 4, from Sep 2007 to Feb 2026.
Most runs in T20Is
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AJ Finch Australia
2
2
175
172
87.50
216.05
1
0
SF Mire Zimbabwe
2
2
91
63
45.50
128.17
0
1
GJ Maxwell Australia
3
3
87
56
43.50
122.54
0
1
MT Renshaw Australia
1
1
65
65
65.00
147.73
0
1
TM Head Australia
2
2
65
48
32.50
114.04
0
0
BJ Bennett Zimbabwe
1
1
64
64*
–
114.29
0
1
BRM Taylor Zimbabwe
1
1
60
60*
–
133.33
0
1
H Masakadza Zimbabwe
3
3
52
27
17.33
96.30
0
0
PJ Moor Zimbabwe
2
2
49
30
24.50
122.50
0
0
DJM Short Australia
1
1
46
46
46.00
109.52
0
0
Most wickets in T20Is
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
3
3
9
4/17
8.44
6.33
0
AJ Tye Australia
2
2
6
3/12
6.67
5.00
0
E Chigumbura Zimbabwe
1
1
3
3/20
6.67
6.67
0
B Evans Zimbabwe
1
1
3
3/23
7.67
6.57
0
JA Richardson Australia
2
2
3
2/32
18.33
6.88
0
B Stanlake Australia
2
2
3
2/21
20.00
8.57
0
GB Brent Zimbabwe
1
1
2
2/19
9.50
4.75
0
SR Clark Australia
1
1
2
2/22
11.00
5.50
0
AC Agar Australia
2
2
2
2/16
19.00
5.43
0
MP Stoinis Australia
3
3
2
1/11
29.50
7.53
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
AJ Finch Australia
172
76
16
10
3 Jul 2018
MT Renshaw Australia
65
44
5
1
13 Feb 2026
BJ Bennett Zimbabwe
64*
56
7
0
13 Feb 2026
SF Mire Zimbabwe
63
52
5
2
6 Jul 2018
BRM Taylor Zimbabwe
60*
45
4
2
12 Sep 2007
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
4/17
4
13 Feb 2026
AJ Tye Australia
3/12
4
3 Jul 2018
E Chigumbura Zimbabwe
3/20
3
12 Sep 2007
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
3/21
4
6 Jul 2018
B Evans Zimbabwe
3/23
3.3
13 Feb 2026
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
229/2
20
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
3 Jul 2018
Zimbabwe
169/2
20
Australia
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
13 Feb 2026
Australia
154/5
19.5
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
6 Jul 2018
Zimbabwe
151/9
20
Australia
Harare Sports Club, Harare
6 Jul 2018
Australia
146
19.3
Zimbabwe
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
13 Feb 2026
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
146
19.3
Zimbabwe
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
13 Feb 2026
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Australia won by 100 runs
T20I
Harare Sports Club, Harare
3 Jul 2018
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
T20I
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
13 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
T20I
Newlands, Cape Town
12 Sep 2007
Australia won by 5 wickets
T20I
Harare Sports Club, Harare
6 Jul 2018
Zimbabwe vs Australia T20I Results
Date
Venue
Result
13 Feb 2026
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
6 Jul 2018
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 5 wickets
3 Jul 2018
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Australia won by 100 runs
12 Sep 2007
Newlands, Cape Town
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Most player of the match awards in Zimbabwe vs Australia matches
Adam Gilchrist (Australia) has more ODI runs than anyone here, 357 at 59.50, much of it from a 126-ball 172 at Hobart on 16 Jan 2004. MJ Clarke (Australia) is next on 303. Zimbabwe’s best are T Taibu with 188 and BRM Taylor with 187.
The best ODI bowling belongs to a Zimbabwean. RP Burl took 5/10 in 3 overs at Townsville on 3 Sep 2022, and Australia were bowled out for 141 that day. Among wicket takers, JN Gillespie (Australia) is first with 11 at 14.64.
Aaron Finch (Australia) holds the T20I record with 172 from 76 balls at Harare on 3 Jul 2018, with 16 fours and 10 sixes, as Australia won by 100 runs. Nobody has more T20I wickets than B Muzarabani (Zimbabwe), 9 at 8.44, and his 4/17 set up the Colombo win. RT Ponting (Australia) is alone on 2 match awards.
Venues, Batting Order and Toss Calls
Eight of the 20 meetings were played at Harare Sports Club, and Australia won 7 of them. The Harare Sports Club records show how that ground plays more widely. The Sydney Cricket Ground and Townsville’s Tony Ireland Stadium hosted 2 each.
Chasers edge the ODIs 7 to 6, while first innings have come in at 238 on average. The T20Is are 2 each. The toss has been odd: its winner took 8 of 13 decided ODIs and lost all 4 T20Is. For Zimbabwe’s other regular opponents, see India vs Zimbabwe.
Questions about Zimbabwe vs Australia
Zimbabwe or Australia: who leads the head to head?
Australia, who have won 15 of the 20 meetings since Feb 2003 to Zimbabwe’s 4. Their Test record is 2-0 and their ODI record 11-2. The T20I record is level at 2 each.
What was the last Zimbabwe vs Australia match?
Australia beat Zimbabwe by 59 runs in an ODI at Harare on 15 Sep 2026. MT Renshaw made 109 and NT Ellis took 5/31 for Australia.
When did Zimbabwe last beat Australia?
On 13 Feb 2026, in a T20I at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium. Their 169/2 proved 23 runs too many for Australia, who were all out for 146.
What is the top score in a Zimbabwe vs Australia game?
Matthew Hayden scored 380 for Australia in the Perth Test starting 9 Oct 2003. Adam Gilchrist’s 172 leads the ODIs and Aaron Finch’s 172 the T20Is.
Who has the most ODI wickets in Zimbabwe vs Australia matches?
Jason Gillespie (Australia) has 11, averaging 14.64 with a best of 5/32. Zimbabwe’s RP Burl owns the finest spell, 5/10.