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09/20 11:24 CDT Australia completes cricket series sweep with 1-wicket win
against Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI
Australia completes cricket series sweep with 1-wicket win against Zimbabwe in
3rd ODI
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) --- Nathan Ellis made sure Josh Inglis' second ODI
century didn't go to waste as Australia completed a 3-0 cricket series sweep
against Zimbabwe with a thrilling one-wicket victory with one ball remaining on
Sunday.
No. 9 batter Ellis made an unbeaten 36 off 44 balls in the third and final ODI
to carry Australia to 272-9 in a successful chase that included Inglis' 103 off
102 but had looked like ending in failure.
Zimbabwe, which earlier won the toss and scored 271-8 in its 50 overs, was
heading for a consolation win when Inglis was clean bowled by skipper Sikandar
Raza in the 42nd over. Australia still needed 45 more runs for victory.
Brad Evans (4-47 in 10 overs) reduced the tourists to 245-9 when he dismissed
Adam Zampa in the 46th over.
But Ellis and Spencer Johnson (7 not out) shared an exciting last-wicket stand,
which saw Wessly Madhevere drop Ellis in the penultimate over.
With nine needed off the final over, Madhevere got a chance to redeem himself
but Ellis smashed the spinner for a six off the first ball and then sealed the
game by chipping the spinner over midwicket for the winning single off the
fifth ball.
Australia beat the home team by 59 runs in the opening match and followed it up
with an 84-run victory in the second game.
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