2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series

{{short description|International cricket tournament}} {{use Australian English|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{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 (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] (Pak)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | team1 = {{cr|AUS}} | team2 = {{cr|PAK}} | team3 = {{cr|ZIM}} | captain1 = [[Aaron Finch]] | captain2 = [[Sarfaraz Ahmed]] | captain3 = [[Hamilton Masakadza]] | runs1 = [[Aaron Finch]] (306)<ref name="Most runs">{{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}}</ref> | runs2 = [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] (278)<ref name="Most runs"/> | runs3 = [[Solomon Mire]] (212)<ref name="Most runs"/> | wickets1 = [[Andrew Tye]] (12)<ref name="Most wickets">{{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}}</ref> | wickets2 = [[Mohammad Amir]]<br>[[Shadab Khan]] (5)<ref name="Most wickets"/> | wickets3 = [[Blessing Muzarabani]] (5)<ref name="Most wickets"/> }}

The '''2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series''' was a [[cricket]] tournament held from 1 to 8 July 2018 in Zimbabwe.<ref name="Fixtures">{{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}}</ref> It was a tri-nation series between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], with all the matches played as [[Twenty20 International]]s (T20Is) at the [[Harare Sports Club]].<ref name="venue">{{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}}</ref><ref name="cricAus">{{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}}</ref> In the fourth T20I, Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets, therefore Australia and Pakistan qualified for the final.<ref name="Knocked Out">{{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}}</ref> Pakistan defeated Australia in the final by six wickets to win the series.<ref name="result">{{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}}</ref>

Originally, the tour was just going to feature Australia and Zimbabwe, with the two teams playing two [[Test cricket|Tests]] and three [[One Day International]]s (ODIs).<ref name="ICC-dates">{{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}}</ref><ref name="ICC">{{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}}</ref> In June 2018, the Zimbabwe team threatened to boycott the tour in a dispute over outstanding money that had not been paid to players.<ref name="ZimBoy1">{{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}}</ref> [[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.<ref name="ZimBoy2">{{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}}</ref> However, despite not being paid, the players are likely to call off the protest and play in the series,<ref name="ZimBoy3">{{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}}</ref> but the demand for the outstanding salaries payment deadline remains in place.<ref name="ZimBoy4">{{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}}</ref> Zimbabwe Cricket assured players that all the outstanding salaries would be paid by 25 July 2018, one month after the players' deadline.<ref name="ZimBoy5">{{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}}</ref> A few days later, Zimbabwe Cricket named a 22-man preliminary squad for the series, which was trimmed down to a final seventeen players.<ref name="ZimSquad">{{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}}</ref><ref name="ZimFinalSquad"/> Zimbabwe did not initially name a captain, after [[Graeme Cremer]] was sacked following the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="ZimFinalSquad"/> A day before the first match, [[Hamilton Masakadza]] was named as Zimbabwe's captain.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Squads== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |- ! {{cr|AUS}}<ref name="AusSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1145611.html |title=Paine and Finch to lead; Shaun Marsh and Lyon recalled | work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> ! {{cr|PAK}}<ref name="PakSquad">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23873371/pakistan-call-uncapped-sahibzada-farhan-t20i-tri-series-zimbabwe |title=Pakistan call up uncapped Sahibzada Farhan for T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> ! {{cr|ZIM}}<ref name="ZimFinalSquad">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150404.html?CMP=chrome|title=Taylor, Cremer, Williams omitted from Zimbabwe squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |- style="vertical-align:top" | * [[Aaron Finch]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Alex Carey]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]]) * [[Ashton Agar]] * [[Travis Head]] * [[Nic Maddinson]] * [[Glenn Maxwell]] * [[Jhye Richardson]] * [[Kane Richardson]] * [[D'Arcy Short]] * [[Billy Stanlake]] * [[Marcus Stoinis]] * [[Mitchell Swepson]] * [[Andrew Tye]] * [[Jack Wildermuth]] | * [[Sarfaraz Ahmed]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]]) * [[Shaheen Afridi]] * [[Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)|Asif Ali]] * [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hasan Ali]] * [[Mohammad Amir]] * [[Faheem Ashraf]] * [[Sahibzada Farhan]] * [[Mohammad Hafeez]] * [[Shadab Khan]] * [[Usman Khan Shinwari|Usman Khan]] * [[Shoaib Malik]] * [[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer)|Mohammad Nawaz]] * [[Haris Sohail]] * [[Hussain Talat]] * [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] | * [[Hamilton Masakadza]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Ryan Burl]] * [[Brian Chari]] * [[Chamu Chibhabha]] * [[Elton Chigumbura]] * [[Tendai Chisoro]] * [[Kyle Jarvis]] * [[Wellington Masakadza]] * [[Brandon Mavuta]] * [[Solomon Mire]] * [[Peter Moor]] * [[Chris Mpofu]] * [[Tarisai Musakanda]] * [[Blessing Muzarabani]] * [[Ryan Murray (cricketer)|Ryan Murray]] * [[John Nyumbu]] * [[Donald Tiripano]] * [[Malcolm Waller]] * [[Cephas Zhuwao]] |}

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.<ref name="Kyle">{{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}}</ref>

==Points table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR |update=complete |source=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/18633/season/2018/zimbabwe-twenty20-tri-series|title=Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Australia T20I Tri-Series, 2018 Points Table|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> |winpoints=4

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==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 (cricketer)|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 (cricketer, born 1991)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> * [[Sarfaraz Ahmed]] recorded the most wins as Pakistan captain in T20Is (20).<ref>{{ 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}}</ref> }}

===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[[not out|*]] (33) | wickets2 = [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> }}

===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 [[List of Twenty20 International records#Highest individual score|highest individual score]] in T20Is (172).<ref name="Finch">{{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}}</ref> * Aaron Finch and [[D'Arcy Short]] (Aus) recorded the [[List of Twenty20 International records#Partnership records|highest partnership]] in T20Is (223).<ref name="Finch" /> * Australia recorded their [[List of Australia Twenty20 International cricket records#Result records|biggest win]] in terms of runs in T20Is (100).<ref name="Finch" /> }}

===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 (cricketer)|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 (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] 73 (42) | wickets1 = [[Andrew Tye]] 3/35 (4 overs) | score2 = 149/7 (20 overs) | runs2 = [[Alex Carey]] 37[[not out|*]] (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 (cricketer)|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 (cricketer)|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 (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] (Pak) | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Pak) made his T20I debut. * This was Pakistan's highest successful run chase in T20Is.<ref name="result"/> }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1142907.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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