Zimbabwe fold after Marsh, Maxwell blitz
A blistering 109-run stand in nine overs between Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell saw Australia rack up the highest ODI total at the Harare Sports Club and leave Zimbabwe in the dust in the tri-series opener
25/08Result
1st Match, Zimbabwe Triangular Series at Harare, Aug 25 2014
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
152 (39.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
25/08Result
1st Match, Zimbabwe Triangular Series at Harare, Aug 25 2014
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
152 (39.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Marsh looks to build on 'special' knock
It remains to be seen whether Marsh's top-order promotion will continue in the long term and he can emulate his cricketing hero, Jacques Kallis, but his productive start in the position will not have hurt his efforts.
Mind the windows, Mitchell
Plays of the Day from the tri-series opener between Zimbabwe and Australia in Harare
Unforgiving Australia expose Zimbabwe's cracks
Helmed by an overburdened head coach and weighed down by inconsistent selection, Zimbabwe's faults were glaringly obvious in their heaviest-ever defeat to Australia
Hughes left out despite Clarke injury
Phillip Hughes has been surprisingly left out of Australia's side for their first one-day international against Zimbabwe despite captain Michael Clarke being ruled out with a hamstring injury