Roadmap for World Cup 2027 ready! Defending champion Australia will play ODI series against Zimbabwe after 12 years

Australia vs Zimbabwe ODI Series Announced: Keeping in mind the ODI World Cup to be held in the year 2027, Cricket Australia has made an important announcement on 2 April. According to this announcement, the Australian team will tour Zimbabwe in September this year. During this tour, the team will play a three-match ODI series against the hosts from September 15 to 20. This series is considered very important in terms of preparations for the upcoming World Cup, because this big tournament will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

ODI match in Zimbabwe after 12 years

The Australian team will play ODI matches in Zimbabwe after almost 12 years. Before this, he last played an ODI match here in the year 2014. Although Australia did tour Zimbabwe in 2018, they then took part in the T20 tri-series, which also included Pakistan. Now the return of the team for the ODI series after a long gap is considered very important.

Full schedule of the series

The first match of this ODI series will be played on 15 September, while the second match will be played on 18 September and the third match will be played on 20 September. All three matches will be held at the Harare Sports Complex. Through this series, the Australian team will get the experience of playing in local conditions, which can prove to be very useful during the World Cup.

Australia’s dominance in statistics

If we look at the ODI record between the two teams so far, Australia has had the upper hand. So far 33 matches have been played between the two teams, in which Australia has won 29 matches. Whereas Zimbabwe has got success in only three matches. These figures show that the Australian team has been in a strong position in the match.

Zimbabwe will get economic benefits

This tour can prove to be very beneficial for Zimbabwe. After India this year, the cricket board there is expected to get financial strength by hosting Australia. Hosting big countries increases the interest of spectators and also promotes the development of cricket.

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The schedule of the Australian team is going to be very busy in the coming times. In June the team will tour Pakistan and Bangladesh, where it will play limited overs series. After this, it will play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh at its home ground in August. Then after the Zimbabwe tour in September, the team will go to South Africa, where it has to play a three-match Test series. In such a situation, the team is going to be continuously busy in international cricket before the World Cup.