Cricket-Australia beat Zimbabwe in first ODI as Renshaw hits 109

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HARARE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Australia’s MattRenshaw ⁠scored a maiden one-day international century while Nathan Ellis took five ⁠wickets to guide their side to a 59-run win over hosts ‌Zimbabwe on Tuesday in the first clash of their three-match series.

Australia chose to bat first, and the surprise decision from captain Mitchell Marsh was vindicated as they scored 294-8 in their 50 ​overs, setting Zimbabwe an imposing target at Harare Sports ⁠Club.

In reply, Zimbabwe were dismissed ⁠for 235 in 45.1 overs, showing good fight but always behind the required ⁠run ‌rate.

Renshaw, who last scored an international ton in a test against Pakistan in 2017, made 109 and featured in key partnerships after Cooper ⁠Connolly survived a few let-offs before being bowled by Zimbabwe ​captain Sikandar Raza ‌for 51.

Renshaw put on 72 runs with Alex Carey for the fifth ⁠wicket and 75 ​with Ollie Peake for the sixth wicket, leaving Zimbabwe with a required run rate of 5.90.

The 20-year-old left-arm quick NewmanNyamhuri finished with 5-62, only the second Zimbabwe bowler ⁠to take five wickets in an ODI against ​Australia.

Zimbabwe lost four wickets quickly before Craig Ervine and Sikandar steadied the innings with a 98-run partnership that offered them hope of victory on a surface that traditionally ⁠gets better for batting as the day wears on.

Nathan Ellis had taken two wickets in his first spell, and when he was reintroduced, took three balls to clean bowl Ervine for 59 and put the brakes on the home ​side. Sikandar was yorked by Spencer Johnson for 57 ⁠to leave Zimbabwe still significantly adrift.

Ellis finished with 5-31 in 9.1 overs, also cleaning ​up the tail.

The second ODI is on Friday, ‌and the last on Sunday, all in ​Harare, after which Australia moves onto a similar series with neighbouring South Africa.

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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哈拉雷，9 月 15 日（路透社）——澳大利亚的马特·伦肖 (Matt Renshaw) 打出了他职业生涯的第一个一日国际赛世纪，而内森·埃利斯 (Nathan Ellis) 则拿下了 5 个三柱门，带领澳大利亚队在周二与东道主津巴布韦的三场系列赛的首场比赛中以 59 分的优势获胜。

澳大利亚选择先攻，队长米切尔·马什的这一出人意料的决定得到了验证，他们在 50 局比赛中拿下 294 分，仅失 8 个小门，为津巴布韦在哈拉雷体育俱乐部设定了一个艰巨的目标。

作为回应，津巴布韦队在 45.1 局中被淘汰出局，仅得 235 分，虽然展现出了顽强的斗志，但始终未能达到所需的得分率。

伦肖上一次在国际比赛中取得百球是在 2017 年对阵巴基斯坦的测试赛中，他得了 109 分，并在关键的合作中发挥了作用。库珀·康诺利在几次侥幸逃脱后，被津巴布韦队长西坎达尔·拉扎以 51 分击倒。

伦肖与亚历克斯·凯里为第五个三柱门拿下 72 分，又与奥利·皮克为第六个三柱门拿下 75 分，使津巴布韦的所需跑分率为 5.90。

20 岁的左臂快投手纽曼·尼亚姆胡里以 5-62 的成绩结束比赛，成为津巴布韦历史上第二位在对阵澳大利亚的 ODI 比赛中取得五次三柱门的投手。

津巴布韦队在比赛初期迅速失去了四个球门，但克雷格·埃尔文和西坎达尔凭借 98 分的合作稳住了局面，这让他们看到了胜利的希望。传统上，随着比赛时间的推移，场地条件会越来越有利于击球。

内森·埃利斯在第一轮投球中就拿下两记三柱门，再次上场后，他仅用三球就干净利落地将埃尔文击出局，后者得59分，埃利斯的攻势也因此受阻。西坎达尔随后被斯宾塞·约翰逊的约克球击出局，得57分，津巴布韦的落后局面依然十分悬殊。

埃利斯在 9.1 局中取得了 5-31 的成绩，并且也清理了对方的尾部。

第二场 ODI 比赛将于周五举行，最后一场将于周日举行，所有比赛均在哈拉雷举行，之后澳大利亚将与邻国南非进行类似的系列赛。

（马克·格里森在开普敦撰稿；普里塔·萨卡尔编辑）

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