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02/12 23:38 CST Australia wins the toss and fields against Zimbabwe at the T20
World Cup
Australia wins the toss and fields against Zimbabwe at the T20 World Cup
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) --- Captain Mitchell Marsh continued his recovery from
a testicular injury as Australia won the toss and elected to field against
Zimbabwe at the T20 World Cup on Friday.
Marsh sustained the injury in the nets on the eve of Australia's opening Group
B game and missed Australia's 67-run win against Ireland. Travis Head will
continue to lead the side in Marsh's absence.
Tim David was one of the two changes Australia made from the first game as the
middle-order batter returned for his first game since a hamstring injury ruled
him out of the Big Bash League. David replaced Cooper Connolly with fast bowler
Xavier Bartlett making way for Ben Dwarshuis.
It is the first T20 World Cup game between the two nations since Zimbabwe's
stunning five-wicket win over Australia in the inaugural edition of the
tournament in 2007.
Zimbabwe, which started the tournament with an eight-wicket win over Oman, also
made two changes with veteran Brendan Taylor, who retired hurt in the first
game, replaced by wicketkeeper-batter Tadiwanashe Marumani.
Fast bowler Richard Ngarava was rested and Tony Munyonga made his way into the
playing XI.
Later Friday
Four associate nations will be involved in the two other games on Friday.
United Arab Emirates will be looking for its first win when it takes on Canada
in a Group D game at New Delhi.
The United States, which has already lost to India and Pakistan in Group A,
will meet the Netherlands at Chennai, India.
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Lineups:
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza
(captain), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington
Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.
Australia: Travis Head (captain), Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Tim David, Glenn
Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matt Renshaw, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matt
Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa.
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