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AUSTRALIA’S captain Travis Head believes his decision to put Zimbabwe to bat after winning the toss was good, but they still could not deliver as they lost too many wickets in their own innings.
Zimbabwe eventually won by 23 runs after setting a total of 169.
Head siad: “We thought it’s a good wicket. A bit tacky at the start and we thought it would be even through the two innings. Even though we only took two wickets, I thought they were a bit under par.
“But we lost early wickets and came under pressure. They played well. I still felt like we’d have taken the score and were happy to chase that. The feedback throughout was that it was a good wicket. We put ourselves under pressure by losing wickets.
“We found a partnership in the middle but we left ourselves with too many injuries. We’ve been there before.
“I said at the toss, we saw it in 2023 with a few defeats and injuries. We have a few guys here who were there in India in 2023 and we’ll look to navigate this situation and use that blueprint.”
