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Summary Australia won the third day of World Cup 2011 by defeating Zimbabwe by 91 runs. Australia set 263 runs target for Zimbabwe to win the match. The match started at 2pm Pakistan time. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
Australian team made 263 runs in 50 overs with 5.24 average. Shane Watson batting 79 runs on 92 balls and was LBW by Cremer. Michael Clarke secured 55 runs in 51 balls. The Zimbabwean bowlers Chris Mpofu and Ray PriceRay Price bowled their first 5 overs wonderfully giving just 2.5-3 runs in average.Zimbabwe, opening with Christopher Mpofu and slow left-armer Raymond Price - rated as the fourth-best bowler in ODIs according to the official rankings - restricted the pair to a meagre 28 runs from the first 10 overs. Mpofu was carted for 17 in the 15th over as the pair threatened to break the shackles, but skipper Elton Chigumbura turned back to spin, and the combination of off-spin from Prosper Utseya and Graeme Cremers leg-breaks restored control. The first wicket fell, too, as Haddin departed for a ponderous 29 from 66 deliveries after a successful referral.
