India, Sept. 15 -- Australia begin their preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup with a challenging series in Zimbabwe, while the hosts will look to produce another upset against the reigning world champions. The three ODIs will all be played in Harare, with the first match starting at 9:30 AM local time.

Australia return to Zimbabwe for their first ODI series there in several years and will use the matches to assess their combinations ahead of next year's World Cup. Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head return to the top order, while players such as Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green and Matt Renshaw have opportunities to strengthen their claims.

Zimbabwe, meanwhile, enter the series with confidence after beating Bangladesh 2-1 in th...