Australia Hammer South Africa To Avoid Whitewash

South Africa circuit of Australia - 3rd ODI

Australia 431-2 Head 142, Green 118, Marsh 100

South Africa 155 Brevis 49; Connolly 5-22

Australia won by 276 runs; suffer bid 2-1

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Australia thrashed South Africa by 276 runs successful nan last one-day world successful Mackay to debar a first whitewash successful an ODI bid connected location soil.

The hosts amassed their second-highest ODI full arsenic they vanished connected 431, pinch their apical 3 each scoring centuries.

They went connected to unafraid their second-biggest ODI victory, pinch South Africa each retired for 155 successful 24.5 overs arsenic Cooper Connolly - 2 days aft his 22nd day - took 5 wickets for conscionable 22 runs.

South Africa, who suffered their heaviest ODI conclusion successful position of runs, had already clinched nan bid by winning nan first 2 contests.

"A beautiful crazy day, wasn't it?" said Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh.

"A afloat capacity from nan lads. Shame it was a small spot excessively precocious but afloat in installments to South Africa. They played outstandingly good successful nan first 2 games."

Marsh, Travis Head and Cameron Green each scored hundreds for Australia - pinch Green's ton coming disconnected only 47 balls.

In response, South Africa fell to 50-4 successful nan ninth complete and were incapable to recover.

"We were nether nan pump from nan first ball," South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma said.

"They put america nether pressure. They made it look for illustration a very bully surface, and they were acold amended than america today."

South Africa's Keshav Maharaj was awarded player-of-the-series for his six wickets.

Australia's highest ODI full came against South Africa successful 2006, erstwhile they scored 434.