Australia won the toss & opted to bat first. AJ Finch And DA Warner gave a solid start by putting 118 runs on the board. Warner got out on 118 runs after 19 overs; He scored decent 53 runs(55 Balls, 6 fours, 2 six). Shane Watson also scored 40 runs(38 Balls, 4 Fours, 1 Six) for his team, Got out when Australia's score was 189 runs. Finch got out after scoring a marvelous century, 109 runs(127 Balls, 9 Fours, 3 Six) he scored totally. Smith also scored amazing 73*(55 Balls, 8 Fours, 0 Six) & stayed till the end of the innings. Australia scored 329 runs in 50 overs total.
Partnerships:
Warner - Finch: 118 (Warner 53, Finch 56)
Watson - Finch: 71 (Watson 40, Finch 30)
Finch - Smith: 53 (Finch 23, Smith 30)
Bailey - Smith: 22 (Bailey12, Smith 10)
M Marsh - Smith: 31 (M Marsh 22, Smith 8)
Wade - Smith: 34* (Wade 8, Smith 25)
South Africa, while Chasing the target of 329 runs in 50 overs, Had solid start, given by HM Amla & Q de Kock. Q de Kock, Unfortunately, missed out his fifty by just three runs, Unlucky He was in this match too. HM Amla scored 102 runs(115 Balls, 9 Fours, 0 Six). AB de Villiers, Proteas skipper, also scored a Fifty in just 34 balls. He total scored 52 runs(34 Balls, 6 Fours, 1 Six). Other didn't play well; No one was able to score 20+ runs, even.
Partnerships:
de Kock - Amla: 108 (de Kock 47, Amla 58)
Faf - Amla: 35 (Faf 17, Amla 17)
Rossouw - Amla: 5 (Rossouw 2, Amla 2)
AB - Amla: 76 (AB 52, Amla 24)
Amla - Abadi: 2 (Amla 1, Abadi 1)
Miller - Abadi: 5 (Miller 3, Abadi 1)
Philand - Abadi: 7 (Philand 1, Abadi 5)
Steyn - Abadi: 14 (Steyn 12, Abadi 1)
Abadi - Morne: 4 (Abadi 4, Morne 0)
Australia won the match by 73 runs by getting South Africa in just 44.3 overs on 256 runs. Australia now leads the five-matches ODI series by 2-1.
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