Marsh powers Aussies to win
An eyecatching all- round performance by Mitchell Marsh carried Australia to a 62- run victory over South Africa on Tuesday to secure their place in the triangular series final. Marsh struck a brutal 86 not out from 51 balls to boost the Australian total to 282/ 7, and then took two key wickets as South Africa were bowled out for 220 in 44 overs.
SCOREBOARD
Australia: A. Finch c Duminy b McLaren 16, P. Hughes c Miller b Phangiso 85, S. Smith c de Kock b Imran Tahir 36, G. Maxwell c de Kock b Steyn 2, G. Bailey st de Kock b Phangiso 32, M. Marsh ( not out) 86, B. Haddin c Phangiso b Morkel 11, M. Johnson ( run out) 2, M. Starc ( not out) 1. Extras: ( 6lb, 3w, 2nb) 11. Total: ( for 7 wkts, in 50 overs) 282. FoW: 1- 46, 2- 131, 3- 136, 4- 152, 5- 187, 6- 258, 7- 281. Bowling: Steyn 9- 0- 64- 1, Duminy 4- 0- 24- 0, Morkel 9- 1- 51- 1, McLaren 8- 0- 561, Imran Tahir 10- 0- 42- 1, Phangiso 10- 0- 39- 2. South Africa: H. Amla c Haddin b Marsh 17, Q. de Kock c Smith b Maxwell 1, F. du Plessis hit wicket b Richardson 126, AB de Villiers c Bailey b Lyon 6, JP Duminy c sub b Marsh 16, D. Miller b Johnson 3, R. McLaren c Smith b Richardson 24 D. Steyn ( run out) 5, A. Phangiso ( not out) 3, M. Morkel b Johnson 0, I. Tahir c Marsh b Maxwell 2. Extras: ( 7lb, 10w) 17. Total: ( in 44 overs) 220. FoW: 1- 9, 2- 36, 3- 64, 493, 5- 101, 6- 174, 7- 206, 8214, 9- 217. Bowling: Johnson 9- 1- 302, Maxwell 4- 0- 22- 2, Richardson 8- 0- 38- 2, Starc 8- 1- 47- 0, Marsh 50- 23- 2, Lyon 10- 0- 53- 1.