Australia end one-day series with victory

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – Australia bowled out South Africa for 256 to win the fifth and final one-day international by 47 runs at the Wanderers yesterday.

The visitors, trailing 3-1 in the series, piled up 303 for seven earlier in the day after being put in to bat.

South Africa made a good start to their reply when opener Herschelle Gibbs followed his century in the fourth match in Port Elizabeth with a knock of 82.

He and Jacques Kallis (64) added 104 for the second wicket in 124 balls but there were few other innings of note as the home side were bowled out in 45.5 overs.

Off-spinner Nathan Hauritz trapped Gibbs leg-before and Kallis was caught behind off Nathan Bracken.

AB de Villiers scored 38 but South Africa collapsed from 213 for four to 238 for nine.

OUTSTANDING CATCH
The leaping Ben Laughlin took an outstanding catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary to remove Albie Morkel for five off Hauritz’s bowling.

Fiery paceman Mitchell Johnson again led the way for Australia with three for 58.

Earlier, Australia openers Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin put on 127 in 115 balls after South Africa had won the toss.

Medium-pacer Albie Morkel ended the stand when Haddin (62) sliced a lofted drive to cover where JP Duminy took a good, running catch.

Duminy again showed his speed across the field three overs later when he caught Clarke (66) off Roelof van der Merwe.

Mike Hussey (49 not out), Callum Ferguson (41) and captain Ricky Ponting (40) then chipped in as Australia went past the 300 mark.

Duminy was the most effective South African bowler with three for 48 while fellow spinner van der Merwe took two for 44.

AUSTRALIA innings
B. Haddin c Duminy b A. Morkel 62
M. Clarke c Duminy b van der Merwe 66
R. Ponting c van der Merwe b Duminy 40
C. Ferguson c de Villiers b van der Merwe 4
M. Hussey not out 49
D. Hussey stp. Boucher b Duminy 3
J. Hopes run-out 3
M. Johnson c & b Duminy 2
N. Hauritz not out 24

Extras: (b-1, lb-3, w-9) 13

Total: (seven wickets; 50 overs) 303

Fall of wickets: 1-127, 2-138, 3-192, 4-223, 5-231, 6-238, 7-246.

Bowling: Steyn 10-0-73-0 (w-4), Ntini 6-0-48-0, M. Morkel 8-1-41-0, Kallis 2-0-21-0, A. Morkel 4-0-24-1, van der Merwe 10-0-44-2, Duminy 10-0-48-3 (w-5).

SOUTH AFRICA innings
H. Gibbs lbw b Hauritz 82
G. Smith c Haddin b Bracken 20
J. Kallis c Haddin b Bracken 64
A. de Villiers b Laughlin 38
JP. Duminy c Haddin b Johnson 3
M. Boucher c Hauritz b Hopes 9
A. Morkel c Laughlin b Hauritz 5
R. van der Merwe c Bracken b Johnson 3
M. Morkel c D. Hussey b Johnson 15
D. Steyn run-out 0
M. Ntini not out 9

Extras: (b-2, lb-1, w-5) 8

Total: (all out, 45.5 overs) 256

Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-150, 3-188, 4-191, 5-213, 6-226, 7-229, 8-238, 9-238.

Bowling: Johnson 8.5-0-58-3 (w-2), Bracken 10-1-54-2, Laughlin 9-0-56-1 (w-2), Hauritz 9-0-34-2, Hopes 6-0-31-1 (w-1), Clarke 2-0-16-0, D. Hussey 1-0-4-0.

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