Australia Wrap Up Tour Game Victory With Time To Spare

3 November 2011

Shaun Marsh's unbeaten half-century guided Australia to a comprehensive win

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Australians 236 & 214-3 (Watson 77, Marsh 73no) beat
South Africa A 183 & 264 by seven wickets
Tour game, Potchefstroom
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Fluent half-centuries from top order batsmen Shane Watson and Shaun Marsh enabled the touring Australians to beat South Africa A by seven wickets with a day to spare of their warm-up game in Potchefstroom.

Watson made 77 in 73 balls and Marsh was unbeaten on 73 in 87 as the tourists made short work of their target to close on 214 for three in 40.4 overs.

Mitchell Johnson had earlier taken five for 74 to bowl South Africa A out for 264 in their second innings, the left-arm quick taking nine wickets in the match, which served Australia well ahead of the opening Test in Cape Town which begins on 9th November.

Johnson removed Ryan McLaren (4), Robin Peterson (19), Wayne Parnell (2) before Marchant de Lange was bowled by Peter Siddle for 15 to set Australia 211 to win.

Although they lost Phillip Hughes for 19 when he was caught by JP Duminy off Parnell, an 84-run partnership between Watson and Marsh took them a long way towards the win.

Watson hammered 14 fours and a six while Marsh stroked 15 fours to put the game beyond the home side.

Watson fell when he was caught by wicket-keeper Thami Tsolekile off McLaren and Ricky Ponting was caught by McLaren off Robin Peterson for 29.

Brad Haddin was unbeaten on six.

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Tour Schedule

13th October: 1st T20I, Cape Town
AUS 147-5 beat RSA 146-7 by 5 wickets: Report

16th October: 2nd T20I, Johannesburg
RSA 148-7 beat AUS 147-8 by 3 wickets: Report

19th October: 1st ODI, Centurion Park
AUS 183-4 beat RSA 129 by 93 runs: Report

23rd October: 2nd ODI, Port Elizabeth
RSA 303-6 beat AUS 223 by 80 runs: Report

28th October: 3rd ODI, Durban
AUS 227-7 beat RSA 222-6 by 3 wickets: Report

9th-13th November: 1st Test, Cape Town
RSA 96 & 236-2 beat AUS 284 & 47 by 8 wickets: Report

17th-21st November: 2nd Test, Johannesburg
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