South Africa are crushed by Waugh: Cricket

South Africa 221-8 Australia 222-3 Australia won by seven wickets

A brilliant unbeaten 115 from Mark Waugh led Australia to a crushing seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second of seven one-day internationals, in Port Elizabeth yesterday.

Waugh's 10th one-day century levelled the series and gave Australia a much-needed boost after 13 defeats in their last 19 one-day matches.

Australia won toss

SOUTH AFRICA

A M Bacher c Bevan b Dale 3

L Koen c Mark Waugh b Dale 0

J H Kallis b Gillespie 82

D J Cullinan b Dale 0

J N Rhodes c Reiffel b Bevan 57

W J Cronje b Gillespie 31

S M Pollock c Dale b Warne 9

L Klusener not out 27

D J Richardson run out 1

P L Symcox not out 0

Extras (1b 4lb 3nb 3w) 11

Total (for 8, 50 overs) 221

Fall: 1-2 2-4 3-16 4-120 5-181 6-183 7-212 8-215.

Did not bat: A A Donald.

Bowling: Reiffel 9-0-33-0 (1nb); Dale 7-3-18-3; Blewett 10-1-42-0; Gillespie 10-0-51-2 (1w); Warne 6-0-39-1 (2nb 2w); Bevan 8-0-33-1.

AUSTRALIA

M E Waugh not out 115

M A Taylor c Cullinan b Donald 17

S G Law c Rhodes b Symcox 33

S K Warne lbw b Symcox 0

S R Waugh not out 50

Extras (2lb 3nb 2w) 7

Total (for 3, 45 overs) 222

Fall: 47, 115, 115.

Bowling: Pollock 8-0-39-0 (2nb), Kallis 5-0-21-0 (1w), Donald 9-1-22- 1 (1w), Cronje 5-0-25-0, Symcox 10-0-65-2, Klusener 8-1-48-0 (1nb).

Did not bat: G S Blewett, M G Bevan, A Gilchrist, P R Reiffel, A Dale, J N Gillespie.