Saturday 6 September 2014
Harare:South Africa defeated Australia by 6 wickets in a dominating fashion, to win the tri-series ODI final at Harare Sports Club with another outstanding innings by Faf du Plessis on Saturday.
He scored a brilliant 96 from 99 balls & just missed out on another ton, his 4th in 5 innings of the series as South Africa chased down Australia's sub-par total of 217-9.
South Africa won with almost 10 overs to spare, but Du Plessis was caught trying to hit the four that would have won the game & brought him his century.
Meanwhile, Captain AB de Villiers smashed a boundary next ball to finish at 57* out & guide South Africa to another triumph.
Earlier, Fast bowler Dale Steyn set up the win with his fiery spell of 4-34 as Australia were reduced to 144-8, followed by a late recovery by all-rounder James Faulkner & Fast Bowler .
