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BANGALORE, December 12: Australian skipper and opener Belinda Clark smacked the fifth ball of the 29th over the long-on boundary to signal ...

BANGALORE, December 12: Australian skipper and opener Belinda Clark smacked the fifth ball of the 29th over the long-on boundary to signal victory over South Africa in their Hero Honda Sixth World Cup Group A fixture at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here, on Friday.

Chasing a 164 for a win, Australia triumphed by 10 wickets. Clark stroked her way to an unbeaten 93 while her partner, Joanne Brodbent, scored an undefeated 61.

SCOREBOARD

South Africa: Linda Oliver b Magno 51, Daleen Terblanche c Mason b Fahey 15, Elizabeth Akehurst c Goszko b Fahey 10, Hellen Davies b Fitzpatrick 29, Cindy Ekstern c Clark b Goss 1, Kim Price run out 6, Kerri Laing b Mason 12, Alta Kotze lbw b Mason 7, Belinda Dermota b Fitzpatrick 0, Aluis Kuylaars not out 3, Alicia Bezuidenhout not out 1. Extras (b2, lb12, nb2, w12): 28. Total (for 9 wickets in 50 overs): 163

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Fall of wickets: 1-73, 2-93, 3-93, 4-103, 5-112, 6-142, 7-157, 8-158, 9-158.

Bowling: Cathryn Fitzpatrick 8-0-31-2, Charmaine Mason 10-3-22-2, Joanne Brodbent 2-0-18-0, Olivia Magno 8-1-16-1, Avril Fahey 10-2-29-2, Zoe Goss 5-0-12-1, Karen Rolton 4-0-14-0, Belinda Clark 3-0-7-0.

Australia: Belinda Clark not out 93, Joanne Brodbent not out 61. Extras (b3, lb2, nb1, w6): 12. Total (for no loss in 28.5 overs): 166

Bowling: Alta Kotze 5.5-1-27-0, Cindy Ekstern 6-0-28-0, Linda Oliver 6-1-25-0, Kerri Laing 6-0-38-0, Kim Price 3-0-22-0, Aluis Kuylaars 2-0-21-0

Best batswoman: Belinda Clark