Australia avoid ODI whitewash as rain ends final match

Australia beat South Africa by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-interrupted third one-day international in Potchefstroom on September 30, avoiding a series whitewash after South Africa had won the first two matches. South Africa had already secured the three-match series before the finale. The match was curtailed by rain, and Australia’s win prevented a clean sweep. One post-match account put the margin at 45 runs under DLS; the other supplied reports confirm the result but do not specify a margin. The final score details are therefore not independently established across the available accounts. Australia made 932 for 2 after being put in to bat, according to the post-match report. Alex Carey scored 74 and captain Mitchell Marsh made 56, while Oliver Peake contributed 48. Carey and Peake shared a 73-run partnership, and Matt Renshaw added 30. Australia’s innings was built after the visitors had struggled in their first two matches, both of which South Africa won. South Africa’s reply reached 414 for 5 in 28 overs before rain brought the contest to an end, the same account reported. Ryan Rickelton was unbeaten on 71.