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Warner century leads Australia to 288

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50 overs Australia 288 for 6 (Warner 109, Khawaja 59, Smith 52*) v South Africa
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David Warner struck his sixth ODI century, his first outside Australia © AFP

David Warner‘s first ODI century away from home pushed Australia to 288 for 6 against South Africa in the fourth match of the Caribbean tri-series. It was a total that gave Australia a decent chance of their first win over South Africa in the series, but on a friendly batting surface South Africa’s bowlers did well to prevent Australia from cracking the 300 mark.

Warner’s previous five ODI hundreds had all come in Australia, where the quick and bouncy pitches tend to suit his preference for the ball coming on to the bat. There was some of that in St Kitts, certainly compared to the spin-friendly surface the teams had used in Guyana, but perhaps the most familiar thing about the venue for Warner was its name: Warner Park.

In his first match at his namesake ground, Warner struck 109 from 120 deliveries to anchor Australia’s innings after Steven Smith chose to bat. However, when he fell to Wayne Parnell in the 35th over, Australia’s momentum was halted. They had been 184 for 1, but after Warner’s departure their chances of a 300-plus total soon faded.

South Africa’s pace bowlers enjoyed the change in conditions; Kagiso Rabada was expensive but Parnell and Kyle Abbott, brought in for Tabraiz Shamsi, kept the batsmen in check. Imran Tahir also proved difficult for the Australians to get away, and picked up the wickets of Aaron Finch, who struggled to find his rhythm at the top of the order, and George Bailey.

Finch was bowled for 13 off 28 balls when he missed an attempted sweep off a Tahir straight ball, but Warner had no problems scoring early in the innings. He had struck a pair of boundaries in the first over and moved to his half-century from 53 deliveries, pouncing on any width offered by South Africa’s fast bowlers.

Warner and Usman Khawaja put on 136 for the second wicket and a total well in excess of 300 looked like a strong possibility. Warner brought up his hundred from his 109th delivery when he cut a single off Abbott, and two deliveries later Khawaja raised his half-century from his 58th ball, but neither man was to go on much further.

The second drinks break came at just the right time for South Africa, as Warner pulled Parnell to midwicket off the first ball after the resumption, perhaps the result of a break in concentration. Khawaja had swept the spinners effectively but the shot eventually brought his downfall on 59 when he top-edged off Aaron Phangiso and skied a catch which was taken by Hashim Amla from short fine leg.

Bailey was lbw to Tahir for 11 and Mitchell Marsh holed out deep midwicket for 10 off an Abbott full toss, and South Africa’s fightback was in full flow. However, Smith managed to steer Australia into the high 200s with a half-century at better than a run-a-ball, with some assistance from Matthew Wade, who scored 24 off 14 balls.

Wade was unlucky to be given lbw to Rabada in the penultimate over – he missed a paddle sweep but was already outside off when struck, and the ball was moving further away – but 54 runs off the last five overs was a strong finish for Australia. Smith ended up unbeaten on 52 from 49 deliveries.

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