Australia [ Images ] were bowled out for a record low 93 as South Africa [ Images ] beat them by 196 runs on Friday for a 2-0 lead in the one-day series.
Makhaya Ntini [ Images ] took six wickets in the match, including an accurate new-ball burst in which he seized four for four runs in five overs.
Ntini finished with figures of six for 22, the best by a South African in one-dayers.
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Australia's total was their lowest against South Africa, beating the 125 they made in Melbourne [ Images ] in 1997/98.
South Africa made 289 for seven against the world champions thanks to a quickfire unbeaten 51 from Justin Kemp and 66 from Herschelle Gibbs [ Images ].
Kemp, struck the ball cleanly to pick up four sixes, and reached his half century in 41 balls. He and Shaun Pollock [ Images ] added 62 off 50 deliveries for the sixth wicket after South Africa had reached 192 in the 39th over.
Scorecard:
South Africa Innings
G. Smith b Clark 24
B. Dippenaar b Watson 31
H. Gibbs c&b Hogg 66
A. de Villiers b Watson 18
M. Boucher lbw b Hogg 42
J. Kemp not out 51
S. Pollock c Clark b Lee 38
R. Peterson c Martyn b Clark 4
A. Hall not out 4
Extras (b-1 lb-5 w-5) 11
Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 289
Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-57, 3-95, 4-175, 5-192, 6-254, 7-262
Did not bat: A. Nel, M. Ntini
Bowling
B. Lee 8 - 0 - 51 - 1 (w-1)
N. Bracken 10 - 0 - 45 - 0 (w-1)
S. Clark 10 - 2 - 69 - 2 (w-1)
S. Watson 10 - 0 - 46 - 2
B. Hogg 9 - 1 - 48 - 2 (w-1)
M. Clarke 3 - 0 - 24 - 0 (w-1)
Australia
A Gilchrist c Boucher b Ntini 1
S Katich c De Villiers b Nel 16
P Jaques c Kemp b Ntini 0
D Martyn c Dippenaar b Ntini 4
M Clarke c Boucher b Ntini 1
M Hussey c Kemp b Nel 22
S Watson c Boucher b Ntini 27
B Hogg c Pollock b Peterson 6
B Lee c Dippenaar b Nel 1
N Bracken c Boucher b Ntini 10
S Clark not out 2
Extras (lb1, w2) 3
Total (34.3 overs) 93
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-1, 3-5, 4-7, 5-33, 6-57, 7-70, 8-71, 9-86
Bowling: Pollock 7-4-9-0 (1w), Ntini 9.3-4-22-6, Nel 8-2-30-3 (1w), Hall 5-1-15-0, Peterson 5-0-16-1.
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