Head, Marsh, Green centuries power Australia to consolation win

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Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green smashed blistering hundreds as Australia steamrollered South Africa by 276 runs in the final one-day international in Mackay on Sunday.

South Africa had already clinched the series, which they won 2-1 after Australia claimed the T20 series between the sides, and the 50-overs world champions were left playing for pride in the last match.

A 250-run opening partnership between player-of-the-match Head (142) and Marsh (100),and an incendiary hundred by Green powered Australia to a mammoth 431-2.

The hosts hit 18 sixes as they posted their second-highest total in ODIs - behind their 434 against the same opposition in 2006.

South Africa were all out for 155 in 24.5 overs with spinner Cooper Connolly completing figures of 5-22.

A pretty crazy day, wasnt it?, Australia captain Marsh said.

A full performance from the lads. Shame, it was a little bit too late but full credit to South Africa. They played outstandingly well in the first two games.

Electing to bat, Head and Marsh milked 86 runs from the first 10 overs to signal Australias intentions.

With Kagiso Rabada missing the series due to injury and Lungi Ngidi rested for the final ODI, South Africas pace attack lacked its usual firepower.

Australia raced to the 100-mark in the 13th over and Head

reached his hundred off 80 balls, taking a single off spinner Senuran Muthusamy to reach the milestone.

Australia got to 250 in the 34th over but immediately lost Head, who was caught off spinner Keshav Maharaj after hitting five sixes and 17 fours.

Marsh, who also struck five sixes, brought up his hundred before he fell fluffing a slog-sweep to Muthusamy, but