Bailey rescues Aussies, pace seals win: 1st ODI (Perth)

Australia's 32-run ODI win over South Africa was spoilt by an injury to Michael Clarke.

George Bailey hit 70 as South Africans' awful fielding allowed Australia to recover from 5-144 to post 8-300, with 104 of those runs coming from the last 10 overs. In reply, AB de Villiers, for 80 from 76 balls but the pace of Johnson and Coulter-Nile proved too hot for the visitors.

Australia 8 for 300 (Bailey 70, Philander 4-45) beat South Africa 268 (de Villiers 80, Miller 65, Coulter-Nile 4-48) by 32 runs.

Nov 2014