Australia complete NZ clean sweep

Australia Women 3 for 241 (Clark 120, Rolton 80*) beat New Zealand Women 8 for 158 by 83 runs
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Australia took an unbeatable 3-0 lead over New Zealand in the Rose Bowl series with an 83-run win at Westpac Park. Australia racked up a formidable 3 for 241 in 50 overs - one of the best scores at the Park this summer - then restricted New Zealand to 8 for 158.

Australian captain Belinda Clark scored a stylish century after New Zealand had won the toss. It was a confident, aggressive knock by Clark, who was finally caught at deep square-leg in the second to last over for 120. She faced just 148 balls and hit 13 fours in her fifth one-day international hundred.

Clark received great support from Karen Rolton, with whom she established a new Australian second-wicket record partnership of 194 as they scored at will against a soft New Zealand attack. Rolton finished unbeaten on 80 off 100 balls. Beth McNeill, who had earlier secured her first international wicket with a caught-and-bowled dismissal of Lisa Keightley also picked up the scalp of Melanie Jones in the final over as Australia flung the bat. It was only the ninth Australian wicket to fall in the three matches to date.

In reply New Zealand made a wretched start when opener Maria Fahey played on in the first over. Emily Drumm looked solid early on, but was bowled by Rolton for 28 - including three fours - when she was forced to adapt her approach to address New Zealand's flagging run rate.

Haidee Tiffen made her second successive duck of the series when she was bowled by Rolton in the 20th over and New Zealand were down and out at 6 for 86 by the 30th over.

The next match in the six-game series is at Sydney on Saturday.