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Du Plessis century drives SA victory

Rilee Rossouw, preferred to Hashim Amla, continued his good form from the first ODI  AFP
He set the tempo with a 49-ball half-century  AFP
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Joe Mennie was one of two Australia debutant seamers, alongside Chris Tremain  AFP
Quinton de Kock never quite found his range after his 178 at Centurion  AFP
It was left to Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy to press the accelerator  AFP
Du Plessis reached his fifty from 42 balls  AFP
... and his hundred from 84  AFP
It was his sixth in ODIs, and his third against Australia  Gallo Images
Duminy made 82 from 58 balls to keep the score climbing  AFP
In reply, Kagiso Rabada struck early to dismiss Aaron Finch  AFP
... while Dale Steyn accounted for the big scalp of Steve Smith  AFP
Quinton de Kock's blinding catch sent Smith on his way for 14  AFP
David Warner's half-century kept Australia afloat  AFP
But South Africa kept chipping away, with George Bailey falling to Wayne Parnell  AFP
After Warner's dismissal, Travis Head and Matt Wade put on 69  AFP
Head's maiden half-century carried the fight...  AFP
...but he was lbw to Rabada for 51 and Parnell got Wade three balls later  AFP
Mennie did not last long, bowled by Imran Tahir  AFP
John Hastings struck some defiant blows but Adam Zampa's dismissal completed a big South Africa win  AFP
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