Australia thrash South Africa by 276 runs in the final one-day international in Mackay to avoid a first whitewash in an ODI series on home soil.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bat against high-flying South Africa in the third and final one-day cricket international on Sunday. South Africa has already sealed its fifth successive bilateral ODI series win against Australia with two big victories at Cairns and Mackay,

Australia ended the ODI series on a high note with a dominant 276-run win over South Africa in the third and final match at Mackay. Chasing a massive target of 432, the Proteas were bundled out for just 155,