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03-Sep-2013 17:00:00 GMT
Scotland vs Australia, only ODI, Edinburgh

Finch, Marsh Tons Ensure Big Win

Edinburgh: A comprehensive win for Australia in the end beat Scotand by 200 runs in their lone one-day international against Scotland in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

Chasing 362 Australian bowlers struck at regular intervals to make matter even worse for Scotland. Mitchell Johnson was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 for 36.

Earlier, Aaron Finch scored his second big century in a week as Australia piled up a colossal 362 for three.

Finch made 148 -- his maiden ODI century -- and Shaun Marsh 151 as the duo shared an Australia record 246 for the first-wicket in a match granted full one-day international status despite Scotland being a largely amateur side.

Victoria batsman Finch's latest hundred followed his Twenty20 world record 156 against England at Southampton on Thursday.

The total was the highest Scotland had ever conceded at this level, with Finch's runs coming off just 116 balls with 16 fours and seven sixes befire he holed out off spinner Majid Haq.

Marsh, whose father Geoff helped set the previous Australian first-wicket record of 212 together with David Boon against India at Jaipur in 1986, was slightly more sedate. He faced 149 balls including 16 fours and five sixes.

While Finch and Marsh's individual scores were well down the record list of highest ODI innings, their stand was the sixth highest by an opening duo at this level.

Iain Wardlaw took two wickets in two balls to dismiss Marsh and Shane Watson (37) but the damage had long been done by an Australia side looking to use this contest as a warm-up for a five-match ODI series against England starting on Friday.

Earlier, Scotland have won the toss and they ashed Australia to bat.

Teams:

Scotland:
Preston Mommsen (Capt.), David Murphy (wk), Richie Berrington, Freddie Coleman, Gordon Drummond, Hamish Gardiner, Gordon Goudie, Majid Haq, Matt Machan, Calum MacLeod, Iain Wardlaw

Australia: Michael Clarke (Capt.), Matthew Wade (wk), George Bailey, James Faulkner, Fawad Ahmed, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Shane Watson

Brief scores
Australia 362 for 3 (Marsh 151, Finch 148)
Scotland 162 (Johnson 43)
Result Australia won by 200 runs


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