Darren Lehmann scored a half-century and took four wickets to play a major hand in Australia's victory over Zimbabwe in the second One-Day International.

Australia scored 323 for eight and dismissed Zimbabwe for 184 in 44.3 overs to win by 139 runs and claim the three-match series 2-0.

Lehmann scored a brisk 67 off 69 balls with seven fours and a six, and took four for seven with his nagging left-arm spin.

Matthew Hayden faced 101 balls and hit 12 fours for his 87 and shared a third-wicket stand of 137 with Lehmann that saw the Zimbabwean attack travel to all parts of the ground.

Brendan Taylor top scored for Zimbabwe with a dogged 65, but his dismissal in the 36th over started a collapse that claimed the last seven wickets for 21 runs in nine overs.

Scoreboard

Australia:
A.Gilchrist c Mwayenga b Hondo 20
M.Hayden c Vermeulen b Mupariwa 87
M.Clarke b Panyangara 16
D.Lehmann b Matsikenyeri 67
I.Harvey c Mupariwa b Matsikenyeri 22
B.Hogg c Matsikenyeri b Taylor 26
D.Martyn c Panyangara b Mupariwa 20
R.Ponting st Taibu b Mwayenga 10
J.Gillespie not out 33
M.Kasprowicz not out 2.

Extras: (b-1, lb-7, nb-3, w-9) 20.

Total: (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 323

Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-43, 3-180, 4-219, 5-233, 6-277, 7-278, 8-314.

Did not bat: G.McGrath.

Bowling: Hondo 9.3-1-47-1 (nb-2 w-3), Panyangara 6-0-34-1 (nb-1 w-2), Mwayenga 9-1-61-1 (w-3), Mupariwa 8.3-0-64-2 (w-1), Matsikenyeri 10-0-43-2, Sibanda 2-0-24-0, Taylor 5-0-42-1.

Zimbabwe:
S.Matsikenyeri c Hayden b Kasprowicz 27
B.Taylor c Gillespie b Hogg 65
V.Sibanda c Lehmann b Kasprowicz 23
M.Vermeulen c McGrath b Lehmann 25
T.Taibu run out (McGrath) 1
A.Maregwede not out 18
D.Ebrahim lbw Hogg 1
T.Panyangara c & b Lehmann 1
T.Mupariwa c McGrath b Lehmann 0
W.Mwayenga c McGrath b Lehmann 0
D.Hondo absent injured 0.

Extras: (b-4, lb-8, nb-1, w-10) 23

Total: (all out, 44.3 overs) 184

Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-108, 3-163, 4-164, 5-164, 6-168, 7-179, 8-180, 9-184.

Bowling: McGrath 8-1-24-0, Gillespie 8-0-37-0 (w-3), Harvey 5-0-25-0 (w-3), Kasprowicz 9-1-23-2 (nb-1 w-2), Hogg 10-1-56-2 (w-2), Lehmann 4.3-1-7-4.

Result: Australia won by 139 runs.

First match: Australia won by seven wickets.

Third match: May 29, Harare.