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Gillespie, Clarke set up Australia series win May 29, 2004 20:29 IST Fast bowler Jason Gillespie and opening batsman Michael Clarke guided Australia to a convincing 3-0 series whitewash over Zimbabwe in the third one-day international on Saturday. Australia dismissed Zimbabwe for 196 in 48.5 overs and replied with 199 for two, easing to victory by eight wickets with 19.2 overs to spare. Gillespie took five for 32, his third five-wicket haul in one-dayers, while Clarke scored a career-best 105 not out. Zimbabwe collapsed to 61 for six before Elton Chigumbura and Mluleki Nkala resurrected the innings with a stand of 114, a seventh-wicket record for Zimbabwe against Australia. Chigumbura scored 77, his maiden half-century, and Nkala was out for 47. Australia won the first two matches of the series by seven wickets and 139 runs. Scorecard: Zimbabwe Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-9, 3-10, 4-42, 5-50, 6-61, 7-175, 8-194, 9-196 Bowling: Gillespie 10-2-32-5 (w-2), Kasprowicz 10-1-27-1, McGrath 8-1-28-0 (w-2), Shane Watson 8-0-38-0 (nb-1 w-2), Hogg 6.5-0-37-3 (w-2), Symonds 6-0-29-0 Australia Fall of wickets: 1-68 2-115 Did not bat: R.Ponting, D.Martyn, I.Harvey, B.Hogg, J.Gillespie, M.Kasprowicz, G.McGrath Bowling: Nkala 5-0-27-0 (w-3), Mwayenga 3-1-22-0, Mupariwa 8-0-48-2, Rainsford 7-0-36-0 (w-4), Matsikenyeri 5-0-35-0 (w-1), Chigumbura 2.4-0-27-0 Result: Australia won by eight wickets, and win the three-match series 3-0.
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