JOHANNESBURG (AP)

Australia bounced back to finish the one-day international series against South Africa with a convincing 47-run victory at the Wanderers yesterday.

South Africa still won the series 3-2 and retained the No. 1 spot in the world ODI rankings.

Australia's total of 303-7 initially looked like it could be reached on a good wicket, but the Proteas dropped from 150-1 to be all out for 256 less than 20 overs later.

South Africa lost captain Graeme Smith for 20 with the score on 46. His opening partner Herschelle Gibbs, who hit a century in the last match, hit 10 fours and a six in the 101 balls he faced, before falling for 86.

Smith, Kallis and J.P. Duminy (3) all went caught behind off forcing shots, the first two to Bracken and the latter to Johnson.

A.B. de Villiers (38) was the only other home-side batsman to contribute a decent score, but he was bowled by a Ben Laughlin full-toss to be seventh man out on 229 in the 43rd over.