Mackay, Aug. 24 -- Australia's opening batters finally found their rhythm on Sunday in the third and final ODI against South Africa as Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh scripted history, adding 250 runs for the opening pair.

Marsh and Head achieved this feat in the third ODI against South Africa at Mackay. The duo added a staggering 250 runs for the opening wicket, just falling short of the all-time record for Australia by 34 runs.

This is the fifth-highest opening partnership for Australia in ODI cricket, and it's the first one in which David Warner isn't included. In 2017, Warner and Travis Head scored 284 runs for Australia's first wicket in Adelaide against Pakistan.

Head was dismissed on 142 runs off 103 balls, while his partner and ...