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Warner, Zampa seal series for Oz

AP

David Warner struck yet another century at the Sydney Cricket Ground and leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 3-55 in Australia's convincing 86-run victory against Pakistan in the fourth one-day international that gave the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series on Sunday.

Warner continued his hot run of form at the SCG when he made 130 to lead Australia to 353-6 against sluggish Pakistan fielding despite Hasan Ali's 5-52.

Zampa, playing his first match of the series, then chipped in with the wickets of top-scorer Sharjeel Khan (74) and Mohammad Hafeez (40) as Australia bowled out Pakistan for 267 in 43.5 overs.

"It's the home crowd, absolutely love playing here," Warner said.

"I was quite slow tonight, but it's always special to put the boys in a great position."

Sharjeel had kept Pakistan in the reckoning with his hard-hitting and the left-handed opening batsman bludgeoned 10 fours and three sixes in his 47-ball whirlwind knock.

But Australia came back strongly in the 17th over through Zampa when Sharjeel couldn't clear Warner at long on and Pakistan's chase never got its momentum back.

Shoaib Malik scored a fighting 47 off 61 balls before he fell to another Warner brilliant catch in the deep and Umar Akmal's (11) struggles in the series continued when he top-edged a gentle catch off Mitchell Starc's slower delivery.

Josh Hazlewood, who had earlier removed fit-again Pakistan captain Azhar Ali in his first over, brought an early end to Pakistan's chase when he claimed the last two wickets off successive deliveries and also completed a tally of 50 wickets in ODIs.

"David Warner was outstanding with the bat ... and the bowlers then backed it up," Smith said.

"The wicket did not change much. Probably winning four tosses at a wrong time, I hope I have some luck in India as well."

Earlier, it was Warner's sixth century in his last 11 innings in Sydney, including his hundred before lunch in the third test against Pakistan in January.