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Man of the match Sean Abbott grabbed three wickets and slammed an entertaining 69 as Australia cruised to an 83-run victory over the West Indies in the second one-day international to seal the three-match series on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Chasing 258-9, the visitors were dismissed for 175 in the 44th over at a humid Sydney Cricket Ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Abbott starred with 3-40 while Josh Hazlewood took 3-43.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was a challenging start to the game, the West Indies bowled quite well early on. It was a tricky surface, but our late middle order did a terrific job," said Australia skipper Steve Smith.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I thought 250 was around par and we came out and did the job really nicely with the ball."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was Australia's 11th consecutive ODI win to wrap up the series with a match to play in Canberra on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia won the first game in Melbourne by eight wickets and while it was a more disciplined bowling performance by the West Indies, their batters struggled against the hosts' relentless attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I thought we stuck to our guns really well in the bowling department," said West Indies captain Shai Hope. "But the Aussies bowled very well and we need to find a way to bat a bit more freely."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The West Indies run chase started with a flourish as Alick Athanaze slammed successive boundaries off Aaron Hardie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But he was out the following ball for 11 and fellow opener Justin Greaves (eight) went the next over with Hazlewood -- back in the side for rested Melbourne bowling hero Xavier Bartlett -- doing the damage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

When Kjorn Ottley was out for eight, caught behind off Abbott, they were struggling at 34-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hope and Keacy Carty ground out a 53-run stand, but it took them 14 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hazlewood returned to bowl Hope for 29 and when Abbott accounted for Carty (40), the West Indies were 108-5 with the match slipping away.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hazlewood struck again to remove Matthew Forde lbw and the night was capped by a sensational one-handed diving catch by Cameron Green to dismiss Roston Chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier, Abbott hit 69 off 63 balls to help Australia post a respectable score after slumping to 167-7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Explosive 21-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk was handed a debut in place of Travis Head, but failed to fire after the West Indies won the toss and sent Australia in, out for 10 to Alzarri Joseph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Joseph struck again seven balls later to remove Josh Inglis for nine, caught at backward point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Green and Smith had steered Australia to their resounding win in Melbourne with an unbeaten 149-run stand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But they were unable to repeat the feat with Forde bagging the key wicket of Smith, who chopped on to leave Australia tottering at 50-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Green added 39 with Marnus Labuschagne before he lofted Oshane Thomas to mid-on and was gone for 33.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Labuschagne (26) again failed to convert a start to a big score, with spinner Gudakesh Motie picking up his wicket before removing dangermen Aaron Hardie (26) and Matt Short (41).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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