Australia beat South Africa in 2017 Quad Series

Australia made it two wins from two in the Quad Series by beating South Africa 62-46 in Durban.

Having beaten rivals New Zealand 57-50 on Saturday, the Diamonds were in ruthless mood to see off a Proteas outfit still feeling the effects of their extra-time defeat to England.

Victory for Australia puts them in line for a shoot-out with the Roses at London's Wembley Arena, if Tracey Neville's team can overcome the Silver Ferns in Liverpool on Thursday.

A blistering start from Australia set the tone, racing into a 5-0 lead before South Africa were finally able to get on the board but it was the Diamonds who continued to press home their early advantage.

The impressive Caitlin Thwaites and Gretel Tippett made few mistakes under the posts as Australia extended their advantage to eight points by the end of the opening quarter.

Some clinical shooting from Lenize Potgieter ensured the Proteas more than matched the Aussies in the opening exchanges of the second period, closing the gap to five goals after the opening five minutes.

But a dominant end to the half, including some incredible long-range shooting from Thwaites, took the Aussies into an 11-goal advantage, leading 31-20 at the break.

And the Aussies did not look back as they continued to press home their advantage in the third quarter, as more shooting wizardry from Thwaites extended the lead heading into the final quarter.

With the Aussies pushing their lead out to 20 goals, South Africa suffered the loss of their goalkeeper for a two-minute suspension, reducing them to six players and that was to be it as the Diamonds cruised to a 62-46 victory and a 100 per cent record in the series.

Both teams head to London now for the final matchday on Sunday when Australia face England and New Zealand face South Africa.

You can follow the next game in the Quad Series on Thursday from 7.30pm on Sky Sports Mix when England face New Zealand at Liverpool's Echo Arena.