Cricket-Australia's Marsh stakes claim for opening role at World Cup

Cricket - Second T20I - South Africa vs Australia - Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa - September 1, 2023 Australia's Mitchell Marsh in action REUTERS/Rogan Ward/file photo

(Reuters) - Mitchell Marsh is set to compete with Travis Head and David Warner for a slot at the top of Australia's order at the World Cup after dominating with the bat in the Twenty20 series win over South Africa.

With David Warner rested, Marsh made hay in his first series as T20 captain with back-to-back half-centuries to help the Australians seal victory with a game to spare.