Superb combination of play saw South Africa beat wooden spoonists Sri Lanka by a margin of 72 goals in the Netball World Cup pool C match played at Allphones Arena in Sydney Olympic Park on Monday.

In a ding-dong battle for supremacy, New Zealand beat arch rivals Australia; the defending World champions and hosts by a mere 5 goals in the Netball World Cup Pool A last league match played at Allphones Arena on Sunday afternoon.

Sri Lanka were humiliated by Malawi in the 14th Netball World Cup Pool C match played at the Allphones Arena on Saturday by 101 goals to 18.

Sri Lanka's hopes of becoming number one in Asian Netball was shattered as they succumbed to defeat in their Group C World Cup Netball opener against the Asian champions Singapore by 43 to 56 goals at the Netball Central Stadium in Sydney.