Form player Stafanie Taylor stroked a brisk half-century, but could not stop South Africa from recording an authoritative seven-wicket victory in the third Women's one-day international (ODI) yesterday.

Cri-zelda Brits hit a well measured unbeaten half-century that steered the home side to 163 for three off 40.4 overs in response to the weak West Indies score of 160 all out in 60.1 overs at Boland Bank Park.

The result gave South Africa back-to-back wins and an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Sent to bat, West Indies lost the hard-hitting Deandra Dottin (5) cheaply in the fourth over and the veteran Pamela Lavine (8) at 51 for two in the 13th over, while Taylor made steady progress and tried to build the Caribbean side's innings.

Taylor, who scored a century in the West Indies' five-wicket win in the first ODI last Friday, eventually fell for 66 off 73 balls with nine boundaries.

Stacy-Ann King (19), Cordel Jack (17) and rookie Britney Cooper (14) were the only others getting to double figures as medium pacer Shandre Fritz proved effective with three for 11 off 5.1 overs.

The 16-year-old leg-spinner Dane van Niekerk (3-37) and pacer Charlize van der Westhuizen (2-31) shared five wickets for the South Africans, who made easy work of the run chase and repeated the easy win - by seven wickets - they had in the second ODI on Sunday.

Brits scored 60 not out off 105 balls with five boundaries, while Trisha Chetty, who posted 50 for the first wicket with Kirstie Thomson (27), struck 42 off 82 balls.