Australia 334-7 (50 ovs) (A Finch 153, S Smith 73, G Maxwell 46no; DM de Silva 2-40, I Udana 2-57), Sri Lanka 247 (45.5 ovs) (D Karunaratne 97, K Perera 52; M Starc 4-55, K Richardson 3-47, P Cummins 2-38). Captain Aaron Finch’s brilliant 153 and ruthless pace bowling by Mitchell Starc led Australia to an emphatic 87-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup at The Oval on Saturday. Sri Lanka, attempting a World Cup record run chase, faded after a bright start and Starc picked up four wickets as they were bowled out for 247 in the 46th over. Australia’s fourth win of the tournament lifted them top of the 10-team standings while Sri Lanka stayed fifth with only one win from five matches. After Sri Lanka had won the toss, Finch and David Warner shared a solid opening partnership of 80 before Warner, on 26, was bowled by spinner Dhananjaya de Silva.

Source: The Irish Times June 15, 2019 19:07 UTC