Australia secured their fourth win at the ICC World Cup 2019 as they overcame Sri Lanka by 87 runs at The Oval on Saturday.
Having asked the defending champions to bat first by Dimuth Karunaratne, it was one-way traffic for the majority of the first innings. Aaron Finch dominated with a blistering 153 with Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell playing cameos. Sri Lanka did pull back in the final stages but the defending champions still posted 334 on the board.
.@AaronFinch5 looked fluent from the very beginning, classy straight drives and big sixes, big knock👌 the whole match on one side but the Sri Lankan death bowling was really good! #AUSvSL#CWC19
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 15, 2019
Australia has a bit of a finishing problem. Against Pak and now, against Sri Lanka. Not crossing 350 after the opener scored 150+. #CWC19#AusvSL
Sri Lanka started the run-chase with a bang, courtesy of Kusal Perera and Dimuth Karunaratne. They were in a decent position at 205/3 but the run-chase suffered a massive collapse and they fell short by 87 runs.
Australia have not played their best so far this #CWC19. But, they have managed to pull things back towards the end and that's all matters. vs WI - Starc, vs PAK - a collective pace effort. Today vs #SL - Starc again. Imagine when they actually produce their best? 😍 #AUSvSL#CWC
After an inspiring, exhilarating start, Sri Lanka have squandered the opportunity to score an upset with some poor - really poor -batting by the middle order
After a whirlwind opening stand, Sri Lanka totally the plot by resorting to defensive, tame style. Should have continued being positive & audacious. Their batsmen hv skill but not robust temperament #AUSvSL#CWC19
Australia vs Sri Lanka | 'Squandered Opportunity' - Twitter Laments Sri Lanka's Poor Showing
Australia secured their fourth win at the ICC World Cup 2019 as they overcame Sri Lanka by 87 runs at The Oval on Saturday.
Having asked the defending champions to bat first by Dimuth Karunaratne, it was one-way traffic for the majority of the first innings. Aaron Finch dominated with a blistering 153 with Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell playing cameos. Sri Lanka did pull back in the final stages but the defending champions still posted 334 on the board.
Sri Lanka started the run-chase with a bang, courtesy of Kusal Perera and Dimuth Karunaratne. They were in a decent position at 205/3 but the run-chase suffered a massive collapse and they fell short by 87 runs.
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