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.
A commanding century from Aaron Finch (153) and a dominant showing from Mitchell Starc and Kane Richardson saw Australia beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs at The Oval in London on Saturday (June 15).
Chasing 338 to win, Sri Lanka started the run chase well but a collapse in the middle order meant Australia won their fourth game of the group stages and went on top of the standings
