ICC CWC 2019 match 20 highlights: Aus beat SL by 87 runs; Finch, Starc star

Leading from the front, skipper Aaron Finch stroked his way to a majestic 153, propelling Australia cricket team to a challenging 334. Check Sri Lanka vs Australia Live score and match commentary here

In today’s first match of cricket world cup 2019 (CWC), Leading from the front, skipper Aaron Finch stroked his way to a majestic 153, propelling Australia cricket team to a challenging 334 for seven against Sri Lanka cricket team at The Kennington Oval in London. Finch forged two crucial partnerships -- 80 with his opening partner David Warner (26) and 173 with Steve Smith (73 off 59) for the third wicket -- in his 132-ball knock which is his 14th ODI hundred. He punished the Lankan bowlers with 15 fours and five sixes, two of them gigantic. Glenn Maxwell provided the late charge with an unbeaten 25-ball 46 but Sri Lanka tied things a bit in the end. Head to head, Australia have an edge as they won 60 out of 97 matches while 33 matches won by Sri Lanka.

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Here are the playing 11 of both the teams

Australia playing 11: Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Jason Behrendorff.

Sri Lanka playing 11: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep.

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10:47 PM

Australia beat Lanka by 87 runs

10:46 PM

10:34 PM

Over 45.5; Australia win

Sri Lanka: 247-all out

Pat Cummins continues
 

Ball 6:

 

Ball 5: Pradeep goes big manages only a knick, GONE.

 

Ball 4: de Silva tucks  the short delivery towards square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 3: de Silva blocks on backfoot. 

 

Ball 2: de Silva dabs towards point for no run. 

 

Ball 1: de Silva tries to hit over keeper, misses. 

10:30 PM

Over 45; Sri Lanka need 89 runs in 30 balls

Over Summary: 0 Wd 0 0 4 1 0  ; Sri Lanka: 246-9

Kane Richardson [8.0-1-41-3] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: A top-edge and ball lands safely, a single taken. 

 

Ball 4: de Silva hits just over short fine leg for FOUR

 

Ball 3: de Silva glances towards short fine. Behrendoff not sure of the catch. referred to third-umpire with soft signal of NOT OUt and he is not out. 

Ball 2: DOT
 

Ball 2: WIDE

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:24 PM

Over 44; Sri Lanka need 95 runs in 36 balls

Over Summary: 0 Wd 0 0 1 0 0  ; Sri Lanka: 240-9

Pat Cummins [6.0-0-35-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for deliva

 

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT
 

Ball 2: de Silva leaves the bumper to the keeper. WIDE called

 

Ball 1: de Silva fails to score. 

10:20 PM

Over 43; Sri Lanka need 97 runs in 42 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0  ; Sri Lanka: 238-9

Starc continues
 

Ball 6: Pradeep steers towards third-man for no run. 

 

Ball 5: de Sliva gets an outside edge to third-man for a single. 

 

Ball 4: de Silva pulls towards deep mid-wicket and declines to take a single. 

 

Ball 3: de Silva blocks on front foot. 

 

Ball 2: de Silva hits towards long-off for no run. 

 

Ball 1: de Silva helps the short delivery to fine leg for no run

10:16 PM

Over 42; Sri Lanka need 98 runs in 48 balls

Over Summary: WICKET MAIDEN  ; Sri Lanka: 237-9

Richardson continues
 

Ball 6: Pradeep hits back to bowler. 

 

Ball 5: Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease and makes some room and blocks yorkish length

 

Ball 4: A yorker and Malinga scoops straight to extra cover, GONE. Malinga c Khawaja b K Richardson 1(5)

 

Ball 3: Malinga pushes towards off side for no run. 

 

Ball 2: Malinga beaten by a slow delivery. 

 

Ball 1: Richardson follows Malinga on leg side, no run. 

10:10 PM

Over 41; CRR: 5.78 REQ: 10.89

Over Summary:1 0 0 0 0 0   ; Sri Lanka: 237-8

Starc continues

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: de Silva drives towards sweeper cover but doesn't take the single. 

 

Ball 4: A SUPER YOKER and de Silva somehow blocks it. 

 

Ball 3: de Silva blcoks. 

 

Ball 2: de Silva blocks the yorker. 

 

Ball 1: Malinga hits towards sweeper cover for a single. 

Lasith Malinga, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10:06 PM

Over 40; Sri Lanka need 99 runs in 60 balls

Over Summary:  4 0 0 0 Wd 2 W ; Sri Lanka: 236-8

Richardson continues
 

Ball 6: Udana tries to go over mid-off, top-edges and Finch completes the catch. Udana c Finch b Richardson 8 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Ball 5: Udana guides towards third-man and Behrendoff makes a super effort to save a certain FOUR. 
 

Ball 5: WIDE

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Udana blocks

 

Ball 1: Udana carves towards deep backward point for FOUR. 

10:01 PM

Over 39

Over Summary: W 1 1 1 0 4  ; Sri Lanka: 229-7

Starc continues
 

Ball 6: de Silva smashes FOUR. 

 

Ball 5: de Silva blocks on backfoot

 

Ball 4: Another yorkish length delivery, Udana gets a lucky outside edge to third man for a single. 

 

Ball 3: de Silva drills the yorkish length delivery towards deep point for a single. 

 

Ball 2: Isuru Udana, right handed bat, comes to the crease and squeezes the yorkish length towards sweeper cover. 

 

Ball 1: Kusal Mendis gets an outside edge and Starc scalps his 4th wicket. Kusal Mendis c Carey b Starc 30(37) [6s-2]

9:54 PM

Over 38; Sri Lanka need 113 runs in 72 balls

Over Summary:  1 0 2 0 1 1  ; Sri Lanka: 222-6

Jason Behrendorff [8.0-0-54-1] is back into the attack
 

Ball 6: Kusal Mendis flicks towards deep square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 5: de Silva guides towards third-man for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Dhananjaya de Silva blocks

 

Ball 3: Dhananjaya de Silva collects a couple of runs towards mid-wicket. 

 

Ball 2: Dhananjaya de Silva fails to score

 

Ball 1: Kusal Mendis towards fine leg for a single. 

Dhananjaya de Silva, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9:50 PM

Over 37; Australia bounce back

Over Summary:  Wd 0 W 6 1 1 W ; Sri Lanka: 217-6

Starc continues

 

Ball 6: Thisara Perera goes down the ground but finds Warner at mid-on. Perera c Warner b Starc 7(3) [6s-1]

 

Ball 5: Kusal Mendis collects a single

 

Ball 4: Thisara Perera whips towards deep square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 3: Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease and pulls the short delivery towards square leg crowd for SIX. 

 

Ball 2: Starc castles Siriwardana. Siriwardana b Starc 3(4)

Ball 1: DOT

 

Ball 1: WIDE down

9:44 PM

Over 36; Mathews departs

Over Summary: 0 1 0 W 2 1  ; Sri Lanka: 208-4

Pat Cummins [5.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A single for Siriwardana

 

Ball 5:Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease and tucks towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 4: Mathews OUT, a big breakthrough for Australia, undone by a bumper. Mathews c Carey b Pat Cummins 9(11) [4s-2]

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: A single for Kusal Mendis 

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:42 PM

Over 35

Over Summary: 0 6 1 0 0 4  ; Sri Lanka: 204-3

Mitchell Starc [5.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Mathews smashes FOUR

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: A single for Kusal Mendis

 

Ball 2: Kusal Mendis slaps down the ground for SIX

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:41 PM

Over 34

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 1  ; Sri Lanka: 193-3

Maxwell continues
 

Ball 6: A single for Kusal Mendis

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: A single for Mendis

 

Ball 1: A single for Kusal mendis