<b>Cricket World Cup</b>: Australia trounce Lanka

Australia restricted Sri Lanka to 215 runs to win the ICC Cricket
World Cup 2007 after all the confusion over bad lights, Australia
celebrating their victory and the score-board declaring Australia the
World champions.

Having been set a revised target of 269 runs in 36 overs, Lanka was
nearly out of the match with the fall of the wicket of Jayawardane.

Jayasuriya top-scored for Lanka with 63 runs.

Earlier in the day, Australia won the toss, and scored a blistering
281 for the loss of four wickets in their alloted 38 over in the
rain-shortened match.

Wicket-keeper-opener Adam Gilchrist smashed the SL bowling with a
strokeful 149. Hayden and Ponting scored useful 38 and
37,respectively.