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

5:01 PM

Over 27

Over Summary: Wd 0 1 1 1 0 1  ; Australia: 124-2

Dhananjaya de Silva continues
 

Ball 6: A single for Smith

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for Finch

 

Ball 3: A single for Smith

 

Ball 2: A single for Finch

 

Ball 1: DOT
 

Ball 1: WIDE

5:00 PM

Over 26

Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 2 4  ; Australia: 119-2

Isuru Udana [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Smith whips on leg side for FOUR

 

Ball 5: Smith collects a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: A single for Finch

 

Ball 2: A single for Smith

 

Ball 1: A single for Finch

4:59 PM

Over 25

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 0  ; Australia: 110-2

Dhananjaya de Silva continues
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Finch collects a single

 

Ball 4: A single for Smith towards short third-man

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:58 PM

Over 24

Over Summary:  1 0 1 0 0 6  ; Australia: 108-2

Pradeep continues

 

Ball 6: Finch smashes SIX

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: A single for Smith

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: A single for Finch

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4:51 PM

Over 23; Khawaja departs

Over Summary: 0 0 2 1 0 W  ; Australia: 100-2

Dhananjaya de Silva continues
 

Ball 6: Khawaja GONE as he holed up the slog sweep to deep mid-wicket

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for Finch

 

Ball 3: A couple of runs for Finch

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:29 PM

Over 22

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 0 0  ; Australia: 97-1

Pradeep continues
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for Finch

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: A single for Khawaja

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:25 PM

Over 21

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 0  ; Australia: 95-1

Dhananjaya de Silva continues
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Khawaja works through extra cover for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Finch collects a single towards square leg. 

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:23 PM

Over 20; CRR: 4.65

Over Summary: 0 4 0 1 1 0  ; Australia: 93-1

Nuwan Pradeep [4.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A bumper to end the over

 

Ball 5: Finch punches on backfoot towards sweeper cover for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Khawaja dabs towards third-man for a single

 

Ball 3: A bumper and Khawaja gets away from the line of the ball. 

 

Ball 2: Khawaja flashes and flashes hard, flies towards third man boundary for FOUR

 

Ball 1: Pradeep beats Khawaja outside off

4:19 PM

Over 19; CRR: 4.58

Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 0 1  ; Australia: 87-1

Dhananjaya de Silva continues
 

Ball 6: A single for Khawaja towards sweeper cover

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for Finch

 

Ball 3: Khawaja collects a single. 

 

Ball 2: Finch drives towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: Finch fails to score

4:17 PM

Over 18

Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 0 1; Australia: 83-1

Thisara Perera continues
 

Ball 6: A single for Finch

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for Khawaja

 

Ball 3: DOT 

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Finch collects a single and completes his FIFTY

4:16 PM

Over 17; Warner castled

Over Summary: 0 1 0 W 0 0  ; Australia: 80-1

Dhananjaya de Silva continues
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Usman Khawaja, left handed bat, comes to the crease and fails to score. 

 

Ball 4: Dhananjaya cleans up Warner as he tries to go back and cut fails to put bat on ball. Warner b Dhananjaya de Silva 26(48) [4s-2]

 

Ball 3: Warner blocks for no run. 

 

Ball 2: Finch punches down the ground for a single. 

 

Ball 1: Finch fails to score

4:07 PM

Over 16; CRR: 4.94

Over Summary:  0 1 1 0 0 1 ; Australia: 79-0

Thisara Perera continues
 

Ball 6: Finch drives on the up towards sweeper cover for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Finch blocks on front foot. 

 

Ball 4: Finch dabs towards short extra cover for no run. 

 

Ball 3: Warner dabs towards cover-point region for a quick single. 

 

Ball 2: Finch drives towards sweeper cover for a single. 

 

Ball 1: Finch defends on front foot

4:03 PM

Over 15; CRR: 5.07

Over Summary:  0 1 1 1 0 0 ; Australia: 76-0

Dhananjaya de Silva, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Finch collects a single

 

Ball 3: A single for Warner towards long-on

 

Ball 2: A single for Finch

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:01 PM

Over 14; CRR: 5.21

Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 1 0  ; Australia: 73-0

Thisara Perera continues
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Finch works towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Warner collects a single through backward square leg.

 

Ball 3: Finch whips towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Warner collects a single towards sweeper cover. 

3:57 PM

Over 13; CRR: 5.31

Over Summary: 1 1 0 2 0 2  ; Australia: 69-0

Udana continues
 

Ball 6: Finch punches on backfoot towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Finch pulls the short ball towards wide deep fine leg for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 3: Finch blocks towards extra cover for no run. 

 

Ball 2: Warner collects a single towards mid-wicket. 

 

Ball 1: Finch collects a single towards sweeper cover.