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

2:43 PM

Match officials for today's match

Umpires: Aleem Dar, Richard Illingworth, Michael Gough, Richard Kettleborough

Match Referee: Jeffrey Crowe

 

2:38 PM

Sri Lanka playing 11 Alert

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

2:38 PM

Australia playing 11 Alert

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

2:33 PM

TOSS ALERT: Australia to bat first

Sri Lanka win toss and elect to bowl first

2:30 PM

Oval Pitch Report

"Fresh pitch. Look fantastic as always. Vauxhall end - very short off-side boundaries. From the Pavilion end, the off-side is about 10m longer, and a 72m straight boundary. An outstanding batting pitch. A green tinge, so some extra bounce and pace, but it'll flatten out. Looks like another 300+ batting wicket to me", reckons Michael Slater and Brendon McCullum

2:22 PM

Oval pitch prediction

While the Oval offers good pace and carry, it also encourages batsmen to play their shots. The men from Australia are likely to relish the conditions.

2:19 PM

Nuwan Pradeep is fit for today's match

Karunarathne confirmed that Nuwan Pradeep is fit, bowling at his normal pace, but the team management isn't too sure about his "outfielding skills."

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2:02 PM

Here are the playing 11 prediction of both the teams

Australia playing 11: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon/Adam Zampa
 
Sri Lanka playing 11: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep

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WATCH: Karunaratne on coming back to ODI fold after long year

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So, we have a sunny weather at Oval today

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WATCH: Finch on Marsh if Stoinis doesn't get fit

1:39 PM

Sri Lanka captain on pace of their fast bowlers

Karunaratne also said that his fast bowlers cannot be compared with the Indians.

"They've got fast bowlers that go at over 140kph. We don't have that luxury - we're 130, 135kph. So we have to work within those limitations. We have to compete, but we can't copy India. We have our own rhythm. If we play smart, we can beat anyone."

1:36 PM

We have to play within our limitations, can't copy teams like India: Karunaratne

Sri Lanka will have to work within their limitations and can't copy a team like India in their pursuit for a knockout berth at the World Cup, said skipper Dimuth Karunaratne.

"We are a team with limited talent. If you compare us with a lot of other sides, we have major limitations. For example, the India side has someone who hits a hundred virtually in every match. In our team, we've only had one or two centurions all year," Karunaratne was quoted as saying in ESPNcricinfo.

"Their openers can hit the big shots any time they want. They can defend any time they want ... They've faced every bowler there is to face, either in internationals or the IPL, and they've got all that knowledge and experience," he said.

1:32 PM

Finch on his bowling skills and fifth bowler

Finch said: "Have I been working on my bowling? Not much! I'm just trying to land them! My bowling is not great to be honest, it is pretty ordinary but I just got a bit lucky.

"When you play four specialist bowlers and rely on your fifth, what I would call a good part-timer is Maxy, he has shown last World Cup he was our spinner, he has shown he can do it. But it is tough without guys, especially all-rounders who balance out your side really well."