Maxwell’s Century helps Australia to 64-run win

maxwellAll-rounder Glenn Maxwell’s hits his maiden ODI hundred as the four-time winners overcame a spirited Sri Lanka by 64 runs and inched closer to securing a quarterfinals berth in the cricket World Cup, here today.

Opting to bat in the Pool A match, Australia posted a mammoth 376 for nine against a hapless Sri Lanka side, before the islanders’ innings ended at 312 in 46.2 overs.

Kumar Sangakkara tried to make a match of it, notching up his 24th ODI ton during an innings that saw him complete 14,000 runs in this format, only the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the milestone.

Score card

Australia Innings – 376/9 (50 overs)

Batting Out Desc R B 4s 6s SR
Aaron Finch st Sangakkara b S Prasanna 24 24 3 0 100.0
David Warner c S Prasanna b Malinga 9 12 1 0 75.0
Steven Smith c T Perera b Dilshan 72 88 7 1 81.8
Michael Clarke (c) b Malinga 68 68 6 0 100.0
Glenn Maxwell c Malinga b T Perera 102 53 10 4 192.5
Shane Watson c Chandimal b T Perera 67 41 7 2 163.4
James Faulkner run out (Mathews/T Perera) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Brad Haddin (wk) c T Perera b Mathews 25 9 4 1 277.8
Mitchell Johnson not out 3 3 0 0 100.0
Mitchell Starc run out (T Perera/Mathews) 0 0 0 0 0.0
Xavier Doherty not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Extras 6 (b – 1 w – 4, nb – 0, lb – 1)
Total 376 (50 Overs, 9 Wickets)

 

Sri Lanka Innings – 312

Batting Out Desc R B 4s 6s SR
Lahiru Thirimanne c Haddin b Johnson 1 5 0 0 20.0
Tillakaratne Dilshan lbw b Faulkner 62 60 8 0 103.3
Kumar Sangakkara (wk) c Finch b Faulkner 104 107 11 0 97.2
Mahela Jayawardene run out (Clarke) 19 22 1 0 86.4
Angelo Mathews (c) c Haddin b Watson 35 31 2 1 112.9
Dinesh Chandimal retd out 52 24 8 1 216.7
Thisara Perera c Doherty b Johnson 8 3 2 0 266.7
Upul Tharanga c Warner b Faulkner 4 5 0 0 80.0
Seekkuge Prasanna b M Starc 9 11 1 0 81.8
Sachithra Senanayake c Doherty b M Starc 7 8 1 0 87.5
Lasith Malinga not out 0 2 0 0 0.0
Extras 11 (b – 2 w – 4, nb – 0, lb – 5)
Total 312 (46.2 Overs, 10 Wickets)

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