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As It Happened: Australia vs Sri Lanka, 32nd World Cup Match in Sydney
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the 32nd World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney on Sunday.
Glenn Maxwell celebrates after scoring the second-fastest World Cup century© Getty Images
Glenn Maxwell hit the second-fastest World Cup century as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 64 runs to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday. Catch all the highlights of the match here: (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE)
Chasing 377 to win, Sri Lanka finished on 312-9 with Dinesh Chandimal not returning to the field having retired hurt on 52.
Kumar Sangakkara hit a third successive century -- and passed 14,000 ODI runs -- but was out for 104 while Tillakaratne Dilshan added 62.
Maxwell hit his hundred off 51 balls, and his innings of 102 was also his maiden one-day international hundred.
Maxwell and recalled all-rounder Shane Watson (67) put on 160 for the fifth wicket while Steve Smith (72) and skipper Michael Clarke (68) also hit half-centuries.
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Live Score - Australia vs Sri Lanka
That's it from the coverage for this game. Tomorrow is a knockout game for England. The loss or a wash out tomorrow will knock England out of the tournament. Join us back tomorrow for the England-Bangladesh clash at 0900 IST. Until then, it's goodbye!
GLENN MAXWELL is adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant batting. With this win Australia move to SECOND position on the points table in pool A. Both Sri Lanka and Australia have a game against Scotland left in the group stage before the all important quarter-finals. They would like to get past the minnows without any hiccups and take the winning momentum to the quarter-finals.
Chandimal and Mathews continued the good work but an injury to Chandimal just when the Sri Lankans were gaining an upper hand in the game, shifted the momentum back to the Aussie side and they wrapped the tail up easily. James Faulkner was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/48 in his 9 overs. Starc was also brilliant, bowling in the blockhole with precision and ease. He returned with figures of 2/29 in his 8.2 overs.
AUSTRALIA HAVE WON IT! They struggled a bit but in the end won it with ease and progress to the quarter-finals! Sri Lanka gave them a tough fight today. First Dilshan and Sangakkara trashed the Aussie attack with a 130-run stand off 119 balls. Dilshan was brilliant smashing Johnson for 6 boundaries in one over. Once Dilshan departed Sangakkara took charge and got to his THIRD SUCCESSIVE CENTURY.
OUT! THAT ENDS IT! Full on middle, change of pace, Senanayake is early to chip this one. He mistimes it straight to Doherty at mid on. He does not miss it and Senanayake departs. The Sri Lankan dressing room signals Chandimal not coming out again and the match ends. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 64 RUNS.
FOUR! On a length on off, Senanayake gets an outside edge through the slip cordon for a boundary.
The batsman goes for the pull but misses it completely.
On a length on middle, Malinga gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Full on middle, driven to long on for a single.
The batsman defends it from within the crease.