Scorecard, report and reaction from Australia's 87-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup at The Oval.
Scorecard - Australia win by 87 runs
Australia 334 (50 overs)
Finch 153, Smith 73, Maxwell 46; Udana 2-57, Dhananjaya 2-40
Sri Lanka 247 (45.5 overs)
Karunaratne 97, K Perera 52; Starc 4-55
Report
Aaron Finch blasted a national World Cup record 153 to send Australia top of the World Cup standings with an 87-run victory over Sri Lanka at The Oval.
Finch equalled his career-best One Day International innings in a one-sided result, the skipper eclipsing Ricky Ponting's unbeaten 140 from the 2003 final as Australia's top World Cup innings.
Australia's big hitting sealed a fourth win in five matches, with former skipper Steve Smith notching 73 and Glenn Maxwell a quickfire 46 in a final tally of 334 for seven.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera raced to a 115-run opening stand, but once Australia broke that partnership, Sri Lanka never looked capable of producing the required record World Cup chase.
Sri Lanka wound up 247 all out, the size of the chase forcing a clutch of mistakes.
Australia's commanding victory offered a statement of intent for their World Cup intentions and a warning to their rivals, notably England.
The grudge match against the hosts and pre-tournament favourites is slated for Lord's on June 25, and both sides appear to be moving towards top form.
