Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Sri Lanka v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - June 15, 2019 Australia's Aaron Finch celebrates his century Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia captain Aaron Finch struck a superb 153 and Mitchell Starc took four wickets to lead the defending champions to an emphatic 87-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
Finch and Steve Smith (73) shared a fine partnership of 173 as the Australians accelerated smoothly in the second half of their innings to post an imposing total of 334 for seven at The Oval.
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