Live Cricket Score: Australia vs Sri Lanka, ICC World Cup 2019, Match 20

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Finch: I thought we were a touch short with the new ball. You want to bowl top of off, but when we were getting hit we had to change our plan. It was nice to see Maxwell bowl well. We have been improving each game. The way we dragged it in the middle overs was impressive. Starc is doing the business again in an ICC tournament.

Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka captain: It was a good wicket. There was some seam movement, but it was still a good batting track. We bowled well in the first 25 overs. Then, Finch and Smith batted really well, but we came back strongly at the death. We got a good start with the bat. We couldn't capitalise and when the middle-order came in, they couldn't capitalize either and really couldn't handle the pressure. The Australians are top-class bowlers, but we have faced them before, and we were missing a game plan against them to be honest. We lost a couple of matches because of the rain. We need to win a couple of matches, and if we can do it, we can definitely be in the top 4. We have got to get to the semi-finals and then take it step by step until the final.

Aaron Finch, Australian captain a.k.a. MoM: It was nice to get a couple of drives away. If my balance is on and get a few drives, that's the key to my batting. A nice wicket. I've been working on keeping my balance from Ball 1 - not losing my balance. We lost a few wickets on the verge of taking the game on too much, but a couple of partnerships took us deep. Smith is really good at finding the gap and rotating the strike - looked up at the scorecard and saw he was on 25 - thought he was on 5. He just hits the ball in the gap, and that's a great skill, especially in the beginning of the innings. It's amazing when Maxi has a free rein like that, he can just go all out. Credit to SL, they executed really well under pressure, otherwise I thought we were definitely getting to 350.

Starc, Finch fashion easy win

There were a few near misses with Pradeep leaving all three stumps to play the good-old number 11 slog. Finally, Cummins forced Pradeep to edge one behind to provide the finishing touches. Disappointing from Sri Lanka as Karunaratne and Kusal had given Sri Lanka a tremendous start. Thirimanne sucked out the momentum and they soon pressed the panic button.

Starc played the decisive role for Australia by ripping through the middle and lower order. Earlier, Finch had composed an enterprising 153.

Starc in that zone

Starc is in that rhythm and in his own zone. When he is bowling with good rhythm, he just rips through the opposition camp. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka are collapsing in a heap. Kusal Mendis, the latest one to be dismissed.