Australia Vs Sri Lanka Head to Head at the CWC's
Australia faced Sri Lanka in 10 matches so far in World Cup and won 7 matches losing just 2. The last time they faced each other, Australia won by 64 runs in Cricket World Cup 2015
| Date | Winner | Margin | Ground |
| 3/8/2015 | Australia | 64 runs | Sydney |
| 3/5/2011 | NR | - | Colombo (RPS) |
| 4/28/2007 | Australia | 53 runs | Bridgetown |
| 4/16/2007 | Australia | 7 wickets | St George's |
| 3/18/2003 | Australia | 48 runs | Port Elizabeth |
| 3/7/2003 | Australia | 96 runs | Centurion |
| 3/17/1996 | Sri Lanka | 7 wickets | Lahore |
| 2/17/1996 | Sri Lanka | Walk over without a ball bowled | Colombo (RPS) |
| 3/7/1992 | Australia | 7 wickets | Adelaide |
| 6/11/1975 | Australia | 52 runs | The Oval |
Squads
Sri Lanka
Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffery Vandersay, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana
Australia
Aaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 87 Runs
Scorecard
Australia 334/7 in 50 Overs
Sri Lanka 247/10 in 45.5 Overs
Match Result Australia won by 87 Runs
MOM Aaron Finch(Australia)for his 153(132 Balls 4x15 and 6x5)
A commanding century from Aaron Finch (153) and a dominant showing from Mitchell Starc and Kane Richardson saw Australia beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs at The Oval in London on Saturday (June 15).
Chasing 338 to win, Sri Lanka started the run chase well but a collapse in the middle order meant Australia won their fourth game of the group stages and went on top of the standings.
A 115-run opening stand between Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera gave the Lankans exactly the kind of platform they needed.
Perara was cleaned up by Starc and Lahiru Thirimanne got a decent start but fell when he edged one to Alex Carey of Jason Behrendorff.
Arguably the killer blow was struck when Karunaratne went for a cut shot off Richardson but only found Glenn Maxwell at point, the dismissal triggering a middle-order collapse.
From 186-3, Sri Lanka lost 7 wickets for 61 runs and were bundled out for 247.
Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana and Thisara Perera departed cheaply. Kusal Mendis also fell soon thereafter, holing out to David Warner off Starc.
Isuru Udana and Lasith Malinga were both accounted for by Richardson and Pat Cummins – who had dismissed Mathews by getting him to edge one to Carey – got rid of Nuwan Pradeep in similar fashion to end the match.
Earlier, Australia captain Finch equalled his highest ODi score of 153 as he powered the defending champions to 334-7.
Finch took the misfiring Sri Lanka attack apart with a dazzling display that included 15 fours and 5 sixes.
It was his 14th ODI century and the second of his World Cup career. The 32-year-old's 132-ball knock took him level with his previous best score of 153 against Pakistan in March.
Finch was well-supported by Steve Smith's 73 from 59 balls and the pair put on 173 runs for the third wicket to set Sri Lanka a formidable total.
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