Sri Lanka collapse to give Australia top spot

Australia once again had an Asian team huffing and puffing and threatening to chase down a big total and win, only to capitulate and hit the self-destruct button, as they defeated Sri Lanka by 87 runs to top the group stage table at the Oval on Saturday.

1st Innings

Winning the toss, the Lankans decided to have a bowl, but that soon seemed to be the wrong option as the Aussies once again made a solid start with captain Aaron Finch and David Warner putting up an 80 run stand before Warner was dismissed for 26.