Opener Usman Khawaja shrugged off harm concerns to steer Australia to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka of their final World Cup warm-up match on Monday.
Australia's disciplined bowling efficiency limited Sri Lanka to 239-Eight, however they seemed to have suffered a blow when Khawaja limped off after being hit at the knee whilst fielding.
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He later emerged to open the batting alongside captain Aaron Finch and persisted his push for a spot within the Australian best order with a 105-ball 89.
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Shaun Marsh (34), Glenn Maxwell (36) and Marcus Stoinis (32) did not build on solid starts however wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey and Pat Cummins ensured Australia chased down the total with 31 balls to spare.
Finch, who deployed eight bowlers on a chilly day in Southampton, was once happy with arrangements ahead of their World Cup opener in opposition to Afghanistan on Saturday.
"Feels like we are ready to go," Finch said. "Practice video games are great to keep ticking the boxes and ensure we are doing our basics well.
"Guys are hanging their fingers up, and it'll be a brutal variety call come our first game.
"We have specific plans against Afghanistan, they have some world class players."
Sri Lanka have been off to a steady get started after opting to bat first however wickets at regular intervals from Australian spinners within the middle overs intended they did not post a big score.
Opener Lahiru Thirimanne carved out a composed half-century however his dismissal via off-spinner Nathan Lyon sparked a middle-order collapse as Sri Lanka slipped from 110-2 to 161-6.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva (43) shared a 64-run seventh-wicket stand with Thisara Perera (27) to make sure Sri Lanka breached the 200-run mark, ahead of Mitchell Starc rattled his stumps within the 47th over.
Fast bowler Pat Cummins was once Australia's maximum economical bowler, gathering 1-23 from eight overs, whilst leg-spinner Adam Zampa gathered 2-39 from 9 overs.
Australia's disciplined bowling efficiency limited Sri Lanka to 239-Eight, however they seemed to have suffered a blow when Khawaja limped off after being hit at the knee whilst fielding.
BLOG | SCORECARD
He later emerged to open the batting alongside captain Aaron Finch and persisted his push for a spot within the Australian best order with a 105-ball 89.
ICC WORLD CUP 2019: Full Schedule
Shaun Marsh (34), Glenn Maxwell (36) and Marcus Stoinis (32) did not build on solid starts however wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey and Pat Cummins ensured Australia chased down the total with 31 balls to spare.
Finch, who deployed eight bowlers on a chilly day in Southampton, was once happy with arrangements ahead of their World Cup opener in opposition to Afghanistan on Saturday.
"Feels like we are ready to go," Finch said. "Practice video games are great to keep ticking the boxes and ensure we are doing our basics well.
"Guys are hanging their fingers up, and it'll be a brutal variety call come our first game.
"We have specific plans against Afghanistan, they have some world class players."
Sri Lanka have been off to a steady get started after opting to bat first however wickets at regular intervals from Australian spinners within the middle overs intended they did not post a big score.
Opener Lahiru Thirimanne carved out a composed half-century however his dismissal via off-spinner Nathan Lyon sparked a middle-order collapse as Sri Lanka slipped from 110-2 to 161-6.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva (43) shared a 64-run seventh-wicket stand with Thisara Perera (27) to make sure Sri Lanka breached the 200-run mark, ahead of Mitchell Starc rattled his stumps within the 47th over.
Fast bowler Pat Cummins was once Australia's maximum economical bowler, gathering 1-23 from eight overs, whilst leg-spinner Adam Zampa gathered 2-39 from 9 overs.
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