Finch and Australia crush Sri Lanka by 87 runs

Aaron Finch equaled his career-best score to spearhead Australia's 87-run win against Sri Lanka, smashing 15 fours and 5 sixes en route to his 153. (AFP Photo)

After Usman Khawaja's early dismissal, Steve Smith steered away the match from Sri Lanka, scoring a fast 59-ball 73, while adding 173 runs for the third wicket with skipper Finch. (AFP Photo)

Despite the massive total they managed, thanks to a 25-ball 46 from Maxwell, the Australian middle-order seemed to misfire yet again, just as it had in their matches against Pakistan and India. The result is the team ending up 20 odd runs short of what could have been a fatal threat to the opposition. (AFP Photo)

After a smart slower ball to dismiss the dangerous Finch, Udana kept plunging into the Australian batting, dismissing an uncomfortable Marsh, before running out Carey and Cummins off his own bowling in the 49th over. Udana ended with figures of 2/57. (AFP Photo)

The highlight of the Sri Lankan innings would have to be the 115-run opening stand between Kusal Perera and Karunaratne. The pair put up a whooping 87 runs in the first 10 overs, before Perera was finally bowled over by Starc in the 16th over. (AP Photo)

The Sri Lankan middle order's abysmal performance continued, as the team lost their last 8 wickets for just 94 runs. There was never any threat or pressure on the Aussies once the openers had been dismissed. (AFP Photo)

After battling for more than 32 overs, Dimuth Karunaratne finally fell after a solid 108-ball 97, taking all of Sri Lanka's chances to win along with him. (AFP Photo)

Starc was the star of the second innings, taking 4 wickets for 55 runs to send the Lankans packing. Australia finally won by 87 runs, when Pat Cummins took the final wicket in the 46th over. (AFP Photo)