ICC World Cup 2019: Finch blasts joint-highest score of Cricket World Cup

London, June 15: Australia captain Aaron Finch smashed 153 against Sri Lanka at The Oval to record the joint-highest score of the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

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Finch, who has also made the most runs in this tournament having accrued 343 in five innings, blasted five sixes and another 15 fours in a 132-ball knock as Australia piled on the runs.

The opener was eventually dismissed when he skied a slower ball from Isuru Udana straight into the air to give Dimuth Karunaratne a simple catch at cover.

That total meant the Australian emulated England opener Jason Roy's World Cup knock against Bangladesh one week ago, while Finch also equalled his own best ODI score having made an unbeaten 153 against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in March.

Finch had put on 80 with David Warner (26) in their opening stand before he combined in a third-wicket partnership worth 173 alongside Steve Smith (73), with Australia moving beyond 300 in the 45th over.

Australia end their innings on 334/7!

Skipper Aaron Finch was their star with the bat, scoring 153 – the equal highest individual score of #CWC19 so far. pic.twitter.com/ws0yiAv6l6

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 15, 2019