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Ton-up Maxwell powers Australia to victory

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Chosing to bat on a dry SCG pitch Australia lost David Warner early  Getty Images
Aaron Finch was stumped for 24 after he walked past a Seekkuge Prasanna delivery  Associated Press
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Michael Clarke, who put on 134 with Steven Smith, scored 68 in his first innings of this World Cup  Getty Images
Glenn Maxwell smashed his first ODI ton - the second fastest in World Cups - off just 51 deliveries  Getty Images
Maxwell and Shane Watson added 160 runs in just 13.4 overs, setting Sri Lanka a target of 377  AFP
Mitchell Johnson got Lahiru Thirimanne to glove one to Brad Haddin when Sri Lanka had scored only 5 runs  AFP
Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan put on 130 for the second wicket to put Sri Lanka on track  Getty Images
After Dilshan's wicket, Mahela Jayawardene didn't last long getting run out for 19 in the 30th  Getty Images
Sangakkara became the first player to score three consecutive World Cup tons  AFP
Despite Sangakkara's exit, Dinesh Chandimal kept Sri Lanka hoping with a 22-ball 50 before retiring hurt  ICC
Australia wrapped up the tail quickly to win the game by 64 runs, a margin of victory which hid how close the game actually was  ICC
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