ICC World Cup 2019: Twitter Reacts as Aaron Finch Powers Australia to 334

Australia posted a gargantuan score of 334 runs after Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia’s opener David Warner and Aaron Finch once again provided a good start as they added 80 runs for the opening partnership. The Australian captain was more aggressive whereas David Warner took the backseat.

Warner chewed 48 balls for 26 runs. The southpaw batsman was looking to cut Dhananjaya de Silva and he got an inside edge on to the stumps. Usman Khawaja who batted at number three also could not get going and Dhananjaya de Silva accounted for the southpaw batsman.

Australia has put their noses in front.

Australia was 100-2 and the stage was set for Steven Smith. Meanwhile, Aaron Finch continued his assault against the depleted Sri Lankan bowling. The Island nation bowling looked toothless and Aaron Finch made most of it. The Australian skipper batted with a long handle and took the Sri Lankan bowlers to the cleaners.

On the other hand, Steven Smith worked the ball into the gaps to get his singles in the early phase of his innings. The captain and former skipper added a massive partnership of 173 runs to put their noses in front. In the meantime, Aaron Finch completed his 150 and clobbered 15 fours and five sixes in his blistering knock. Finch scored his 14th ODI hundred and brought his piece de resistance.

Furthermore, Steven Smith also batted at the top of his game and scored a fine knock of 73 runs from 59 balls. The right-hander scored seven fours and one six in his knock.

Moreover, the stage was set for the assault of Glenn Maxwell. The combative batsman provided the finishing touches as he was able to hit the ground running. The right-hander thwarted a blistering knock of 46 runs from 25 balls.

However, Australia once again could not add the finishing touches like in the match against Pakistan. Sri Lanka bounced back in the death overs to pick up regular wickets.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Right now, @ICC #AUSvsSL #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/mVvBEhT7iT

— ?Joker? (@know_yourse1f) June 15, 2019

Udana doesn't like when they run! Two run-outs in death overs a big plus for @OfficialSLC #SLvsAUS #CWC19

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 15, 2019

14th ODI ? for @AaronFinch5
1st vs ??,
2nd in England,
3rd in this year,
3rd as a Captain,
2nd in @cricketworldcup
18th in List A,
16th in International cricket. #CWC19 #AUSvSL #AaronFinch

— Akhil Gupta ? (@Guptastats92) June 15, 2019

SMarsh batting sensibly here. Australia must bat out the full fifty overs. #CWC19

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) June 15, 2019

Aaron Finch now has the highest WC score by an Australian captain, passing Ponting's 140*. It's a fairly decent knock. #AUSvSL #CWC19

— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) June 15, 2019

Sri Lanka wondering where the rain is when you really need it #AUSvSL #CWC19

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 15, 2019

Aaron Finch has got 153 twice in his ODI career.

Highest scores got TWICE by a batsman in ODIs:

160 – Dilshan
153 – Finch
152 – Gayle
150 – Gambhir
146 – Tendulkar
141 – Tendulkar (thrice), Ganguly#AusvSL #CWC19

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) June 15, 2019

Most 100s in WC by teams

28 Australia ??
27 India??
23 Sri Lanka??
17 West Indies?
15 New Zealand??/ England???????
14 South Africa??/ Pakistan??#CWC19 #AUSvSL

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) June 15, 2019

Aaron Finch is here to hit boundaries and chew gum. And he's not out of either. #CWC19

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) June 15, 2019

Brilliant watching the guru @AaronFinch5 make a ton.

Not so brilliant telling the kids at the start of the innings they can stay up until Finchy gets out…

— Mark Howard (@MarkHoward03) June 15, 2019

Steve Smith's wicket was Lasith Malinga's 100th ODI wicket via 'bowled'. He is only the 5th bowler to bag 100 bowled wickets in ODI cricket. #CWC19 #AUSvSL

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) June 15, 2019

Steven Smith's last 10 World cup innings:

2015:
95
72
65
105
56*

2019:
18
73
69
10
50*

8 50+ scores in 10 inns. #CWC19 #AusvSL

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) June 15, 2019

Unstoppable Finch. What a ton, totally leading the way, putting up a good partnership, getting the sixes! Seing some good cricket today! @AaronFinch5 #SLvAUS #WC2019

— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) June 15, 2019

Steven Smith v Lasith Malinga, No 1 batsman v No 1 limited-overs bowler of the generation. #CWC19 #SLvAUS

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) June 15, 2019

David Warner in the World Cup:

84 ave and 85 SR against non reptilian teams.

26 off 54 when facing a team with turtles on their shirts. pic.twitter.com/VKHvrJv2N5

— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) June 15, 2019

So damn good ????? @AaronFinch5 you star… I didn’t wanna tweet at 100 and jinx, but I will for 150 ?? go on, make it 200 ? #CWC19 #AUSvSL #class

— Megan Schutt (@megan_schutt) June 15, 2019

And you can see how they have tried hard to tackle this. Keep your eyes open for Steve Smith. Looking good. https://t.co/Oaio2qJVvC

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 15, 2019

375+ Alert ? #AusvSL #CWC19

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 15, 2019

In Manchester?? https://t.co/Uu5TLTfpzy

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 15, 2019

Hope I don’t put the Moz on him, but never seen Aaron Finch’s technique look better than the last two games. When Amir was hooping them down the line early, he was balanced with great access. RT Ponting magic dust?

— Ed Cowan (@eddiecowan) June 15, 2019

Aaron Finch last 10 ODI Innings
153, 82, 36, 6, 66, 53, 39, 90, 153*, 116
Total 794 runs @ 88.22#AUSvSL

— JSK (@imjsk27) June 15, 2019

100s by Australian captains in #CWC
4 – Ricky Ponting 2003, 2003, 2007, 2011
1 – Steve Waugh 1999/Aaron Finch #CWC19#AusvSL#SLvAus#CWC2019

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 15, 2019