DUBAI : David Warner's return to form was the icing on the cake as Australia thumped Sri Lanka by seven wickets on Thursday for their second successive victory at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field against 2014 world champions Sri Lanka. Charith Asalanka's unbeaten 80 in their Super 12 opener against Bangladesh had secured Sri Lanka's thrilling victory L1N2RK09A on Sunday.Kusal Perera also made 35 but he fell to Starc immediately after hitting the left-arm quick for a massive six.
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