Summary Lasith Malinga was the pick of Sri Lanka's attack with two for 59.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia piled up 376 for nine against Sri Lanka in their World Cup Pool A match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Glenn Maxwell scored the second-fastest hundred in the history of the World Cup, off 51 balls, and his innings of 102 was also his maiden one-day international hundred.
He did give a tough chance on 93 when dropped by wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara, running back to chase a skyer.
Maxwell and recalled all-rounder Shane Watson (67) put on 160 for the fifth wicket while Steve Smith (72) and skipper Michael Clarke (68) also hit half-centuries.
Lasith Malinga was the pick of Sri Lanka s attack with two for 59.
Sri Lanka will now have to set a new World Cup record if they are to win this match, with the highest winning total by a team batting second in the tournament s 40-year history Ireland s 329 for seven against England in Bangalore in 2011.
