Opening batsman David Warner has hammered his maiden Twenty20 international century for Australia, which has set Sri Lanka 234 runs to win in Adelaide.
Warner’s unbeaten 100 from 56 balls on Sunday underpinned Australia’s imposing 2-233 – the nation’s fourth-highest score in T20 cricket.
Captain Aaron Finch (64 from 36 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (62 from 28) also cracked half-centuries in the opening match of the three-game series.
Warner reached his ton from the last ball of the innings, in a knock featuring 10 fours and four sixes, surpassing his previous best T20 international score of 90 not out.
The left-hander set the tone with Finch in a savage opening partnership of 122 runs from just 10.5 overs.
The opening pair reached their half-centuries in the same over, both by smacking consecutive sixes from hapless quick Kasun Rajitha, who finished with messy figures of 0-75 from four overs.
Finch, whose knock featured eight fours and three sixes, was caught at deep midwicket in the next over from left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan (1-41 from four overs).
Maxwell joined Warner and the pair put on 107 runs – their century stand took only 52 balls.
Maxwell was dismissed in the last over and Warner, on the final ball of the innings, prodded into the of -side for a single to bring up his century.
The series continues on Wednesday in Brisbane, with the third and final game on Friday in Melbourne.
-AAP
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