ICC World Cup 2015: Australia v Sri Lanka - Stats of the match

Powered by a 53-ball 102 from all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and half-centuries from Steven Smith, Michael Clarke and Shane Watson, Australia posted 376 runs on the board after opting to bat first in a Pool A World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) today and then restricted the opposition batsmen to 312 to win the match by 64 runs. Here are the most important numbers from the match: 

#1 3 consecutive centuries for the first time in World Cup

Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara followed up his 105* and 117* against Bangladesh and England respectively with a 107-ball 104 against Australia today, thereby becoming the first batsman ever in the history of ODI World Cup to score 3 consecutive centuries. The 37-year-old left-hander started off the tournament slowly, though, managing only 39 and 7 against New Zealand and Afghanistan respectively. 

When you consider ODIs in general, only 6 other players have scored 3 consecutive centuries so far: Zaheer Abbas, Saeed Anwar, Herschelle Gibbs, Ross Taylor, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock.