Glenn Maxwell battered Sri Lanka’s attack in record-breaking fashion on Sunday, powering Australia to a 64-run win at the SCG.

Michael Clarke and Steve Smith’s partnership of 134 runs laid the platform for an imposing total of 9-376, but it was Maxwell who supplied the panache in his sparkling knock of 102.

Sri Lanka made a great fist of their chase, with Kumar Sangakkara passing 14,000 ODI runs and becoming the first man to score three consecutive centuries at a World Cup.

The visitors needed 105 runs from the final 10 overs to pull off an unlikely victory.

They were eventually reduced to 9-312 in the 47th over with Dinesh Chandimal retired hurt and unable to bat due to a hamstring injury.