Sri Lanka, who had conceded a 109-run lead, were bowled out for 113 in their second innings
Virat Kohli's World record 50th ODI hundred, a scintillating century by Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami's brilliant pace bowling powered the hosts past New Zealand in the first semi-final with a 70-run victory at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson picked up three wickets each as New Zealand trounced Afghanistan by 149 runs.
Australia's grizzly-haired veterans brought all their big-game experience to the fore
'That was proper (batting) from those two, it set the tone for how we want to play our cricket, take the game on.'
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Opener Head, playing his first ODI since November 2018, struck 12 boundaries and three sixes in a 72-ball 101 that powered Australia to 313-7
Williamson's 109 from 132 deliveries on another sun-kissed day at Mount Maunganui made him only the fifth New Zealander to score a hundred in each innings of a Test.
After Australia resumed on 59-2, West Indies made frequent inroads to stay in the contest.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, on Friday.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Rajkot on Wednesday
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday
Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151/5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship final.
Chelsea came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 thanks to added time goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez.
Veteran all-rounder Hafeez, playing in his first Test since 2016 and his 51st overall, frustrated Australia en route to his 10th century before being trapped in front of the wicket for 126 by pace bowler Peter Siddle in the final session.
Images from the first Twenty20 International between India and Australia, in Canberra, on Friday.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Images from the first ODI between England and Australia, at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Friday
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Durban on Thursday.
Opener Shubman Gill attained a career-best second position and is the highest-ranked among three India players who are now in the top 10.
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Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, who took a wicket each in the three matches, conceding a total of 62 runs off his 12 overs, overtook Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga for the top spot.
Adam Voges became the oldest player to score a century on debut as Australia seized control of the first Test against the West Indies on the second day in Dominica on Thursday.
New Zealand thrashed Australia by 53 runs in the first T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.
SKY overtook Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan to become just the second Indian player to hold the top T20I batter ranking.
Images from the 1st ODI between India and New Zealand played in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Suryakumar Yadav consolidated his position atop the rankings after his stupendous 111 not out in the second T20I against New Zealand. He gained 31 rating points from the series. His 890 points kept him 54 ahead of Pakistan's Mohammed Rizwan, who is placed second.
Rohit Sharma gave a huge compliment to India's spin-bowling pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
In a cabinet that was already being touted as the most diverse in British history, Priti Patel became the first Indian-origin home secretary with Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid moving from the UK Home Office to become the new chancellor.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
Australian batter Steve Smith on Thursday said his bowlers reaped the benefits of relentlessly targeting the off stump.
James Vince's knock of 59 runs enabled England to defeat New Zealand by seven wickets
Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne obstinately defied New Zealand's bowlers for much of the second day of the first Test at University Oval in Dunedin on Friday though the hosts still have the upper hand.
The visitors chose to bat first and set West Indies a target of 190 after Marsh struck six sixes and four boundaries, while skipper Aaron Finch scored 53 runs off 37 balls.
Kate Forbes studied at Woodstock School for 3 years, and lived in India for 8 years. 'She has a heart for service and we are excited she has reached great heights at such a young age,' said her teacher Sanjaya Mark.
Surya continues to lead the batting list with 906 rating points.
Images from the 2nd One Day International between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, September 24.
The series is even more important for Kohli as it would also define his legacy as a leader having already established himself as world's premier batsman.
