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Josh Addo-Carr scored five tries as Australia thrashed Lebanon 48-4 in the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World Cup

Australia cruised into the semi-finals of the rugby league world cup with a routine victory over Lebanon

After fears of a run-rate puzzle, victory over Sri Lanka will see Jos Buttler’s side qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals

A first-up flogging to New Zealand kick started a "frustrating" T20 World Cup campaign for Australia, who need Sri Lanka to beat England to have any chance of progressing to the semi finals.

While hoping for a Sri Lankan win over England to keep them alive in the T20 World Cup, Australia's Glenn Maxwell is pondering the what ifs.

A heavy Australia win over Afghanistan at Adelaide on Friday night might have meant England keeping tabs on net run-rate permutations

ADELAIDE: After Australia failed to stop Afghanistan at the required score to qualify for the semis despite beating Afghans by 4 runs, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell hoped that Sri Lanka can do the impossible to beat England by a good margin so that the defending champions can make the semi-finals.

Australia beat Afghanistan by four runs but their only path to the semi-finals requires a Sri Lanka win over England

The hosts needed to win their final group match in Adelaide to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive and emerged victorious with a narrow four-run success

England will reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup if they beat Sri Lanka on Saturday, after Australia could only squeeze past Afghanistan by four runs in Adelaide.

ADELAIDE: Defending champions Australia survived a late Rashid Khan onslaught to eke out a narrow four-run win over Afghanistan and keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup here on Friday.