Men of Steel

Corey Anderson

It doesn't matter that he no longer holds the record for the fastest ODI century; he can still blow away any team, any day. Corey Anderson unleashed a powerful charge towards the end to erase whatever limited chances of victory that the Sri Lankans had. He came in at number six and hammered 75 off 46, smacking two sixes and eight fours. If McCullum and Williamson set the foundation, Anderson provided the icing on a brilliant opening win.

Aaron Finch

With three quick wickets England probably reckoned that they had Australia in the bag at the MCG. Little did they know that dropping Aaron Finch in the first over of the day would end up biting them on their back. Finch's 135 rescued the hosts from a precarious 70 for 3. He hit three sixes and 12 fours. Such was the class of his innings that many expected him to score a double immediately after he reached his century in the 30th over.