Glenn Maxwell delighted with century in Sri Lanka win

Glenn Maxwell has admitted that scoring an impressive century against Sri Lanka in today's World Cup meeting has lifted a massive weight off his shoulders.

The 26-year-old guided his side through to the quarter-final stage with the second-fastest ton in the competition's history, hitting 102 off 53 balls at the SCG.

It has taken Maxwell 45 matches to reach three figures and, having finally struck a century for Australia, he is now hoping to push on in the remainder of the tournament.

"It was a massive weight [off my shoulders]," he is quoted as saying by Reuters. "It was a lot of fun and it was nice having a good wicket to play on and the top order set it up absolutely beautifully for us.

"It was basically the blueprint for what we should model our one-day game on and top order did a great job to set it up for us."

Australia take on winless Scotland in their final Pool A game next week.