Glenn Maxwell turns fortune teller with crazy on-field prediction

Aussie allrounder Glenn Maxwell has left cricket viewers gobsmacked after an outrageous on-field prediction came to fruition against Sri Lanka.

Maxwell was at his brilliant best with bat and in the field as a David Warner-inspired Australian side steamrolled their way to a 134-run win in the T20 international against Sri Lanka on Sunday evening in Adelaide.

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The big-hitting Maxwell played a solid supporting role to Warner, whose first career T20i century saw the Aussies post a whopping 2-233 in their innings.

Maxwell's 62 runs from 28 balls propelled the Aussies to their imposing tally but he work in the field was equally as eye-catching.

The 31-year-old is no stranger to audacious plays that perhaps border on arrogant at times.

On Sunday, he was at his flamboyant best after pulling off an extraordinary run-out that he predicted on air.

Maxwell was mic'd up on the Fox Sports' coverage as he sprinted to retrieve the ball in the outfield.

He could be heard yelling "run out" on the live broadcast, before scooping up the ball and hurling it back at Aussie wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

Remarkably, Carey took the bullet-like throw from Maxwell and completed the run-out of Wanindu Hasaranga, just like Maxwell had predicted moments before.

The scary display of clairvoyance had commentators in utter disbelief, with Maxwell explaining his moment of genius afterwards.

"He looked a bit slow off the mark so I had to go keeper's end," Maxwell told the Fox Sports commentary team.

"When he was tapping in he (Hasaranga) looked a bit slow there."

The incident capped off a disappointing match for Sri Lanka, with the visitors stumbling to 9-99 in reply as Australia emphatically took a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.

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Warner, on his 33rd birthday and in his first home international since being banned for ball tampering, leapt wildly into the air on reaching his milestone from the last ball of Australia's innings.

And after a winter of copping English jeers, Warner is feeling the love again from Australian fans despite a lowly Adelaide attendance of 16,268.

"It's always fantastic to get that ... you forget how much it actually drives you when you're out there," Warner said of the crowd support.

" ... I think they don't realise how much of an impact it has for us players."

Warner, with support from captain Aaron Finch (64 from 36 balls) and Maxwell, savaged Sri Lanka's bowling.

The trio made a mess of seamer Kasun Rajitha, who finished with 0-75 - the most runs conceded in a four-over spell in T20 internationals.

Warner smacked 10 fours and four sixes, becoming the fourth Australian to hit a T20 international century after Maxwell (three times), Finch (two) and Shane Watson (one).

"You actually forget that you don't have one," Warner said.

"Maxy reminded me, saying 'welcome to the club' which was quite funny."

Warner set a rampant tone with Finch in a opening partnership of 122 runs from just 10.5 overs.

The pair reached their half-centuries in the same over, both by smacking consecutive sixes from the hapless Rajitha.

After the dismissal of Finch (eight fours, three sixes), Maxwell (seven fours, three sixes) produced a daring knock.

Maxwell and Warner put on 107 runs and their century stand took just 52 balls.

Sri Lanka's run chase was in tatters at 3-13 after 22 balls.

Australian pacemen Mitchell Starc (2-18) struck in the first over and Pat Cummins (2-27) was on a hat-trick in the fourth over but was denied the rare feat.

Spinners Adam Zampa (3-14) and Ashton Agar (1-13) were also wicket-takers, while Dasun Shanaka top-scored with 17 in Sri Lanka's biggest, by runs margin, T20 loss.

The series continues on Wednesday in Brisbane with the last game on Friday in Melbourne.

With AAP