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Malinga derailed England's chase after Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 85 had powered the 1996 champions to what appeared a below-par 232/9.
Both Mathews and Malinga raised their game when the Lankans needed them the most and the shock win over England have given the islanders a lifeline in the race for the semifinals.
With just one win, Sri Lanka are currently at the sixth spot with four points and will have to win rest of their four matches to salvage hopes of a semifinal berth.
Starc picked up a four-for while Finch cracked an impressive 153 to lead the side to a comfortable victory.
Sri Lanka have not played a match at the World Cup since June 4, forced to split points with Bangladesh and Pakistan following two washed out games.
The two pacers took seven wickets between them to ensure Sri Lanka's 34-run win.
Matt Henry ripped through the top order while rest of the bowlers chipped in with wickets.
For Sri Lanka, their tournament preparations have been not been ideal as they lost both of their warm-up fixtures against South Africa and Australia.
The islanders, who were world champions in 1996 and reached consecutive finals in 2007 and 2011, are ranked ninth among the 10 teams at this year's tournament.
Mumbai Indians mentor Tendulkar watched contentedly from the sidelines as Bumrah stifled Chennai Super Kings with his final two overs to help set up his team's nail-biting one-run victory with remarkable figures of 4-0-14-2.