England vs Sri Lanka 22nd Match ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Highlights

Watch the highlights of England vs Sri Lanka - The 22nd match of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup One-Day International tournament between England and Sri Lanka played at the Westpac Stadium, Wellington on March 01, 2015.

An record unbeaten 212-run stand between Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara © AP

Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara stunning centuries led to Sri Lanka emphatic nine-wicket victory over England, despite Joe Root's superb century in the 22nd match of a ICC Cricket World Cup.

Match Stats :

Sri Lanka chased 310 was their fifth highest successful run-chase in One-day international, It is their second highest chase against Sri Lanka in ODIs and also It is their second highest chase in World Cups. Kumar Sangakkara equalled a 70-ball joint fifth fastest century for Sri Lanka in One-day internationals, jointly with Tillakaratne Dilshan. Joe Root became the tenth England batsman to score a hundred in World Cups. 98 : Joe Root and James Taylor set up the record fifth-wicket partnership for England against Sri Lanka in One-day international, previously held by the 95-run stand between Alec Stewart and Ronnie Irani at Nottingham in the 2002 NatWest Series. 100 : Lahiru Thirimanne and Tillakaratne Dilshan set up the fifth highest first-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against England in One-day internationals. 212* : Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara set up the record second-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in One-day international, previously held by the unbeaten 210-run stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara against Bangladesh at Melbourne in this tournament and Sri Lanka's ninth highest second-wicket stand in ODIs. England's 309 was their third highest score against Sri Lanka in One-day international and It is their sixth highest total in World Cups. Sri Lanka's 312 was their fifth highest score against England in One-day international and It is their eighth highest total in World Cups. Lahiru Thirimanne became the ninth Sri Lankan batsman to score a hundred against England in One-day internationals. Lahiru Thirimanne became the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to score a century in World Cups. Lahiru Thirimanne's unbeaten 139 was his highest score for Sri Lanka in One-day international, It is the third highest-score by an Sri Lankan batsman against England in ODIs and the fourth highest score by an Sri Lankan batsman in World Cups. This is the 14th instance of Sri Lanka's two batsmen were scores of hundred or more runs in their innings in One-day internationals, This is the third such instance of Sri Lanka's two batsman scores of hundred or more runs against England in ODIs and This is the Sri Lanka's fourth such instance in World Cups.

England scored 306-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Joe Root hammered a 121 off 108-balls - which was his 4th ODI hundred & his second century against Sri Lanka in ODIs and also his first ODI hundred in World Cups - including 14-fours and 2-sixes.

Ian Bell 49 off 54-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century included seven boundaries, Jos Buttler hammered a 39 off 19-balls with 6-fours and a six.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga and Suranga Lakmal each took one wickets.

Sri Lanka chased 312-1 in 47.2 overs with top scorer by Lahiru Thirimanne scored a unbeaten 139 off 143-balls  - who scored his 4th ODI hundred & his first century against England in ODIs and his including 13-fours and 2-sixes.

Kumar Sangakkara 117 not out - which was his 23rd ODI hundred and Tillakaratne Dilshan struck 44 off 55-balls included four-fours and two-sixes.

England best bowler by Moeen Ali took one wicket for 50-runs from 10 overs.

Kumar Sangakkara named Player of the match for his majestic batting performance to scored unbeaten 117-runs knocked off 86-balls including 11-fours and 2-sixes with strike rate of 136.04.

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