Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene raises his bat to a throng after scoring a century (100 runs) during a World Cup Group A compare opposite Canada in Hambantota upon Sunday. The maestro batsman dejected a stimulating century as Sri Lanka dejected Canada by 210 runs
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene dejected a stimulating century as Sri Lanka dejected Canada by 210 runs in their opening World Cup compare during Mahinda Rajapakse Stadium upon Sunday.
The 33-year-old scored his ton off 80 balls for his 13th one-day hundred, as well as a fourth fastest in World Cup history, that increased his team’s sum to 332-7, many to a delight of a sell-out 35,000 crowd.
New-ball bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara (3-16) as well as Thisara Prerea (3-24) sum to gold Canada out for 122 in 36.5 overs.
The lop-sided competition would have since weight to a International Cricket Council’s preference to shorten a subsequent World Cup — to be co-hosted by Australia as well as New Zealand in 2015 — to a tip 10 teams, reduction teenager nations.
Earlier in a day New Zealand had mauled Kenya by 10 wickets in Chennai, after bowling out Kenya for usually 69.
Canada, who betrothed many by putting up a intrepid quarrel opposite England during their 16-run better in a warm-up final week, found a co-hosts as well difficult to hoop in a Group A clash.
“The genuine star was Mahela Jayawardene,” pronounced Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara.
“Once you got a substructure as well as that reduction you were means to launch as well as go over 300.”
Canada captain Asish Bagai certified chasing such a outrageous aim was regularly starting to be a difficult proposition.
“Two world-class players took a diversion divided from us as well as 330 was regularly starting to be a difficult ask,” he said.
Canada cricketer Harvir Baidwan (right) as well as teammate John Davison (left) applaud a exclusion of Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews during a World Cup Group A in Hambantota upon Sunday. Veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene dejected a stimulating century as Sri Lanka dejected Canada by 210 runs.
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Sangakkara churned up his bowling options as Canada mislaid wickets during unchanging intervals once their many gifted batsman John Davison had been bowled off Perera’s initial smoothness of a second over.
Hard-hitting Rizwan Cheema top-scored with 37, together with dual sixes off universe jot down wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan, whilst skipper Ashish Bagai, with 22, showed a little resistance.
Jayawardene had laid a substructure for Sri Lanka’s sum with an useful third wicket partnership of 179 with Sangakkara, who done 92.
Jayawardene as well as Sangakkara built upon a height set by opener Tillakaratne Dilshan (50) after Sri Lanka won a toss during this latest belligerent that became a 177th one-day venue.
Jayawardene finished his hundred with a singular off spinner Davison after confronting usually 80 deliveries – a fastest by a Sri Lankan in a World Cup, violence Sanath Jayasuriya’s 85-ball ton opposite Bangladesh during Port of Spain 4 years ago.
But Davison discharged him in a same over, held during reduced fine-leg after Jayawardene had strike 9 bounds as well as a six.
Sri Lanka mislaid a cluster of wickets in a genocide overs, though Angelo Mathews (21) as well as Thilan Samarwaweera (18 not out) ensured they got past 300.
Dilshan (50) as well as Upul Tharanga put upon a discerning 63 for a initial wicket by a 12th over prior to a confusion in between a dual sent Tharanga back, run out for 19.
Dilshan fell usually after scoring his third World Cup half-century, holing out during low cover to Davison after conflict 8 bounds off 59 deliveries.
It was afterwards left to Jayawardene as well as Sangakkara to retaliate a untimely Canadian attack, burned out by an damage to spearhead Henry Osinde who walked off a margin due to a injure leg tendon complaint after bowling usually thirteen balls.
Jayawardene, who survived dual held during a back of mention appeals opposite spinner Jimmy Hansra, upped a dash by conflict a same bowler for a initial 6 during this ground.
He afterwards clobbered 4 bounds in unbroken overs from Davison, though a maestro Canadian pennyless a partnership by carrying Sangakkara held as well as bowled.
Sangakkara strike 7 fours as well as a 6 during his 87-ball knock.
Sri Lanka right away face Pakistan in their second compare upon Feb 26. Pakistan fool around Kenya here upon Wednesday.
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