Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot during a compare opposite New Zealand in a World crater 2011 contest during a Wankhede track in Mumbai. Sangakkara led from a front to strike a excellent 111 as Sri Lanka posted 265-9 in a World Cup strife opposite New Zealand that was injured by an tasteless locate controversy.
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MUMBAI (AFP) – Kumar Sangakkara led from a front to strike a excellent 111 as Sri Lanka posted 265-9 in Friday’s World Cup strife opposite New Zealand that was injured by an tasteless locate controversy.
The Sri Lankan skipper additionally put upon 145 runs for a third wicket with his emissary Mahela Jayawardene (66) to lift his group out of early difficulty in a day-night compare during a Wankhede Stadium.
The dual teams have already done it to a quarter-finals as well as a outcome of this diversion will establish their last Group A positions.
Sri Lanka mislaid opener Upul Tharanga early when he was run out in a third over after Sangakkara won a toss as well as inaugurated to bat in prohibited as well as wet conditions.
Tharanga corroborated up as well distant as well as Tim Southee (3-63) managed to get his palm to a true expostulate from Tillakaratne Dilshan prior to a round rolled upon to strike a stumps.
Dilshan followed his partner to a pavilion soon, lobbing a elementary locate to Jacob Oram off Southee whilst perplexing to go for an desirous shot upon a leg side, plunging Sri Lanka to 19-2.
Jayawardene got inextricable in a debate early in his innings.
The former captain attempted to fool around a defensive shot in a 24th over opposite off-spinner Nathan McCullum though finished up chipping a round behind to a bowler.
McCullum dived as well as managed to get his right palm underneath a round to top what looked similar to a overwhelming effort.
But even as McCullum pennyless in to a celebration, TV referee Amish Saheba was called in as well as he ruled it not out.
A mad McCullum as well as Kiwi skipper Ross Taylor in a huff protested a preference with on-field referee Asad Rauf.
Jayawardene, afterwards upon 26, strike 6 fours in a forbidding 90-ball innings prior to being adjudged trapped leg prior to off Southee, a preference he asked to be reviewed though in vain.
Sangakkara played a captain’s innings, racing to his 11th century as well as completing 9,000 one-day general runs in a process, a fourth Sri Lankan player to a mark.
This was Sangakkara’s initial three-figure measure in 63 innings, carrying left but a ton given Jun 2008.
He was bowled by McCullum in a 42nd over after confronting 128 balls as well as attack twelve fours as well as dual sixes.
Angelo Mathews supposing a late procedure to a innings with an dominant 41 off 35 balls.
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