Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed 144 before taking 4-4 to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 139 runs and reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
Together with Upul Tharanga opens his compatriot, wwho hit a career-best 133, Dilshan put on a new World Cup opening stand 282 to guide Sri Lanka to an impressive 327-6 before a packed crowd at 30,000 crowd at Pallekele stage.
Zimbabwe had an answer struggling with Brendon Taylor (80) and Regis Chakabva (35) to a great start of implementation of 116 before the entrance collapsed, losing their last nine windows last just 63 runs.
Dilshan, who surpassed his previous best of 4-29 against India in Dambulla in 2005 also became the 11th all rounder, and one in Sri Lanka behind Sanath Jayasuriya behind to score a hundred and take four wickets in an ODI.
The result meant Sri Lanka, which has seven points in five games, has become the first side to enter the last eight.
New Zealand, with six points from four matches, Pakistan (six from four) and defending champions Australia (from five to three) are almost certain to fill the remaining three qualifying places in the group.
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