Gyaan Raja
Rajesh Nimbunkar
<h1>Sri Lanka Easy Victory After Sanga, Dilshan Tons</h1>
Scotland stays winless in three editions of the World Cup after 148-run out, Lahiru Thirimanne batted as though he had recently woken up from a bad dream, the white cricket ball treated with suspicious dread, if not a bit fear. Furthermore it wasn't as though the ball was doing an awesome arrangement – a tad bit of development, a tad bit of ricochet. Nothing undue or disturbing.
Indeed as Tillakaratne Dilshan appeared to be amidst a net session, Thirimanne seemed brazen and dubious. Alasdair Evans helped Thirimanne out by having him gotten at second slip and putting him out of his hopelessness; Evans had, notwithstanding, done his group no favors at all by subsequently proclaiming the landing amidst the man who can do no wrong right now.
The Bellerive Oval, barely populated as it might have been, was dealt with to an alternate masterclass from the expert specialist, as Sangakkara turned into the first batsman to score hundreds in four progressive One-Day International innings. The fundamental course was lavish, clearly, however no less tasty was the treat hurled by Dilshan, who grabbed his second hundred of the opposition.
This Pool A match had constantly undermined to be a somewhat of a no-challenge. Dilshan and Sangakkara, with a little assistance from Angelo Mathews, who tonked Matt Machan around, verified the script held valid; in spite of losing 4 for 10 amid a late-innings droop, Sri Lanka dashed to 363 for 9 against Scotland in its last class experience after Mathews won the throw.
Playing in its third ICC Cricket World Cup, Scotland had lost every one of the 12 recreations going before this one. There was minimal possibility of it rectifying that oddity on Wednesday (March 11) as it confronted the stiffest pursue in its ODI history. Sri Lanka cavorted home, however it didn't have things all its own specific manner.
Preston Mommsen at long last did equity to his notoriety and Freddie Coleman, one of three progressions for this amusement, played some eminent strokes so Scotland answered vivaciously. Anyhow, as the last six wickets tumbled for 53, the Scots plunged to 215, and overcome by 148 runs.
Dilshan was the first to 50, off 54 conveyances, and Sangakkara tailed him somewhat later, and slower – off 56. At that point, Sangakkara exchanged riggings. The fours streamed in a torrent, the sixes came when he so coveted. There were delightful back to front spread drives, particularly against the off-twist of Michael Leask, and peachy rolls over the top in the V off the quicks. Dilshan, sufficiently keen to comprehend and acknowledge that he was obviously eclipsed, played well inside himself.
Dilshan pipped Sangakkara to the century by one ball, however took 97 to the recent's 86. Davey represented Dilshan with the second legitimate conveyance of the Power Play to end a stand of 195 in only 179 – the two had likewise included 213* against Bangladesh and 130 against Australia beforehand – yet Sangakkara then lay into Evans with a six and four fours in an over that yielded 24. There was one ridiculous slap over point that arrived well past the rope, and two nervy scoops strolling over his stumps. Imaginative, however Sangakkara loaned even those strokes a touch of conventionality.
Sri Lanka was a long way from done. Mathews crushed four straight sixes over mid-wicket off Machan on some way or another to the joint second quickest fifty of this ICC Cricket World Cup, in 20 conveyances. In spite of a late whirlwind of wickets as MacLeod and Coleman held three gets each, Sri Lanka pounded 229 in the last 25 overs, Scotland well and genuinely batted out of the game.