Joe Root

SL haul easy 9-wicket victory

Sri Lanka today hauled an easy nine-wicket victory against England in the 22nd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. While answering to England's 309 runs, the Lankan top-orders -- Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara -- plied their innings to the end by scoring unbeaten 139 and 117 runs respectively. Sangakkara was given the Player of the Match award for scoring his sensible ton spending 113 balls.
1 March 2015, 02:26 AM