Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Match Day

2644dThe Report by Brydon Coverdale

Sangakkara, Dilshan tons set up big win

At Bellerive Oval, Kumar Sangakkara became the first man in ODI history to score centuries in four consecutive innings, and together with Tillakaratne Dilshan ensured a comfortable win over Scotland

2644dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Hobart

Sri Lanka's local hero

They have a trio of big names to bolster their batting but Lasith Malinga is the kid on the beach who wins Sri Lanka games

2644dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Hobart

SL play down Mathews fitness concerns

Sri Lanka have played down concerns about Angelo Mathews' Achilles pain and said that Rangana Herath was likely to be fit for the quarter-final in Sydney on March 18

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Haq sent home by Scotland

Scotland have sent Majid Haq, their most-capped player and leading wicket-taker, home from the World Cup after a breach of discipline

3136dTharindu Vishwanath

Ageing like wine Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara's record-breaking performances and spectators offering kotthamalli to players were just some of the fun moments from the Sri Lanka-Scotland match

2644dESPNcricinfo staff

Kumar Sangakkara hits record fourth successive ODI ton

Kumar Sangakkara became the first man in ODI history to score centuries in four consecutive innings, and together with Tillakaratne Dilshan ensured Sri Lanka thrashed Scotland by a massive 148-run margin their World Cup 2015 Group A match in Hobart on Wed

2644dBrydon Coverdale in Hobart

Spirited Scotland upbeat for big matches

Qualification for the quarter-finals is a dream that has now disappeared, but the goal of winning a World Cup match for the first time remains for Scotland

2644dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Hobart

Sangakkara 2.0 makes final upgrade

Across the years, with his father's help, Kumar Sangakkara has through tireless refinement, devised one of the most efficient all-format, all-condition techniques of all time

2644dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Hobart

Two legends in two balls

Plays of the day from the Group A match between Sri Lanka and Scotland

Do batsmen hunt in pairs?

3

Instances of two Scotland batsmen making 50+ scores each in an ODI against a Test-nation. This is the third.

Rubbing it in

363

Runs scored by Sri Lanka, the highest by any team in an ODI against Scotland.

Will 10 Catches win Match?

5

Instances of all 10 batsmen being caught in a World Cup match. All nine of Sri Lanka's batsmen have been caught so far.

Four in One

1

Number of batsmen who have scored 4 hundreds in a single World Cup; Sangakkara is the only one.

Stitching them together

4

Number of consecutive hundreds for Kumar Sangakkara. This has never previously been done in an ODI.

Just can't win

0-22

Scotland’s win-loss record in ODIs against the ten Test sides. Their current World Cup win-loss record is 0-12.