Colombo: Tilikaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga slammed tons as Sri Lanka thumped England by 10 wickets at R Premadasa Stadium to enter World Cup semifinal.
Now they will play against New Zealand at the same venue on Tuesday in the first semi-final.
England won the toss and chose to bat. Jonathan Trott’s stubborn 86 provided the spine as England battled to a seemingly competitive total of 229-6. Eoin Morgan scored 50, Ravi Bopara 31 and Ian Bell 25.
Murlitharn grabbed two wickets while Malinga, Dilshan, Matthews and Mendis took one each.
Tharanga and Dilshan made quick progress in the run-chase to take the game away from England. Tharanga made 102 off 122 deliveries while Dilshan scored 108 off 115 balls. Sri Lanka achieved the target with 63 balls remaining.
Dilshan was declared man of the match.
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