Sri Lanka vs. Scotland: Highlights, Scorecard, Report from Cricket World Cup

Kumar Sangakkara stole the show as Sri Lanka powered past Scotland at the Cricket World Cup.

Sri Lanka had already qualified for the quarter-finals before the game with Scotland, but they had a higher position in the pool—and with it a more favourable draw—to play for.

Batting first, Sangakkara racked up his fourth ODI century in a row—a record—and supported by a ton from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka posted 363 for 9.

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Congratulations to @KumarSanga2 for making history today in Hobart WATCH http://t.co/4T2AbbwqmM #SLvSCO #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/4i9hJ5gW2u

— ICC (@ICC) March 11, 2015"

It was a total that was always going to prove beyond Scotland, and the Associate Nation were all out for 215.

Scotland started well with the ball as Alasdair Evans claimed the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne.

Any Scotland celebrations were soon snuffed out, as Dilshan and Sangakkara feasted on what was served up to them.

In a partnership of 195, both Dilshan and Sangakkara notched up centuries.

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WATCH: Kumar Sangakkara brings up his fourth consecutive World Cup century. #CWC15 #fireitup http://t.co/NImqHlJgcC

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 11, 2015"

Josh Davey can head back home with his head held high, as he can tell his family in years to come that he took the prize scalps of Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene and Sangakkara in quick succession.

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Davey's done it! He gets rid of both Jayawardene and Sangakkara to become the leading wicket-taker at #CWC15! #SLvSCO pic.twitter.com/vf2xyUXCQC

— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 11, 2015"

The closing overs were a mixture of the sublime and the ridiculous for Sri Lanka. With a clear feeling that the Sri Lankans felt they had enough on the board, their middle and lower order attempted to smash every ball out of the park.

Skipper Angelo Mathews hit four successive sixes in a 21-ball 51, but he departed when going for a fifth in a row.

Sri Lanka were in danger of being bowled out inside the 50 overs, but Nuwan Kulasekara and Dushmantha Chameera took them to 363 for 9.

Batsmen	How Out	Runs	Minutes	Balls
HDRL Thirimanne	c Mommsen b Evans	4	20	21
TM Dilshan	c MacLeod b Davey	104	144	99
KC Sangakkara†	c †Cross b Davey	124	138	95
DPMD Jayawardene	c MacLeod b Davey	2	13	6
AD Mathews*	c Coleman b Machan	51	31	21
MDKJ Perera	c MacLeod b Taylor	24	16	13
NLTC Perera	c Coleman b Berrington	7	16	11
S Prasanna	c Coleman b Evans	3	7	5
KMDN Kulasekara	not out	18	26	17
SL Malinga	c Leask b Berrington	1	6	3
PVD Chameera	not out	12	16	9
Extras	(lb 3, w 10)	13
Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	363
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
RML Taylor	10	0	46	1
AC Evans	10	0	72	2
JH Davey	8	0	63	3
RD Berrington	6.1	0	31	2
MA Leask	7	0	63	0
KJ Coetzer	4.5	0	39	0
MW Machan	4	0	46	1

Scotland were desperate for a solid start. They did not get it. Off the second ball of the innings, Kyle Coetzer was undone by a lack of pace from Lasith Malinga and offered a simple return catch to the bowler.

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There you go, Lasith. http://t.co/CBmJ12pVke #SLvSCO #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/58ym3IlJkb

— FOX SPORTS Cricket (@FOXCricketLive) March 11, 2015"

Preston Mommsen and Freddie Coleman set about rebuilding the innings after three quick wickets had set Scotland back. The pair put on 118, each making half-centuries, at a brisk rate.

But as brisk as they were scoring, it was not enough and they both fell when attempting to step up the pace.

The Scotland tail was exposed and it did not wag as they were bundled out for 215 in 43.1 overs as Sri Lanka won by 148 runs.

Batsmen	How Out	Runs	Minutes	Balls
KJ Coetzer	c & b Malinga	0		2
CS MacLeod	b Kulasekara	11		21
MW Machan	lbw b Dilshan	19		31
PL Mommsen*	c Thirimanne b NLTC Perera	60		75
FRJ Coleman	c NLTC Perera b Kulasekara	70		74
RD Berrington	c Kulasekara b Chameera	29		22
MA Leask	c †Sangakkara b Kulasekara	2		7
MH Cross†	c †Sangakkara b Chameera	7		10
RML Taylor	c NLTC Perera b Malinga	3		6
JH Davey	c Thirimanne b Chameera	4		7
AC Evans	not out	1		5
Extras	(lb 2, w 6, nb 1)	9
Total	(all out 43.1 overs)	215
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
SL Malinga	9	0	29	2
KMDN Kulasekara	7	0	20	3
NLTC Perera	7	0	41	1
TM Dilshan	5	0	15	1
S Prasanna	8	0	57	0
PVD Chameera	7.1	0	51	3

Sri Lanka complete their pool phase with four wins and two defeats and will finish in third place if Bangladesh fail to beat New Zealand and Australia defeat Scotland.

That would mean a likely quarter-final with South Africa who finish their group campaign against the UAE on Thursday.