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Sangakkara and Thirimanne bury England

01-Mar-2015

Ian Bell gave England a brisk start, England v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington, March 1, 2015

Angelo Mathews applied the brakes on the innings when he dismissed Moeen Ali for 15 in the 10th over•Associated Press

Three overs later, Gary Ballance popped a return catch to Tillakaratne Dilshan and England were 71 for 2•Associated Press

Bell tried to break the shackles, but chopped Suranga Lakmal back on to the stumps for 49•Getty Images

Joe Root, though, rebuilt the innings, before picking away the big hits•AFP

He added 98 for the fifth wicket with an equally busy partner in James Taylor•Getty Images

Joe Root, who was dropped by Mahela Jayawardene on 2, went on to become the youngest England centurion in World Cups•Getty Images

England were dealt a double blow when Root and Taylor departed in successive overs, but Jos Buttler took the total 309•AFP

Sri Lanka's chase had a solid platform with Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lahiru Thirimanne putting on a 100-run opening partnership•Getty Images

Dilshan lobbed Moeen Ali to short midwicket in the 19th over, but it hardly slowed Sri Lanka's charge•Getty Images

Thirimanne, who was reprieved by Root on 3, brought up his fourth century•AFP

Sangakkara sped to his own ton off 70 balls - his fastest - bettering his 73-ball effort against Bangladesh in his previous ODI•Getty Images

They reeled off 212 in 28. 2 overs as Sri Lanka recorded their second 300-plus chase in World Cups•Getty Images

With three losses from four games, England have plenty to ponder.•Getty Images

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