COLOMBO – Sri Lanka thrashed Kenya by 9 wickets. Openers, Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan, started the 143-run chase in a brutal way smashing Kenyan bowlers all over the park. They just lost Dilshan after scoring 44 runs off just 30 balls before reaching trivial target. Kumar Sangakkara (27 runs off 24 balls) joined Tharanga (67 runs off 59 balls) in the same fashion and finished the game in just 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first. Kenyan innings wrapped up for paltry 142 courtesy to half centuries by Obuya brothers. Collins Obuya scored 52 off 100 balls; while David Obuya made 51 runs off 106 balls. No other batsman succeeded to enter into double figure score.
Lasith Malinga picked up six wickets including a hat-trick; which is his second hat-trick of the career and world cups as well. He has done the same with South African team; where he picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls. Malinga picked up three out of total six wickets in his 8th over.
This is the second hat-trick of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011; as Kemar Roach has done the same the other night against Netherlands picking up last three wickets on three successive deliveries.
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