By IANS
Johannesburg : World Cup finalists Sri Lanka thrashed Kenya by a record 172-run margin in a Group C match of the Twenty20 World Championships cricket here Friday.
Sanath Jayasuriya was the star of the win as he hammered a 44-ball 88 (11x4s, 4x6s) to help Sri Lanka reach 260 for six wickets in their stipulated 20 overs – the highest total in international Twenty20 competition — after Kenya captain Steve Tikolo won the toss and asked the opponents to bat first.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene smashed 65 off just 27 balls (9x4s, 2x6s).
For Kenya, Jimmy Kamande was the most successful bowler with three wickets for 48 runs in his four overs.
In reply, Kenya managed just the number of Jayasuriya alone scored, 88. The African team was bundled out in 19.3 overs at the New Wanderers Stadium.
Three Sri Lankan bowlers – Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga and Tillakaratne Dilshan – took two wickets apiece.
In a match where several records were broken, Jehan Mubarak (46 off 13 balls, 3x4s, 5x6s) and Jayawardene came close to scoring the fastest half-centuries.
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka vs. Kenya, Twenty20 World Championship, at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga b Odoyo 10
Sanath Jayasuriya c sub (Tony Suji) b Odhiambo 88
Kumar Sangakkara b Kamande 30
Mahela Jayawardene lbw b Kamande 65
Chaminda Silva run out (Collis Obuya/Ouma) 5
Tillakaratne Dilshan b Kamande 3
Jehan Mubarak not out 46
Gayan Wijekoon not out 1
Extras: (leg byes 2, wides 8, no balls 2) 12
Total: (for six wickets in 20 overs) 260
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Tharanga, 2.6 overs), 2-94 (Sangakkara, 9.3), 3-181 (Jayasuriya, 14.2), 4-194 (Silva, 15.6), 5-212 (Jayawardene, 17.2), 6-215 (Dilshan, 17.6)
Bowling:
Thomas Odoyo 3 0 14 1 (1w)
Peter Ongondo 4 0 53 0 (1nb)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 4 0 57 1 (2w)
Lameck Onyango 4 0 61 0
Jimmy Kamande 4 0 48 3 (1w)
Steve Tikolo 1 0 25 0 (1nb, 1w)
Kenya:
Maurice Ouma lbw b Vaas 0
David Obuya run out (Jayasuriya/Wijekoon) 31
Nehemiah Odhiambo b Vaas 5
Tanmay Mishra st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 16
Steve Tikolo c Jayawardene b Malinga 4
Collins Obuya c & b Malinga 2
Alex Obanda lbw b Wijekoon 7
Jimmy Kamande not out 6
Peter Ongondo c Jayawardene b Dilshan 3
Thomas Odoyo absent hurt
Extras: (w 10) 10
Total: (for nine wickets in 19.3 overs) 88
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ouma, 0.3 overs), 2-20 (Odhiambo, 2.6), 3-42 (Mishra, 9.1), 4-47 (Tikolo, 10.1), 5-50 (C.O. Obuya, 10.4), 6-66 (D.O. Obuya, 14.3), 7-83 (Obanda, 18.2), 8-88 (Ongondo, 19.3)
Bowling:
Chaminda Vaas 4 1 15 2
Dilhara Fernando 3 0 23 0 (5w)
Sanath Jayasuriya 3 0 9 1
Lasith Malinga 3 0 13 2 4.33 (1w)
Chamara Silva 2 0 12 0
Gayan Wijekoon 3 0 12 1
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1.3 0 4 1
Result: Sri Lanka won by 172 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2
Toss: Kenya (chose to bowl)
Man of the Match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Nigel Llong (England)
TV umpire: Mark Benson (England)
Match referee: Chris Broad (England)