KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 139 runs to breeze into the quarter-finals but Tillakaratne Dilshan, architect of the victory, narrowly missed a rare milestone in the World Cup Group A match yesterday.
Dilshan (144) dominated his 282-run partnership, the highest opening stand in a World Cup, with Upul Tharanga (133) at the Pallekele Stadium.
The flamboyant cricketer (4-4) then returned to