article_snippet: Cricket World Cup Highlights: England vs Sri Lanka .
article_snippet: Kumar Sangakkara (centre) hit 117 not out and, alongside Lahiru Thirimanne, put England to the sword .
article_snippet: Eoin Morgan's side never got going in both of those games, but after Joe Root's career-best 121 had put England in the box seat at the half-way stage, the bowlers posed little threat as Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara (centre) embarked on an unbeaten 212-run stand to coast home with 16 balls in hand. '
article_snippet: Thirimanne (left) and Kumar Sangakkara (centre) helped Sri Lanka to a comfortable win over England in New Zealand .
article_snippet: Thirimanne plays a shot on the way to scoring a century as Sri Lanka made light work of England's bowlers .
article_snippet: Root celebrates  after reaching a century against Sri Lanka, but it wasn't enough to secure a win for England .
article_snippet: The Sri Lanka openers then put on a century stand to pave the way for a chase that easily broke the previous record at the ground - 254 for four achieved by South Africa against New Zealand three years ago. '
highlights_snippet: Sri Lanka beat England by nine wickets at the Cricket World Cup .
  