article_snippet: In what proved to be Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene
article_snippet: After Rangana Herath was ruled out for rest of the tournament, Tharindu Kaushal became only the second player ever to make Tharindu Kaushal one-day international debut in a World Cup match as Tharindu Kaushal took Tharindu Kaushal place.
article_snippet: And fellow opener Tilakaratne Dilshan fell for a duck as fellow opener Tilakaratne Dilshan edged a sharp Dale Steyn delivery that was caught by Faf du Plessis at slip, despite the ball dying on Dale Steyn.
article_snippet: Despite having four consecutive hundreds to Lahiru Thirimanne name coming into the match, Sangakkara looked more like a player terribly out of touch and searching for runs.
article_snippet: Having taken 16 balls to score Sangakkara first run, it took 42 to hit Sangakkara first boundary as the South Africans pushed for further breakthroughs.
article_snippet: Sangakkara, in Sangakkara last ODI match for Sangakkara country, attempts to hold the inning together as wickets fall .
article_snippet: Also in Sangakkara final World Cup match, Sangakkara fell cheaply to the South African spinner for four .
article_snippet: Sangakkara trudges off the Sydney Cricket Ground after Faf du Plessis took the catch from Tahir's bowling .
article_snippet: Sangakkara incredible form continued as the Sri Lankan veteran got off to another top start .
article_snippet: But after three successive hundreds at World Cup, Morne Morkel ended Morne Morkel innings on 45 off 96 balls .
article_snippet: But having made just four off 16 balls, Sangakkara walked off the cricket field for the last time in Sangakkara career as Tahir had Sangakkara caught at short midwicket.
article_snippet: A poor shot from Matthews, after Sangakkara looked set, as Sangakkara tried to whip a flighted delivery from outside off through midwicket was the 30-year-old’s first scalp from the last ball of Sangakkara eighth over.
article_snippet: Nuwan Kulasekara walked after the thinnest of edges was caught by De Kock before debutant Kaushal tried to play around the ball and was trapped plumb in front.
article_snippet: With De Kock’s batting partners deserting Nuwan Kulasekara the left-hander attempted to open up but having made 45 Nuwan Kulasekara holed out to deep mid-wicket off Morne Morkel.
highlights_snippet: Kumar Sangakkara was out for 45 in Kumar Sangakkara final ODI for Sri Lanka .
  