Sri Lanka first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup . Co-hosts defeated minnows Zimbabwe by 139 runs in front of home crowd in Kandy . Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga both make centuries and share a record stand of 282 . - Tharanga was the first to fall near the end of the 45th over , becoming the first of four victims for fast bowler Chris Mpofu , and Zimbabwe did well to restrict the 1996 champions to just another 45 runs from the final five overs . The ICC announces that it will hold its next meeting on November 5 at Harare International Stadium, Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup . Co-hosts defeated minnows Zimbabwe by 139 runs in front of home crowd in Kandy . Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga both make centuries and share a record stand of 282 . - The ICC announces that it will hold its next meeting on November 5 at Harare International Stadium, Zimbabwe.