Kumar Sangakkara dismissed talk of prolonging his one-day international career after becoming the first man to hit centuries in four consecutive ODIs as Sri Lanka swept aside Scotland . The 37-year-old is due to retire from the 50-over game following the World Cup , but proved on Wednesday that he is still an elite performer at the top level with his 124 against Scotland following on from tons against Australia , England and Bangladesh . Sangakkara 's sublime knock helped his side hammer the minnows by 148 runs . He was instrumental in making 363-9 before the Scots were bowled out for 215 . Kumar Sangakkara celebrates after scoring a century for the fourth consecutive World Cup game . Sangakkara hit 124 from 95 balls against Scotland , the highest innings of the tournament so far . Freddie Coleman offered some resistance for Scotland but they were eventually soundly beaten . Calum MacLeod was bowled all ends up as Scotland could only muster 215 in response to Sri Lanka . Next week 's quarter-final could therefore be his final ODI outing but , despite his prolific form , Sangakkara insists he will not play on after the tournament Down Under . 'It is never about whether you can play or not , ' he told the BBC 's Test Match Special . 'Retirement is not about form , it is about time and place and whether it feels right . ' The wicketkeeper admitted in the post-match presentations following the 148-run win against the Scots that his body was finding it harder and harder to cope with the demands of modern cricket . 'It becomes hard , of course , now that I 'm 37 , ' he said . ' I get a bit slower , the joints start creaking and aching . ' I 'm pretty happy that I 'm still playing , I consider myself pretty lucky to be part of such a good side . 'When everything is going well , things look bright . ' Sangakkara has scored 14,189 runs in 403 one-day internationals , adding 12,203 in 130 Test matches in a near 15-year international career . After beginning steadily , Sangakkara accelerated as Scotland struggled to contain him . He cleared the ropes four times and added 13 fours , reaching his ton with a prod through third man . He eventually fell edging Josh Davey to wicket-keeper Matthew Cross . Angelo Mathews plundered 51 from 21 balls down the innings , including sixes from each of the four deliveries he faced immediately before being dismissed when going for another maximum - caught just inside the ropes by Freddie Coleman off the final ball of Matt Machan 's costly fourth and final over . The 37-year-old also hit 100 against Bangladesh , Australia and England earlier in the tournament . Sangakkara ( left ) and batting partner Tillakaratne Dilshan ( right ) make a late run at the Bellerive Oval ground .
Kumar Sangakkara 's ton against England has seen him make history . He has scored successive centuries in four World Cup games . He scored 124 from 95 balls , the highest innings of the tournament so far . The 37-year-old also hit 100 against Bangladesh , Australia and Scotland .