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Sangakara’s match winning century, Sri lanka beat England

London: Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara’s unbeaten knock of 134 against England in the must-win Champions Trophy group match as one of the best innings of his career.

“We had to play well at the start, see off Jimmy Anderson but Mahela played really well and we got on top of it. Kulasekara took the pressure off me and those two big overs, off Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, were decisive,” said Sangakkara.

Sangakkara, who was adjudged man-of-the-match, said his side would now focus on beating Australia in their last Group A match to book a berth in the semifinals.

“That’s the Champions Trophy for you, the pressure is on, players aspire to play in it. I’m pleased to have done well today. We’ve got to win another one, the Aussies are a tough outfit so we’ll have to prepare well,” Sangakkara said.

Captain Angelo Mathews was all praise for Sangakkara for his match-winning knock.

“We needed this win, to be honest. We started confidently and the bowlers were really good in the middle overs, we just had one go for 20 runs near the end,” he said.

 

 

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