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Sri Lanka were in record-breaking mood as they beat Kenya by 172 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup mismatch in Johannesburg on Friday.

Sri Lanka were in record-breaking mood as they beat Kenya by 172 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup mismatch in Johannesburg on Friday.

After their batsmen had hammered the Kenyan bowlers by amassing a record Twenty20 score of 260 for six, their attack ensured the Africans8217; reply had the tone of a Test match innings as they crawled to 88 for nine in 19.3 overs. Thomas Odoyo was injured and could not bat. Left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas took two for 15 in his four overs with the new ball and Lasith Malinga looked in fine form with two for 13.

Sri Lanka8217;s winning margin is the biggest in Twenty20 internationals, beating England8217;s 100-run victory over Australia in Southampton in 2005.

The Sri Lankans plundered 30 fours and 11 sixes in a brutal run-fest that crushed Australia8217;s record score of 221 for five against England in Sydney earlier this year. They lost opener Upul Tharanga for 10 and meandered to 19 for one in the first three overs after being sent in to bat. But Sanath Jayasuriya 88 and Kumar Sangakkara 30 then showed their liking for the Kenyan bowling with a second-wicket stand of 75 off 41 deliveries.

SCOREBOARD

Sri Lanka: W Tharanga b Odoyo 10, S Jayasuriya c sub b Odhiambo 88, K Sangakkara b Kamande 30, M Jayawardene lbw Kamande 65, L Silva run out 5, T Dilshan b Kamande 3, J Mubarak not out 46, G Wijekoon not out 1

Extras lb2, w8, nb2: 12; Total for 6 wkts, 20 overs: 260

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-94, 3-181, 4-194, 5-212, 6-215

Bowling: Odoyo 3-0-14-1, Ongondo 4-0-53-0, Odhiambo 4-0-57-1, Onyango 4-0-61-0, Kamande 4-0-48-3, Tikolo 1-0-25-0

Kenya: M Ouma lbw Vaas 0, D Obuya st Sangakkara b Dilshan 32, N Odhiambo b Vaas 5, T Mishra st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 16, S Tikolo c Jayawardene b Malinga 4, C Obuya c038;b Malinga 2, A Obanda run out 6, J Kamande lbw Wijekoon 6, P Ongondo c Jayawardene b Dilshan 3, L Onyango not out 4

Extras w10: 10; Total for 9 wkts, 19.3 overs: 88

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Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-20, 3-42, 4-47, 5-50, 6-66, 7-81, 8-83, 9-88

Bowling: Vaas 4-1-15-2, Fernando 3-0-23-0, Jayasuriya 3-0-9-1, Malinga 3-0-13-2, Silva 2-0-12-0, Wijekoon 3-0-12-1, Dilshan 1.3-0-4-2

Result: Sri Lanka win by 172 runs

Man of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka