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Mahela Jayawardene hit his 19th one-day international century to help Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by four wickets and avoid a major World Cup upset.

Asghar Stanikzai made 54 in a record 88-run partnership for the third wicket which lifted Afghanistan to 232 after being sent in to bat by Sri Lanka in their Cricket World Cup Pool A match on Sunday.

Sri Lanka get the chance to atone for their first up loss to New Zealand in the World Cup when they play tournament novices Afghanistan in Dunedin on Sunday.

Australia and New Zealand easily won the opening matches at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday in an ideal start for the tournament co-hosts. Still to come: 47 more games and six weeks of competition before the title is decided.

The wait is finally over, with co-hosts New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka in the first match of the 2015 World Cup. The Black Caps go into the tournament with an unusually large amount of expectation on their shoulders following a superb run of performances over the past few months.

New Zealand need only refer to their most recent match at a Cricket World Cup to realise the threat posed by Sri Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga.

Sri Lanka have called fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera into their World Cup squad as replacement for the injured Dhammika Prasad, Cricinfo reported on Monday.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews Sunday dismissed the notion that Sri Lanka were a one-man bowling attack, relying on pacer Lasith Malinga to carry his team’s bowling hopes.

Lasith Malinga is not 100 per cent fit but says he will play in the Cricket World Cup opener against New Zealand today.

Sri Lanka’s cricket squad will receive a bonus of almost $1 million from the Government if they win the 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand that starts next week.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat Thursday in the seventh limited-overs cricket international against New Zealand, which holds an unbeatable 4-1 lead in the seven-match series.

An innings of 94 from Mahela Jayawardene and 76 from Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka to reach 276 against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international at Nelson on Tuesday. […]

South Africa’s AB de Villiers hit the fastest century in one-day internationals on Sunday against the West Indies in Johannesburg. […]

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bowl Saturday in the third limited-overs cricket international against New Zealand at Eden Park. […]

English cricket county side Surrey Friday confirmed the signing of Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara. […]

Tillikaratane Dilshan eased to his 19th one-day international century to anchor his side to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second game of their seven-match series at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday. […]