their bowling in the closing stages of the innings.
“Our concern is our death bowling. We bowled the first 35 very good, but not so in the last 15 overs,” he said. “We couldn’t get any wickets and we leaked runs.”
The 37-year-old Sangakkara, who is expected to retire from international cricket after the World Cup, joined Adam Gilchrist on 472 dismissals as a wicketkeeper when he caught opening batsman Martin Guptill for 28 off Thisara Perera.
Score Board
New Zealand won toss
New Zealand
M J Guptill c Sangakkara b Perera 28
*B B McCullum c Perera b Prasad 0
K S Williamson run out 97
L R P L Taylor lbw b Dilshan 96
C J Anderson c Perera b Herath 40
†L Ronchi c Karunaratne b Prasad 13
G D Elliott not out 21
D L Vettori run out 3
K D Mills run out 0
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 9) 17
Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 315
Did not bat: T A Boult, M J McClenaghan
Fall: 1-0, 2-59, 3-176, 4-254, 5-281, 6-292, 7-312, 8-315
Bowling: Lakmal 7-1-31-0(1w); Prasad 10-0-59-2(4w); Herath 10-1-45-1; T Perera 10-0-86-1(3w); A Mendis 5-0-27-0; Thirimanne 2-0-17-0; Dilshan 6-0-42-1(1w)
Sri Lanka
*H D R L Thirimanne c Ronchi b McClenaghan 29
T M Dilshan c Ronchi b Anderson 21
†K C Sangakkara c Vettori b Boult 81
D P M D Jayawardene c B McCullum b Anderson 9
F D M Karunaratne c Mills b Anderson 26
L D Chandimal run out 9
B M A J Mendis run out 3
N L T C Perera lbw b Anderson 2
K T G D Prasad run out 2
H M R K B Herath not out 1
R A S Lakmal c Guptill b McClenaghan 3
Extras (lb 2, w 6, nb 1) 9
Total (all out; 40.3 overs) 195
Fall: 1-56, 2-61, 3-82, 4-146, 5-158, 6-168, 7-171, 8-189, 9-191, 10-195
Bowling: Mills 6-0-29-0 (1w); Boult 8-2-31-1 (3w); Anderson 10-0-52-4 (1w); McClenaghan 4.3-1-29-2 (1nb, 1w); Vettori 8-1-22-0; Williamson 2-0-18-0; Elliott 2-0-12-0
Result: New Zealand won by 120 runs
Series: New Zealand led the 7-match series 4-1
Man of the Match: C J Anderson (New Zealand)
Umpires: M A Gough (England) and D J Walker. TV umpire: R J Tucker (Australia). Match referee: J Srinath (India)