Sri Lanka skipper praises Dilshan, Murali

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara praised 'magic' teammate Tillakaratne Dilshan and "champion" Muttiah Muralitharan for firing his team into the World Cup quarterfinals.

Man-of-the-match Dilshan scored 144 runs off 131 balls as part of an opening stand of 282 with Upul Tharanga, Helping his side to a Challenging 327 / 6 against Zimbabwe in Pallekele.

When Sangakkara threw him the ball in the Zimbabwe innings, Dilshan Returned the astonishing figures of 4 / 4, only missing out on a hat-trick Mahela Jayawardene Because regulates a dropped chance at slip.

Muralitharan, playing his final match in front of his home fans in Kandy before his international retirement, broke Zimbabwe's dangerous opening partnership, dismissing Chakabva Regis (35).