The Sri Lankan cricket team warmed up in style for the World Cup quarter-finals with a thumping 112-run victory over New Zealand in their final Group A match in Mumbai.
The win catapulted the co-hosts, who were playing away from home for the first time in the tournament, to the top of the group but their final position will be determined only after Saturday's match between Australia and Pakistan.
Captain Kumar Sangakkara (111) scored his maiden World Cup century to rescue his team after some early jitters and set New Zealand a 266-run target.
But the Sri Lankan spinners, led by the wily Muttiah Muralitharan (4-25), never allowed the New Zealand batsmen to stage a fitting reply and skittled them for 153 in 35 overs.
The Black Caps are now likely to finish third in the group and face co-hosts India in the final eight.
