England thrashed by Sri Lanka in World Cup in Wellington

World Cup Pool A, Wellington (Regional Stadium)

England 309-6 (50 overs): Root 121, Bell 49

Sri Lanka 312-1 (47.2 overs): Thirimanne 139*, Sangakkara 117*

Sri Lanka won by nine wickets Lahiru Thirimanne hit an unbeaten 139 and Kumar Sangakkara 117 not out to seal victory with 16 balls to spare. Earlier, Joe Root made 121 as England accelerated late on to post 309-6. But Sri Lanka showed that to be nowhere near enough and England will almost certainly be eliminated if they lose either of their final two games against Bangladesh and Afghanistan.