Sydney: Sri Lanka will not have an opportunity to give a proper send-off to two of their greatest batsmen, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, as they crashed out miserably from the 2015 ICC World Cup. Sri Lanka, always given credit for playing smart cricket, zombie-walked through their quarter-final clash against perennial
underachievers at World Cups, South Africa.


Kumar Sangakkara acknowledges the crowd after his final ODI appearance at the SCG yesterday. Pic/AFP 

In first of many perplexing moves, Kusal Perera replaced Lahiru Thirimanne, who has been in form at the top of the order, and found the going tough against the pace and swing from Dale Steyn and Kyle Abbott. In an act of mercy, Abbott induced an edge from the struggling Kusal and in walked the batsman of the tournament Kumar Sangakkara.