Openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan set a World Cup record for the first-wicket as Sri Lanka registered a thumping 139 run win over Zimbabwe in a Group A match and qualified for the quarterfinals here on Thursday.

Tharanga (133) and Dilshan (144) piled up 282 runs for the first wicket as Sri Lanka scored 327 for six in 50 overs. It was also the first time that two openers got to hundreds in a World Cup.