New mark in ODI cricket: Record-breaking Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka rout of Scotland

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot at the Bellerive Oval ground during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A match between Scotland and Sri Lanka in Hobart on March 11, 2015. AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to score four consecutive one-day centuries in four one-day internationals as Sri Lanka thrashed Scotland by 148 runs in the World Cup in Hobart on Wednesday.

The left-hander hit 124 off 95 balls and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 104 as the Islanders piled up 363 for nine and then bowled Scotland out for 215 in 43.1 overs in the Pool A match at the Bellerive Oval.