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Tillakaratne Dilshan, who scored a blazing century and picked four wickets against Zimbabwe on Thursday, said the match was the best of his career.
Dilshan scored 144 runs and took four wickets, giving just four runs, as Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 139 runs to seal a place in the quarter-finals in the World Cup.
- Zimbabwe crushed under Dilshan, Tharanga tons
The flamboyant opener shared a 282-run partnership with Upul Tharanga for the opening wicket, which is second highest in the history of World Cup.
- Complete Coverage: The 2011 World Cup
"This is my career's best match. Very good wicket to bat, ball came on well.
"The hat-trick unfortunately went away, but before that Mahela took a brilliant catch, so the second wicket really went to him. I think everyone's performing very well, so we are in a good position," Dilshan said after getting Man-of-the-Match award.
- Check out all he said in the post-match press conference.
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- Video Courtesy: UNI TV
- Complete Coverage: The 2011 World Cup
- Video Courtesy: UNI TV
- Complete Coverage: The 2011 World Cup
- Video Courtesy: UNI TV
- Complete Coverage: The 2011 World Cup