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Trivia for Afghanistan, Scotland and Sri Lanka after their matches on Thursday

Afghanistan beat Scotland and Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in World Cup league stage matches on Thursday. Here is some trivia around those four teams.

Trivia for Afghanistan, Scotland and Sri Lanka after their matches on Thursday

Afghanistan beat Scotland and Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in World Cup league stage matches on Thursday. Here is some trivia around those four teams.

1) This is Afghanistan's maiden win at a World Cup, in their 3rd ever match at the mega event.

2) Tillakaratne Dilshan's 161* is the highest score in a World Cup by a player aged over 35. It is also the highest score by a Sri Lankan in a World Cup - beating Aravinda de Silva's 145 against Kenya in 1996.

3) Kumar Sangakkara reached his hundred off 73 balls. This was his fastest hundred in ODIs.

4) Scotland have now gone 11 World Cup games without a victory. They have never won a match in a World Cup.

5) This is the first time Scotland have crossed 200 while batting in a World Cup game, in 11 attempts.

 

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