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Sangakkara scores 100th ton in Surrey win

Published: 14 Jun 2017 - 10:10 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 01:52 pm
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London:   Legendary Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara (pictured) scored the 100th century of his professional career in Surrey's One-Day Cup quarter-final win over Yorkshire at Headingley on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old, who will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the season, made 121 out of a total of 313-7. Yorkshire came up short in their run chase as they closed on 289-9 to lose by 24 runs. Sangakkara's 39th one-day hundred adds to his 61 in first-class matches, 38 of which came in Test matches for Sri Lanka.
In Tuesday's other last-eight tie, 834 runs were plundered in an extraordinary match as Nottinghamshire edged out Somerset by 24 runs in Taunton.