Sri Lanka's Sangakkara breaks ODI record for dismissals


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 29 Jan 2015

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara added another milestone to his already storied career when he broke the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one-day internationals against New Zealand in Wellington on Thursday.

The 37-year-old Sangakkara, who is expected to retire from international cricket after the World Cup, passed Adam Gilchrist as the most successful wicketkeeper with the dismissal of Corey Anderson in the seventh and final one-dayer.

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