Top 10 outstanding performances in 2015 Cricket World Cup

The just-concluded 2015 Cricket World Cup saw some high-quality cricket being played with many players raising their game to put up a brilliant show. Here, we look at some of the best individual match performances by players:Honourable mentions: Virat Kohli (India vs Pakistan), Shikhar Dhawan (India vs South Africa), Sean Williams (Zimbabwe vs Ireland), Mahmudullah (Bangladesh vs England), David Miller and JP Duminy (South Africa vs Zimbabwe), Paul Stirling (Ireland vs West Indies)

#10 Lahiru Thirimanne (139*) and Kumar Sangakkara (117*) Sri Lanka vs England

Chasing a target of 310 against an attack that boasts the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad looked a tricky task for Sri Lanka even on a batsman-friendly wicket, but the manner in which Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara went about the chase made it look like child’s play.

A century stand between Thirimanne and Dilshan set the foundation for the chase; following Dilshan’s dismissal, Sangakkara joined Thirimanne in the middle and the left-handed duo added 212 runs for the second wicket in just 28.2 overs against a clueless English bowling attack.

It was Sangakkara’s second century in as many games and he went on to score two more centuries in the following games to become the only player in World Cup history to score four back-to-back centuries.