HOBART: Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to hit four consecutive one-day centuries as Sri Lanka defeated Scotland by 148 runs in the World Cup at Bellerive Oval on Wednesday.

Sangakkara made 124 off 95 balls and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 104, the pair adding 195 for the second wicket as Sri Lanka made 363 for nine in the Pool A match.

Scotland were bowled out for 215 with Freddie Coleman making 70 and skipper Preston Mommsem hitting 60.Sangakkara also set a new record for dismissals by a wicketkeeper moving past the 52 held by Australia's Adam Gilchrist.

Sri Lanka have already made the quarter-finals while Scotland have lost all five games they have played.

Sangakkara, who plans to leave one-day cricket after the World Cup, had made 105 not out against Bangladesh, an unbeaten 117 against England and 104 against Australia.

The prolific 37-year-old surpassed six players who had scored three ODI centuries in a row.

They were Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan, the South African trio of Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock, and Ross Taylor of New Zealand.