Kumar Sangakkara became the first player in ODI history to score centuries in four consecutive innings, achieving it during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Against which team did he score the fourth of these back-to-back hundreds?

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Sangakkara scored four consecutive ODI centuries at the 2015 World Cup: 105* vs Bangladesh, 117* vs England, 104 vs Australia and 124 vs Scotland, becoming the only player ever to score centuries in four straight ODI innings.

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