Their 145-run stand helped Sri Lanka post 189/4 but Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales' 152-run stand ensured the Englishmen a six-wicket win.
The dangerous Pakistani opening duo outclassed India by 10 wickets in 2021 to register their first victory over India in the World Cup.
In the 2010 edition, Jayawardene and Sangakkara's 166-run stand against West Indies helped Sri Lanka an easy win by 57 runs.
Proteas openers de Kock and Rossouw stitched 168-run stand in the Super 12 match against Bangladesh in 2022.
Chasing 169, English openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales knocked India out of the T20 World Cup 2022 with their unbeaten 170-run partnership for the 1st wicket in the semi-final.