England win 5th ODI against Sri Lanka
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David Willey |
England beat Sri Lanka by 122 runs to win the fifth and final one-day
international in Cardiff on Saturday.
Victory saw England take the series 3-0, with one tie and one no
result.
England, sent into bat made 324 for seven, with Joe Root top-scoring
with 93 and sharing a stand of 109 with Jos Buttler (70).
Sri Lanka off-spinner Danushka Gunathilaka took an ODI best three for
48.
Chasing 325 to win, Sri Lanka were dismissed for 202 with more than
seven overs remaining in their innings. Dinesh Chandimal (53) was the
only Sri Lanka batsman to pass fifty.
England left-arm paceman David Willey took four for 34, including the
last three wickets in the space of seven balls, after fast bowler Liam
Plunkett had again made inroads on his way to three for 44.
Sri Lanka’s tour concludes with a one-off Twenty20 international
against England at Southampton on Tuesday. (AFP)
SCOREBOARD
England
J. Roy c Perera b Lakmal 34
J. Vince st Chandimal b Gunathilaka 51
J. Root b Pradeep 93
E. Morgan c Mendis b Gunathilaka 20
J. Bairstow c Shanaka b Gunathilaka 22
J. Buttler b Bandara 70
C. Woakes not out 17
L. Plunkett run out (Pradeep) 09
Extras (lb4, w4) 08
Total (7 wkts, 50 overs) 324
Did not bat: C Jordan, D Willey, A Rashid
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Roy), 2-108 (Vince), 3-137 (Morgan)
4-182 (Bairstow), 5-291 (Buttler), 6-314 (Root)
7-324 (Plunkett)
Bowling: Lakmal 10-0-65-1 (1w)
Bandara 10-0-83-1 (1w)
Pradeep 8-0-59-1
Gunathilaka 10-0-48-3 (1w)
Prasanna 10-0-52-0 (1w)
Mendis 2-0-13-0
Sri Lanka innings
K Perera lbw b Willey 06
D Gunathilaka lbw b Plunkett 48
K Mendis run out (Buttler/Bairstow) 22
D Chandimal b Willey 53
A Mathews b Plunkett 13
U Tharanga b Rashid 00
D Shanaka st Buttler b Rashid 22
S Prasanna c Willey b Plunkett 05
S Lakmal c Morgan b Willey 10
N Pradeep c Woakes b Willey 07
C Bandara not out 01
Extras (lb 7, w 8) 15
TOTAL (all out; 42.4 overs) 15
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Perera), 2-66 (Mendis), 3-83 (Gunathilaka)
4-105 (Mathews), 5-106 (Tharanga), 6-140 (Shanaka)
7-170 (Prasanna), 8-194 (Lakmal), 9-195 (Chandimal)
10-202 (Pradeep)
Bowling: C Woakes 9-0-36-0
D Willey 8.4-0-34-4
C Jordan 7-0-40-0
L Plunkett 8-0-44-3
A Rashid 10-0-41-2 |
