Sri Lanka Crush England in 5th ODI
- Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method to claim a consolation win in the rain-hit fifth one day international in Colombo on Tuesday.
Colombo, Oct 23 (AFP) - Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method to claim a consolation win in the rain-hit fifth one day international in Colombo on Tuesday.
Chasing a 367 for victory, the tourists were 132-9 in the 27th over when rain stopped play for one final time in the series that England won 3-1.
Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya took four wickets while paceman Dushmantha Chameera claimed three.
The two sides will now play a Twenty20 international on Saturday before moving on to play a three-Test series. (AFP) AT
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