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England win 5th ODI against Sri Lanka Sat 02 Jul 2016 20:28

Published: 03 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 22 Nov 2021 - 07:53 pm
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England's Joe Root celebrates as Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga (L) is bowled by England bowler Adil Rashid (not pictured) during play the fifth one day international (ODI) cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, on July 2, 2016. (AFP / Geoff CADDICK)

 

Cardiff, United Kingdom: 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.

Scoreboard at close of play

 

England Innings
J. Roy c K. Perera b Lakmal 34
J. Vince st Chandimal b Gunathilaka 51
J. Root b Pradeep 93
E. Morgan c K. 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) 9
Extras (lb-4 w-4) 8
Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 324
Fall of wickets: 1-67 J. Roy,2-108 J. Vince,3-137 E. Morgan,4-182 J. Bairstow,5-291 J. Buttler,6-314 J. Root,7-324 L. Plunkett
Did not bat: C. Jordan, D. Willey, A. Rashid
Bowling
S. Lakmal 10 - 0 - 65 - 1(w-1)
C. Bandara 10 - 0 - 83 - 1(w-1)
N. Pradeep 8 - 0 - 59 - 1
D. Gunathilaka 10 - 0 - 48 - 3(w-1)
S. Prasanna 10 - 0 - 52 - 0(w-1)
K. Mendis 2 - 0 - 13 - 0
Sri Lanka Innings
K. Perera lbw b Willey 6
D. Gunathilaka lbw b Plunkett 48
K. Mendis run out (Bairstow, Buttler) 22
D. Chandimal b Willey 53
A. Mathews b Plunkett 13
U. Tharanga b Rashid 0
D. Shanaka st Buttler b Rashid 22
S. Prasanna c Willey b Plunkett 5
S. Lakmal c Morgan b Willey 10
N. Pradeep c Woakes b Willey 7
C. Bandara not out 1
Extras (lb-7 w-8) 15
Total (all out, 42.4 overs) 202
Fall of wickets: 1-9 K. Perera,2-66 K. Mendis,3-83 D. Gunathilaka,4-105 A. Mathews,5-106 U. Tharanga,6-140 D. Shanaka,7-170 S. Prasanna,8-194 S. Lakmal,9-195 D. Chandimal,10-202 N. Pradeep
Bowling
C. Woakes 9 - 0 - 36 - 0
D. Willey 8.4 - 0 - 34 - 4
C. Jordan 7 - 0 - 40 - 0(w-5)
L. Plunkett 8 - 0 - 44 - 3
A. Rashid 10 - 0 - 41 - 2(w-1)
Referees
Umpire: Michael Gough
Umpire: Paul Reiffel
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match referee: David Boon
Result: England won by 122 runs
AFP/Reuters