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Sri Lanka thrash England by 219 runs in fifth ODI

The Three Lions clinch the five-match series with comprehensive 3-1 margin

Sri Lanka thrash England by 219 runs in fifth ODI PHOTO: AFP
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Sri Lanka&#39;s Niroshan Dickwella and skipper Dinesh Chandimal set up a crushing 219-run win via DLS method over a much-changed England on Tuesday to end Their One-Day International series on a high.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Dickwella smashed 95 and Chandimal 80 to help Sri Lanka register their highest-ever ODI total against England and the tourists slumped to 132-9 when rain stopped play in the 27th over.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">It was only a consolation victory for the hosts as England, who suffered their biggest ODI defeat, took the weather-plagued five-match series 3-1.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">England&#39;s previous heaviest loss came against the West Indies by 165 runs in Kingstown in 1994.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">England captain Eoin Morgan &mdash; who received the man-of-the-series award for accumulating 195 runs in four games &mdash; rested himself for the final match, with opening bowlers Chris Woakes and Olly Stone also given the day off, while Jonny Bairstow was still missing after suffering an injury playing football.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;Sri Lanka took advantage of a very poor day from our part. Very disappointed to end the series like this,&quot; Morgan said after the loss.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;Individual form aside, what was best for the team was that younger players got some games under their belt. That was progress for the squad before the World Cup.&quot;</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Akila Dananjaya took 4-19 with his mix of leg-spin and off-breaks, while fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera claimed three wickets to flatten England&#39;s chase.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Chameera removed three top-order batsmen -- both Alex Hales and stand-in-skipper Jos Buttler for nought and Test captain Joe Root for 10 as England slipped to 4-3 and 38-4.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali &mdash; who made 37 &mdash; put up some resistance during a 79-run partnership for the fifth wicket but Dananjaya sent the pair back to the pavilion.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Stokes also seemed to have injured his calf during his 60-ball 67 as the all-rounder needed regular physio attention and limped to his half-century.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Dananjaya finally ended his agony as Stokes holed out to long-on and the rest of the batting fell like a pack of cards.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">While Sri Lanka took their catches and were brilliant with their ground fielding, the visitors were sloppy during the home team&#39;s innings.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Tom Curran put down Chandimal off Ali when he had made only six, and it proved the costliest miss.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">But it was the left-handed Dickwella who gave the hosts a blazing start in a 137-run opening stand with Sadeera Samarawickrama, who made 54.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Chandimal soon took charge to continue the momentum, building crucial partnerships including a 101-run third-wicket stand with Kusal Mendis, who smashed 56 off 33 balls.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Paceman Tom Curran removed the captain with a slower delivery that Chandimal could only hit to Jason Roy at deep mid-wicket.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Curran struck again on the very next ball with the wicket of Thisara Perera for 11, but was denied a hat-trick by Dananjaya, who played a useful cameo of 18 not out.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">Dananjaya put on an unbeaten 38-run partnership with Dhananjaya de Silva, who hit 19 off 15 balls.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;The dead rubber game is never easy to play but we did really well,&quot; said Chandimal.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">&quot;We are a young team and we will keep improving in every game. We are looking to find consistency. We are looking forward to the next series.&quot;</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Merriweather">The two sides will next play a Twenty20 international on Saturday before a three-Test series.</span></span></p>
