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This is an archive article published on October 8, 2007

England steal win over SL

England beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the third limited-overs international to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series...

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England beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the third limited-overs international to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.

With only seven balls to spare England8217;s lower order fought hard to chase 164 and Stuart Broad again showed character under pressure with an unbeaten 20.

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka: U Tharanga b Sidebottom 15, S Jayasuriya c Swann b Sidebottom 11, K Sangakkara c Mustard b Broad 9, M Jayawardene c Collingwood b Broad 2, C Silva c Mustard b Swann 11, T Dilshan c Collingwood b Swann 70, J Mubarak c 038; b Swann 6, F Maharoof c 038; b Swann 7, C Vaas run out 4, D Fernando c Collingwood b Sidebottom 11, L Malinga not out 0; Extras: b 1, lb 11, w 6 18; Total: all out in 41.1 overs 164

Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-33, 3-37, 4-42, 5-85, 6-93, 7-106, 8-118, 9-164

Bowling: Anderson 8-0-35-0, Sidebottom 8.1-1-19-3, Broad 8-0-26-2, Collingwood 7-0-38-0, Swann 10-2-34-4

England: A Cook c Sangakkara b Vaas 0, P Mustard b Maharoof 14, I Bell c Dilshan b Maharoof 16, K Pietersen lbw b Maharoof 8, P Collingwood lbw b Jayasuriya 31, O Shah b Jayasuriya 19, R Bopara lbw b Malinga 7, G Swann b Fernando 25, S Broad not out 20, R Sidebottom not out 7; Extras: b-1, lb-8, w-6, nb-2 17; Total: 8 wkts in 46.5 overs 164

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-23, 3-44, 4-47, 5-94, 6-101, 7-107, 8-147

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Bowling: Vaas 6-1-20-1, Maharoof 10-0-34-3, Fernando 10-1-30-1, Malinga 7.5-1-39-1, Dilshan 3-0-8-0, Jayasuriya 10-1-24-2.

Revised target according to Duckworth-Lewis method

 

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