• England win by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare
It was 11.33pm local time when Ben Stokes crashed the left-arm spin of Amila Aponso down the ground for an almighty six, the shot sealing a seven-wicket victory for England against Sri Lanka in which the tourists had scarcely looked troubled.
Even a near six-hour rain delay that cut this third one-day international into a 21-overs-per-side match – and thus nearer to a Twenty20 – could not reduce the gulf between the two teams at present; Eoin Morgan’s No 1-ranked side, who had knocked off a target of 151 with 15 balls to spare, now sit 2-0 up in this monsoon-afflicted series with two matches to play.
Written by Ali Martin in Pallekele
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/17/england-beat-sri-lanka-seven-wicket-third-odi-cricket under the title “England beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in third ODI and take 2-0 series lead”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
