• Sri Lanka won by 219 runs (DLS): England won series 3-1
It was just before 9pm local time when an almighty thunderstorm struck the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo but by this stage England had long since been washed away.
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Written by Ali Martin at the R Premadasa Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/23/sri-lanka-england-fifth-odi-match-report-cricket under the title “England’s one-day series ends with record defeat and another cloudburst”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.