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Wednesday 3 December 2014

Sri Lanka thrash feeble England to travel 2-0 up



England won the toss and opted to bat during a match shortened to forty five overs owing to showers, however they were reduced to thirty seven for 3 within the primary ten overs with part-time off spinner Tillakaratne Dilshan removing each openers. England won the toss and opted to bat during a match shortened to forty five overs owing to showers, however they were reduced to thirty seven for 3 within the primary ten overs with half time off-spinner Tillakaratne Dilshan removing each openers.It was left to Ravi Bopara fifty one to feature honorableness to the full along with his second consecutive fifty however he fell to off spinner Ajantha Mendis three thirty three as England were all go into forty three overs.

Sri Lanka additionally lost each openers early however undefeated [*fr1] centuries from the experienced  Mahela Jayawardene seventy seven ANd Kumar Sangakkara sixty seven and an unbroken third wicket stand of 149 took them to their target with over ten overs to spare.Sri Lanka's bowlers bundled out England for 185 before the hosts pursued down the target with eight wickets to spare within the rain hit second one-day international on Sabbatum to require a twenty lead within the seven match series.Moeen Ali the warrior within the 1st ODI that England lost by twenty five runs at identical venue was out for 2 within the second over and captain Alastair Cook created twenty two.Joe Root created the sole different notable contribution with the bat for England with forty two. Flags flew at [*fr1] mast at the R. Premadasa construction and a minute's silence was ascertained before the match in memory of Australian Phillip Hughes UN agency died on Thursday when being hit on the neck by a chucker-out.


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