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Root and Brook tons fire England to ODI series win over Sri Lanka

  • On Tuesday in Colombo, England men's ODI team beat Sri Lanka men's ODI team by 53 runs to clinch the series 2-1 and secure their first away ODI series win in nearly three years.
  • Joe Root and Harry Brook produced an unbeaten stand of 191 runs to lift England to 357 for three, the highest total on this ground since October 2018; Brook scored an ODI-best 136 and Root remained unbeaten on 111.
  • Pavan Rathnayake's 121 kept Sri Lanka competitive, but the Sri Lanka men's ODI team were bowled out for 304 as Sam Curran dismissed Rathnayake and others in the late overs.
  • For England, the win provided a timely morale boost as it was their second ODI series win in last eight, aiding ODI ranking and relieving under-fire head coach Brendon McCullum.
  • The sides will now turn their attention to a three‑match T20 series in Pallekele, near Kandy, starting on Friday, with Charith Asalanka saying `It was tough to contain them `.
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Brook and Root centuries fire England to Sri Lanka win

Winning a match of three centuries England have eased to a 2-1 ODI series victory over Sri Lanka with skipper Harry Brook leading by example.

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