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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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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left
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- 38% of the sources lean Left
38% Left
L 38%
C 31%
R 31%
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