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Mahela Jayawardene scored a second successive One-day International (ODI) hundred to set Sri Lanka on the way to another easy 33-run win over England at Old Trafford here on Wednesday.

Jayawardene made a sparkling 100 off 83 balls, following his 126 not out at Chester-le-Street on Saturday, as his side went 4-0 up in a one-sided five-match series.

The touring side, opting to bat, posted a formidable 318 for seven before England were dismissed for 285 in 48.4 overs.

Jayawardene, dropped twice, and Upul Tharanga (60) set the foundation for the win, putting on a lightning 137 for the second wicket. The tail also wagged spectacularly, with 68 runs coming off England’s final six overs.

All of England’s batsmen made starts but failed to push on, Andrew Strauss top-scoring with 45 off 44 balls.

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka won toss

Sri Lanka

W U Tharanga c Solanki b Dalrymple 60

S T Jayasuriya c Dalrymple b Harmison 14

*D P M D Jayawardene c & b Dalrymple 100

†K C Sangakkara c Jones b Harmison 7

T M Dilshan b Plunkett 7

R P Arnold c Jones b Bell 7

M F Maharoof not out 58

W P U J C Vaas c Jones b Plunkett 7

C M Bandara not out 28

Extras (lb6, w21, nb3) 30

Total (7 wkts, 50 overs) 318

Did not bat: S L Malinga, C R D Fernando

Fall: 1-23, 2-160, 3-173, 4-196, 5-214, 6-220, 7-250

Bowling: Harmison 10-0-51-2 (9w); Kabir Ali 10-0-77-0 (2nb, 2w); Plunkett 9-0-60-2 (2w); Bresnan 8-0-58-0 (1nb, 1w); Dalrymple 10-0-44-2 (2w); Solanki 1-0-9-0 (1w); Bell 2-0-13-1

England

M E Trescothick c Bandara b Malinga 44

A N Cook b Fernando 39

I R Bell st Sangakkara b Bandara 30

*A J Strauss c Sangakkara b Dilshan 45

V S Solanki st Sangakkara b Bandara 10

J W M Dalrymple b Fernando 33

†G O Jones c Maharoof b Dilshan 23

T T Bresnan run out (Tharanga/S’kkara) 20

L E Plunkett c Jayawardene b Malinga 29

Kabir Ali run out (Fernando) 0

S J Harmison not out 2

Extras (b1, lb3, w5, nb1) 10

Total (all out, 48.4 overs) 285

Fall: 1-77, 2-85, 3-161, 4-161, 5-178, 6-212, 7-241, 8-273, 9-273

Bowling: Vaas 8-0-45-0; Malinga 9.4-0-63-2 (4w); Fernando 7-0-47-2; Maharoof 1-0-11-0 (1nb); Bandara 10-1-43-2 (1w); Dilshan 10-0-46-2; Jayasuriya 3-0-26-0

Result: Sri Lanka won by 33 runs

Series: Sri Lanka lead 5-ODI series 4-0

Man of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene

ODI debut: Alastair Cook (England)

Umpires: B R Doctrove (West Indies) and N J Llong. TV umpire: M R Benson. Match referee: C H Lloyd (West Indies)

Previous matches: June 17 1st ODI Lord’s, Sri Lanka won by 20 runs. June 20 2nd ODI The Oval, Sri Lanka won by 46 runs. June 24 3rd ODI Chester-le-Street, Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Fifth & final ODI: July 1 (Saturday), Leeds.

Source:The News