Sri Lanka crush England in 5th ODI

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AFP Colombo
Last Updated : Oct 23 2018 | 10:35 PM IST

- Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method to claim a consolation win in the rain-hit fifth one day international in Colombo on Tuesday.

Chasing a 367 for victory, the tourists were 132-9 in the 27th over when rain stopped play for one final time in the series that England won 3-1.

Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya took four wickets while paceman Dushmantha Chameera claimed three.

The two sides will now play a Twenty20 international on Saturday before moving on to play a three-Test series.

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First Published: Oct 23 2018 | 10:35 PM IST

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