England captain Eoin Morgan hit 92 decisive runs to guide England to a damp squib win over Sri Lanka with rain halting play for the second straight match in their one-day series. England were awarded a 31-run victory on a faster run rate after torrential downpour at the Dambulla ground.
The tourists scored 278-9 from 50 overs, with Morgan hitting 11fours and two sixes in his innings, while Test captain Joe Root made 71. The umpires stopped play with Sri Lanka on 140-5 after 29 of their overs. Thisara Perera was on 44 and Dhananjaya de Silva on 36 when play was halted. They put on 66 for the sixth wicket after Sri Lanka looked in deep trouble at 74 for five. Heavy rain was still falling an hour after the suspension and England were given victory under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern run rate system.
Brief scores: England 278/9 (Morgan 92, Root 71; Malinga 5/44) beat Sri Lanka 140/ 5 (Woakes 3/26) by 31 runs (DLS method)
1st ODI washed out
The first ODI was washed following heavy rains. England got off to a good start but lost two quick wickets. Root and Morgan then steadied the ship and were on song. But when the players went in for drinks, the rain came out. It started to pour down heavily and then stopped, but caused enough damage to prevent any further play.
