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01/22 11:34 CST Spinners lead Sri Lanka to victory over England in ODI series
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Spinners lead Sri Lanka to victory over England in ODI series opener
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) --- Sri Lanka spinners thrived in favorable conditions
at home to beat England by 19 runs Thursday in the opening game of three-match
ODI series.
With star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga rested, legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay (2-39)
and leftarm spinner Dunith Wellalage (2-41) picked up key wickets on a
conducive slow pitch to bowl out England for 252.
Earlier, No. 3 batter Kusal Mendis anchored Sri Lanka to 271-6 with an unbeaten
93 off 117 balls that included 11 boundaries.
England overcame the early loss of Zak Crawley, who made a disappointing return
to 50-over format after more than two years when he nicked Asitha Fernando
behind wickets after scoring just 6 runs in his comeback game.
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