England Ease Past Sri Lanka In 1st ODI
Muhammad Rameez Published June 29, 2021 | 10:56 PM
England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the opening one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in a three-match series
ChesterleStreet, United Kingdom, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jun, 2021 ) :England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the opening one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in a three-match series.
Set a modest target of 186, the 50-over world champions finished on 189-5 with more than 15 overs to spare at the Riverside ground.
Test captain Joe Root, in his 150th ODI, was 79 not out.
Earlier, paceman Chris Woakes took a miserly 4-18 from his maximum 10 overs as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 185.
The series continues with a day/night match at the Oval in south London on Thursday.
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