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RESULT • 67th Match • IPL • T20 • Wankhede

LSG

214/6

(20 ov, T:215) 196/6

LSG won by 18 runs

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RESULT • 2nd T20I • Northampton

ENG-W

144/6

PAK-W

(15.5/20 ov, T:145) 79

ENG Women won by 65 runs

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Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd ODI at Hambantota, , Dec 03 2014 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

3rd ODI (D/N), Hambantota, December 03, 2014, England tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

(35/35 ov) 242/8

England

(33.4/35 ov, T:236) 236/5

England won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Player Of The Match

Jos Buttler

, ENG

55* (37) & 2 catches

Eoin Morgan's struggles continued•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Jos Buttler and Joe Root saw England home with a stand of 84 in 63 balls, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Jos Buttler and Joe Root saw England home with a stand of 84 in 63 balls •Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Jos Buttler pulled out his full range after England had stuttered, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Jos Buttler pulled out his full range after England had stuttered•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Alex Hales showed some nice touches in his first appearance of the tour, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Alex Hales showed some nice touches in his first appearance of the tour•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Alastair Cook made 34, seemingly with some back trouble, before edging behind, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Alastair Cook made 34, seemingly with some back trouble, before edging behind•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Ben Stokes endured a difficult evening with the ball, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Ben Stokes endured a difficult evening with the ball•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Angelo Mathews provided much-needed ballast after the top order wobbled, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Angelo Mathews provided much-needed ballast after the top order wobbled•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Chris Woakes had Thihilina Kandamby caught at slip, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Chris Woakes had Thihilina Kandamby caught at slip•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

The rain soon closed in on the third ODI, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

The rain soon closed in on the third ODI•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Ground staff cover the field at Hambantota under an overcast sky, Hambantota, December 2, 2014

Ground staff cover the field at Hambantota under an overcast sky•Dec 02, 2014•Associated Press

Alastair Cook congratulates his match-winners, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Alastair Cook congratulates his match-winners•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Joe Root scooped a crucial six over fine leg, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Joe Root scooped a crucial six over fine leg•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara was overjoyed after his brilliant catch to remove Ravi Bopara, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Kumar Sangakkara was overjoyed after his brilliant catch to remove Ravi Bopara•Dec 03, 2014•AFP

Moeen Ali past fifty for the second time in the series from only 29 balls, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Moeen Ali past fifty for the second time in the series from only 29 balls•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Moeen Ali was again in flowing form, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Moeen Ali was again in flowing form•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Lahiru Thirimanne played well for a 39-ball fifty, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Lahiru Thirimanne played well for a 39-ball fifty•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara helped hold the innings together, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Kumar Sangakkara helped hold the innings together•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Alastair Cook and Steven Finn celebrate the dismissal of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI, Hambantota, December 3, 2014

Alastair Cook and Steven Finn celebrate the dismissal of Tillakaratne Dilshan•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Spot the ball: The skies close in as England celebrate Kusal Perera's wicket•Dec 03, 2014•Getty Images

Alastair Cook sweeps during his first net at Hanbantota, Hanbantota, December 1, 2014

Alastair Cook sweeps during his first net at Hanbantota•Dec 01, 2014•Getty Images

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1:15

'We made it hard for ourselves' - Cook

1:07

'Sloppy fielding cost us' - Mathews

2:20

Morale boosting win for England

England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AN Cook	caught	34	42
MM Ali	run out	58	40
AD Hales	caught	27	29
JE Root	not out	48	48
RS Bopara	caught	6	3
EJG Morgan	caught	1	4
JC Buttler	not out	55	37
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 5)
Total	236(5 wkts; 33.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
AD Mathews	7	34	2	4.85
TM Dilshan	4	31	0	7.75
NLTC Perera	3	18	0	6
BAW Mendis	5.4	53	0	9.35
BMAJ Mendis	2	9	0	4.5
KTGD Prasad	6	49	1	8.16 (1 nb)
HMRKB Herath	6	41	1	6.83

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	84	Alastair Cook	Moeen Ali
2nd	19	Moeen Ali	Alex Hales
3rd	41	Alex Hales	Joe Root
4th	7	Ravi Bopara	Joe Root
5th	1	Eoin Morgan	Joe Root
6th	84	Joe Root	Jos Buttler

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