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RESULT • 58th Match • IPL • T20 • Dharamsala

RCB

241/7

PBKS

(17/20 ov, T:242) 181

RCB won by 60 runs

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RESULT • 5th T20I • Sylhet

IND-W

156/5

BAN-W

(20 ov, T:157) 135/6

IND Women won by 21 runs

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Sri Lanka vs England, 5th ODI at Kandy, , Dec 10 2014 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

5th ODI (D/N), Pallekele, December 10 - 11, 2014, England tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

239

England

(49.1/50 ov, T:240) 240/5

England won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Joe Root

, ENG

104* (117) & 2 catches

Joe Root raises a third ODI hundred•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

James Taylor attacks off the back foot, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

James Taylor attacks off the back foot•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

James Taylor drives through the covers, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

James Taylor drives through the covers•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

Sachithra Senanayake exults after trapping Alastair Cook lbw, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

Sachithra Senanayake exults after trapping Alastair Cook lbw•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

Chris Woakes collected 6 for 47, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Chris Woakes collected 6 for 47•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Sachithra Senanayake is bowled, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Sachithra Senanayake is bowled•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Chris Jordan is congratulated after Angelo Mathews' dismissal, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Chris Jordan is congratulated after Angelo Mathews' dismissal•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara goes on the attack, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Kumar Sangakkara goes on the attack•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Tillakaratne Dilshan dragged on aiming an expansive drive, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Tillakaratne Dilshan dragged on aiming an expansive drive•Dec 10, 2014•AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan struck several boundaries early on, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Tillakaratne Dilshan struck several boundaries early on•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Joe Root plays a reverse sweep, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

Joe Root plays a reverse sweep•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

Joe Root punches forward, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

Joe Root punches forward•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

Moeen Ali walks out to bat, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

Moeen Ali walks out to bat•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

Moeen Ali was bowled for 4, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 11, 2014

Moeen Ali was bowled for 4•Dec 11, 2014•Getty Images

Ajantha Mendis' stumps were dislodged by Chris Woakes, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Ajantha Mendis' stumps were dislodged by Chris Woakes•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara flicks one fine, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Kumar Sangakkara flicks one fine•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Angelo Mathews sweeps during his 40, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Angelo Mathews sweeps during his 40•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Chris Woakes leaps in joy after a wicket, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Chris Woakes leaps in joy after a wicket•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

England picked up the crucial wicket of Mahela Jayawardene through Chris Woakes, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

England picked up the crucial wicket of Mahela Jayawardene through Chris Woakes•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

Steven Finn celebrates picking up a wicket in his first over, Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele, December 10, 2014

Steven Finn celebrates picking up a wicket in his first over•Dec 10, 2014•Getty Images

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'I'm disappointed with the spinners' - Mathews

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'We deserved to win' - Cook

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Root ton completes England win

England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AN Cook	lbw	20	30
MM Ali	bowled	4	4
JWA Taylor	caught	68	90
JE Root	not out	104	117
RS Bopara	caught	28	49
EJG Morgan	caught	5	5
JC Buttler	not out	2	1
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1, w 2)
Total	240(5 wkts; 49.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
TM Dilshan	9.1	45	1	4.9
SMSM Senanayake	10	35	2	3.5
AD Mathews	4	14	0	3.5
KTGD Prasad	4	24	0	6
BMAJ Mendis	7	41	0	5.85
BAW Mendis	9	49	1	5.44 (1 nb)
NLTC Perera	6	26	1	4.33

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	12	Alastair Cook	Moeen Ali
2nd	23	Alastair Cook	James Taylor
3rd	104	James Taylor	Joe Root
4th	86	Ravi Bopara	Joe Root
5th	13	Eoin Morgan	Joe Root
6th	2	Joe Root	Jos Buttler

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