Sri Lanka vs England 2018, 3rd ODI - Match Review
England beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the 3rd ODI. Image Courtesy: Getty

England won the third ODI match convincingly by seven wickets beating Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on October 17 (Wednesday). Earlier in the day, the game got reduced to 21 overs due to a heavy shower.

England vs Sri Lanka 2018, 3rd ODI – Match Review

However, England skipper Eion Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Sri Lanka openers Niroshan Dickwella and Sadeera Samarawickrama started their innings in a good note. They added 57 runs in quick time within the sixth over, as the duo scored 36 and 35 runs, respectively.

Later, skipper Dinesh Chandimal contributed some valuable 34 runs to post a score of 150 with the loss of nine wickets at the end of 21st over. Meanwhile, Adil Rashid was the pick of the bowlers from England who took four wickets to rattle the middle order batting line-up.

While chasing down the target, England lost their first wicket in quick time. Sri Lanka bowler Amila Aponso took the wicket of in-form Jonny Bairstow. Jason Roy played some exceptional cricket, as he scored 41 runs off 26 balls. His 41 runs include three boundaries and two massive sixes.

England vs Sri Lanka 2018, 3rd ODI - Match Review
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Furthermore, Eion Morgan and Ben Stokes partnered 73 runs for the fourth wicket and helped England to take a win over Sri Lanka. Morgan scored a brilliant half-century scoring 58 runs from 49 balls. Moreover, Stokes scored 35 runs from 24 balls including a boundary and two massive sixes.

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England all-rounder Ben Stokes hit a massive six on the second last ball of the 14th over. Pradeep bowled a full-length delivery, and Stokes played an incredible shot. It was intentional but effective. It was a fullish ball on middle, and Stokes used the bowler’s pace to scoop it over the keeper’s head.

However, Adil Rashid has been awarded as the Man of the Match for his incredible spell.

England vs Sri Lanka 2018, 3rd ODI - Match Review
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England won the third ODI and took a 2-0 lead of the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Both the team will face off against each other on October 20 (Saturday) for the 4th ODI match.

Here is the video of Ben Stokes six:

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