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Summary Sri Lanka thrashed England by nine wickets in a one-off Twenty20 on Saturday.
Lankans ruined Stuart Broads debut as captain and showing the tourists remain a force in limited over games.Sri Lanka finished on 137-1, comfortably reaching Englands 136-9 with almost three overs to spare at the County Ground after choosing to field.Chasing revenge for its 1-0 defeat in the recent three-test series, Sri Lanka never looked threatened. Mahela Jayawardene scored 72 not out and shared a 97-run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara, who was undefeated on 43.Sanath Jayasuriya, a controversial selection at age 41, was Englands only wicket, caught by Kevin Pietersen off Jade Dernbach for eight.Pietersen hit 41 and Eoin Morgan scored 47 to move England to 101-3 before its middle-order collapsed.Lasith Malinga ended with 2-15 off four overs, while Suranga Lakmal and Sanath Jayasuriya also took two wickets each.England was captained for the first time by allrounder Broad, who finished with 0-29 off 3.2 overs and was run out for 0 after coming in for the last over of Englands innings.Thilan Kandamby also made his debut as skipper for Sri Lanka.England and Sri Lanka will meet in five one-day internationals, starting Tuesday.
