England outplay Sri Lanka in first ODI

England outplay Sri Lanka in first ODI
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Summary No fairytale end of career for Jayasuriya and England thrash Sri Lanka by 110 runs on D/L method.

England made 229 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the first one-day international at the Oval cricket ground. The match was restricted to 32 overs due to rain. Craig Kieswetter batted well for the hosts and made 61 runs.Sri Lanka failed to chase the target and were bundled out for just 121 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya, who was playing his last match of his international career, failed to click and was out after making just two runs. Lasith Malinga was top scorer with 26 runs.
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