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Patna : Sri Lanka crushed England by a demoralising 219 runs under DLS method in the 5th ODI at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on October 23, 2018, riding on brilliant batting display by its top four batsmen : Niroshan Dickwella (95), Sadeera Samarawickrama (54), Captain Dinesh Chandimal (80), and Kusal Mendis ( 56). Opting to bat after winning the toss, Sri Lanka scored 366/6 in 50 overs.
Kusal Mendis hit 6 sixes and a four in his 33 ball 56 while Dickwella hit 12 fours in his 95. Chandimal hit 8 fours and 2 sixes in his 80 while Samarawickrama hit 8 fours in scoring 54.
Chasing a target of 367, England had scored 132/9 in 26.1 overs when rain stopped play and the match was decided by DLS method. For England, all-rounder Ben Stokes made 67 in 60 ball with 12 fours while Moeen Ali made 37 with 5 fours and a six. Captain Jos Buttler was out for a duck. Spinner Akila Dananjaya took 4/19 in 6.1 over while Dushmantha Chameera took 3/20.
England won the 5-match ODI series 3-1.