England v Sri Lanka 4th ODI

Sri Lanka win the toss and bat - Upul Tharanga is hit with the first ball, but Steve Harmison also sends down three wides

Harmison tightens his line and is rewarded when Sanath Jayasuriya picks out Jamie Dalrymple at deep backward point

New batsman Mahela Jayawardene is dropped on seven by Ian Bell and on 27 by Jamie Dalrymple as England toil in the field

Jayawardene punishes England with 50 off 32 balls - Tharanga also passes his half century as Sri Lanka reach 133-1

Captain Andrew Strauss turns to Marcus Trescothick for advice as the England attack is flayed all over Old Trafford

The chat works as Vikram Solanki takes a sharp chance off the bowling of Dalrymple to dismiss Tharanga for 60

Harmison then surprises Kumar Sangakkara with a rising delivery and Geraint Jones pouches a simple catch

Liam Plunkett bowls Tillekeratne Dilshan after a brief rain break and Jones takes a catch off Ian Bell to dismiss Russel Arnold

Jayawardene completes his century off 82 balls before chipping a return catch to Dalrymple to leave Sri Lanka 220-6

But Fareez Maharoof hits some lusty blows with Malinga Bandara in the closing overs to set England an imposing 319

Trescothick and debutant Alastair Cook put on 77 for England's opening wicket, but they fall in quick succession

Andrew Strauss steadies the ship with Ian Bell, but he is out for 45 after feathering a Dilshan delivery to Sangakkara

Bell follows Strauss back to the pavilion after being bizarrely stumped by a fumbling Sangakkara to leave England 161-4

The required run rate rises as Solanki and Jones fall in the chase and when Tim Bresnan is run out the game is all but up

Dalrymple's bright knock of 33 comes to an end when he tries one big shot too many and is cleaned up by Dilhara Fernando

Kabir Ali is run out first ball and Jayawardene takes a skier to end Plunkett's plucky knock and win the game by 33 runs

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