LONDON
\nDhananjaya de Silva\u2019s run-a-ball 91 rescued Sri Lanka from a top-order collapse as they recovered to make 241-9 in the second One-day International against England at The Oval on Thursday.
\nSri Lanka were facing humiliation at 21-4, with paceman Sam Curran wreaking havoc after England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss.
\nBut de Silva, in at 6-2, responded with his highest ODI score and added 78 for the sixth wicket with Dasun Shanaka (47) to keep Sri Lanka in the contest.
\nCurran ended with ODI-best figures of 5-48, with David Willey the only other England bowler to take wickets, in a return of 4-64. Sri Lanka lost four wickets inside the opening seven overs. Curran struck with just his second ball when Sri Lanka captain Kusal Perera was lbw for a duck. Two balls later, Avishka Fernando was lbw to Curran as he shuffled across the crease.
\nSri Lanka slumped to 12-3 when Pathum Nissanka was bowled between bat and pad by Curran on the drive. The collapse continued when Charith Asalanka miscued a pull off Willey to short mid-wicket.
\nAt 21-4, Sri Lanka risked being dismissed for less than their all-time lowest ODI total of 43 all out against South Africa in Paarl in 2012. But de Silva ensured they avoided that embarrassment.
\nScoreboard
\nSRI LANKA:
\nP. Nissanka b S. Curran 5
\nM.D.K.J. Perera lbw b S. Curran 0
\nW.I.A. Fernando lbw b S. Curran 2
\nD.M. de Silva c Root b Willey 91
\nK.I.C. Asalanka c sub b Willey 3
\nW. Hasaranga c Billings b S. Curran 26
\nM.D. Shanaka c S. Curran b Willey 47
\nC. Karunaratne c Bairstow b S. Curran 21
\nB. Fernando c Rashid b Willey 17
\nP.V.D. Chameera not out 14
\nA.M. Fernando not out 1
\nEXTRAS (LB-1, W-13) 14
\nTOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 241
\nFALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-6, 3-12, 4-21, 5-86, 6-164, 7-206, 8-217, 9-229.
\nBOWLING: Willey 10-1-64-4 (6w); S.M. Curran 10-1-48-5 (2w); T.K. Curran 10-0-43-0 (2w); Wood 10-1-35-0 (1w); Adil Rashid 10-0-50-0 (2w).
\nENGLAND: J.J. Roy, J.M. Bairstow, J.E. Root, E.J.G. Morgan, S.W. Billings, Moeen Ali, S.M. Curran, T.K. Curran, D.J. Willey, M.A. Wood, Adil Rashid.
\nUMPIRES: R.A. Kettleborough (England) and R.J. Bailey (England).
\nTV UMPIRE: M.A. Gough (England).
\nMATCH REFEREE: B.C. Broad (England).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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