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  Joe Root, Jos Buttler power England to 324/7 against Sri Lanka

Joe Root, Jos Buttler power England to 324/7 against Sri Lanka

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Published : Jul 3, 2016, 1:28 am IST
Updated : Jul 3, 2016, 1:28 am IST

Joe Root en route to his fifty on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

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Joe Root en route to his fifty on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Joe Root top-scored with 93 as England made 324/7 in the fifth and final one-day international at Cardiff on Saturday.

Together with Jos Buttler, who made a typically rapid 70, he put on 109 for the fifth wicket.

Off-spinner Danushka Gunathilaka, best known as a batsman, took a career-best three for 48 as Sri Lanka looked to restore some pride, having already lost the series at 2-0 down.

James Vince, opening in place of the injured Alex Hales, marked his maiden ODI innings with a stylish fifty.

But two balls after reaching the landmark Vince charged at Gunathilaka and was stumped by Dinesh Chandimal.

His exit left England 108 for two.

Root anchored England and was finally out on the first ball of the last over. He and Buttler put on a stand of 109 for the fifth wicket to send England to its big total.

Scoreboard England: J. Roy c Perera b Lakmal 34, J. Vince st Chandimal b Gunathilaka 51, J. Root b Pradeep 93, E Morgan c Mendis b Gunathilaka 20, J. Bairstow c Shanaka b Gunathilaka 22, J. Buttler b Bandara 70, C. Woakes (not out) 17, L. Plunkett (run out) 9. Extras: (lb4, w4) 8. Total: (for 7 wkts, in 50 overs) 324. FoW: 1-67, 2-108, 3-137, 4-182, 5-291, 6-314, 7-324. Bowling: Lakmal 10-0-65-1 (1w), Bandara 10-0-83-1 (1w), Pradeep 8-0-59-1, Gunathilaka 10-0-48-3 (1w), Prasanna 10-0-52-0 (1w), Mendis 2-0-13-0.

Location: United Kingdom, Wales, Cardiff