England v Sri Lanka: Sam Curran takes 5-48 as hosts seal sequence at The Oval

Second one-day international, Kia Oval:

Sri Lanka 241-9 (50 overs): Dhananjaya 91, Shanaka 47; S Curran 5-48, Willey 4-64

England 244-2 (43 overs): Morgan 75*, Root 68*

England win by eight wickets; lead series 2-0

Scorecard

England comfortably beat Sri Lanka again in the second one-day international at The Oval to clinch the series with a game to spare.

Sam Curran took 5-48 – his first five-wicket haul for England – as the hosts restricted Sri Lanka to 241-9 from 50 overs.

Curran took three wickets in his first two overs and, at 21-4, Sri Lanka were in danger of being dismissed before many of the 14,000-strong Oval crowd had taken their seats.

Dhananjaya de Silva rescued the hosts with a run-a-ball 91 but England still cruised to their target with seven overs and eight wickets to spare on a flat pitch.

Jason Roy, fit again after a hamstring niggle, hit 60 from 52 balls, sharing an opening stand of 76 with Jonny Bairstow.

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