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Ben Duckett and Liam Dawson impress as England beat Sri Lanka to end tri-series

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One-day international tri-series, Lahore

England 386-5 (50 overs): Duckett 167 (132); Asitha 2-63

Sri Lanka 331 (45.1 overs): Rathnayake 118 (77); Dawson 4-49

England won by 55 runs

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Ben Duckett's sublime century and four wickets for Liam Dawson earned England a consolation win over Sri Lanka in their final match of the tri-series.

Duckett struck a majestic 167 from 132 balls as England racked up 386-5 in Lahore, which set up a tantalising chase after Sri Lanka's astonishing pursuit of 430 in their previous encounter a week ago.

In another high-scoring match with very little contest between bat and ball, the chase followed a similar trajectory, as Sri Lanka kept themselves within touching distance of the run-rate throughout and needed 87 off the final 10 overs.

But England's bowlers held their nerve on this occasion, closing out a 55-run win as the brilliant Pavan Rathnayake's 118 off just 77 balls was in vain for Sri Lanka.

Rathnayake, who made 130 in last week's carnage, set the platform…

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