Ben Duckett's 167 and Liam Dawson's four wickets helped England seal a 55-run win

Last updated: October 29, 2026 | 23:10

England's Ben Duckett celebrates after scoring a century during the ODI tri-series match against Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on October 29, 2026. AFP

Lahore: Pavan Rathnayake's brilliant century went in vain as England stopped Sri Lanka from chasing a big 387 target, winning the dead rubber by 55 runs in Lahore on Thursday.

On the same day last week, Rathnayake scored an epic 130 in Sri Lanka's 430-run chase in Rawalpindi but this time his 77-ball 118 was not enough as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 331 in 45.1 overs.

England opener Ben Duckett had earlier smashed his highest ODI score of 167 to propel England to 386-5.

With 87 needed in the last ten overs Sri Lanka were on course for another upset victory but hopes vanished when spinner Liam Dawson dismissed Rathnayake caught off a miscued sweep in the 45th over.

Dawson finished with career best figures of 4-49, while…