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Sri Lanka grab dramatic win over England to square series

Global Published 25 September 2026, 14:05 · archived 25 Sep 2026

LEEDS: Sri Lanka pulled off a dramatic ​16-run win over England in the second one-day International at Headingley on Thursday to level ‌the three-match series despite a heroic effort from injured Jos Buttler. England scored 305-9 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 321-6, which included a century from captain Kusal Mendis in a high-scoring clash in which Buttler looked to be taking England to a comfortable triumph ​before damaging his hamstring. He retired hurt on 67, but as Sri Lanka pulled themselves back into ​the contest with key wickets, a limping Buttler came back to the crease, with England ⁠needin...

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