Sri Lanka suffers a 223-run defeat against England in the final match

England secured a massive 223-run victory in the third ODI match against Sri Lanka, held at the Kennington Oval in London.
Batting first after winning the toss, England posted a formidable total of 355 for 7 in their allotted 50 overs.
Tom Banton scored a magnificent century for England, amassing 126 runs off 105 balls, an innings that included 16 fours and 5 sixes.
Captain Harry Brook (77 off 66 balls) and Jordan Cox (76 off 52 balls) further bolstered the innings.
In the bowling department for Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando claimed 3 wickets for 64 runs, while Sachitha Colombage took 2 wickets for 71 runs. Subsequently, the Sri Lankan team’s top-order batsmen—including the openers—failed in their pursuit of a daunting target of 356 runs, and the innings was restricted to 132 runs in 29.1 overs.
Captain Kusal Mendis emerged as the team’s top scorer, amassing 35 runs off 26 balls.
Additionally, Pawan Rathnayake scored 18 runs, Janith Liyanage 19, and Eshan Malinga 14.
Facing the English bowling attack, Liam Dawson (3 for 26) and Gus Atkinson (2 for 28) dismantled the Sri Lankan innings.
Consequently, the Sri Lankan team suffered a disappointing end to both the three-match ODI series and the T20 series.