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Resurgent England level series

Saturday, 6 October 2007


England again demonstrated their ability to bounce back from adversity with a commendable 65-run win to draw level in the one-day series at Dambulla, their first one-day victory in Sri Lanka since 1982. Riding on Owais Shah's 82, which led a fightback from 61 for 4, the fast bowlers shredded Sri Lanka's top order then Graeme Swann completed a fine all-round day by further enhancing his impressive return to the team, reports Cricinfo.
England 234 for 8 (Shah 82, Collingwood 42, Maharoof 3-30) beat Sri Lanka 169 (Mubarak 44*, Sidebottom 2-23, Swann 2-27) by 65 runs.