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Desk Report: Mahela Jayawardene’s career-best century powered Sri Lanka to 309 for five against England in the second one-day international (ODI) at Headingley here on Friday. The opener made 144 — Jayawardene’s highest score in 343 ODIs surpassing his 128 against India at Sharjah in 2000 — as Sri Lanka looked to level this five-match series at 1-1.
A couple of reckless run-outs reduced Sri Lanka to 45 for two in the 10th over after England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field.
But a record stand of 159 between former captains Jayawardene, dropped on seven, and Kumar Sangakkara, who made 69, turned the tide Sri Lanka’s way.
Angelo Mathews kept the runs coming with a brisk 46 not out off 30 balls while Jeevan Mendis’s unbeaten seven included a hooked six off Stuart Broad that saw Sri Lanka past 300.
Off-spinner Graeme Swann — who dropped Jayawardene — led England’s attack with two wickets, both stumpings completed by wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter to remove Sangakkara and Jayawardene.
But the seamers suffered with Broad, Tim Bresnan and Jade Dernbach managing just one wicket between them for 203 runs in a combined 28 overs.
James Anderson’s none for 44 in 10 overs was respectable in comparison.
Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan was run out for nine when he failed to beat Broad’s underarm direct hit on the bowler’s end stumps.
The tourists were fortunate not to lose Jayawardene soon afterwards when first slip Swann dropped a high chance off Bresnan.