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Joe Root and Eoin Morgan clinch England series win in Sri Lankan rain

• Sri Lanka 237-7; England 132-2. England win by 18 runs (DLS)
• Victory in fourth ODI seals series 3-0 with one to play

It was probably always going to be the case that this soggy one-day series between Sri Lanka and England would be settled by another downpour.

At 3.45pm local time, and with Eoin Morgan on 31 and Joe Root on 32 having steered the tourists to 132 for two from 27 overs in pursuit of 274, the rain began to fall. Light at first, within moments it was clear this was no passing shower but instead a tropical storm.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2q1Pfkf

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