England captain Paul Collingwood wins the toss and elects to bat first in the second one-day international in Dambulla But Alistair Cook is soon on his way back to the dressing room after Mahela Jayawardene's brilliant slip catch Farveez Maharoof took 4-31 in the first match, and picks up his second wicket of the day when Ian Bell is lbw for 18 The normally aggressive Phil Mustard struggles with his timing on a slow pitch and eventually departs for 28 After struggling for 41 balls to make 12, Kevin Pietersen loses patience and hits a catch to mid-wicket with England 61-4 Collingwood makes 42 from 50 balls before being trapped lbw by Dilhara Fernando with England 139-5 in the 35th over Owais Shah leads the England recovery as he makes 82 to help the tourists post a respectable total of 234-8 England's Ryan Sidebottom removes both Sri Lankan openers to leave the hosts stuttering on 21-2 after six overs Stuart Broad gives England another boost as he removes Kumar Sangakkara - caught behind by Mustard for nine Graeme Swann makes an instant impression as his off-spin removes Tillakaratne Dilshan for 29 with Sri Lanka now 90-5 England close in on victory as Sri Lanka lose their ninth wicket as Lasith Malinga is run out with the hosts 126-9 England claim a comprehensive 65-run win as Sri Lanka are dismissed for 169 with the run out of Fernando for 20
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