England are in the field after losing the toss but Ryan Sidebottom's two early wickets give the tourists the edge There is an extraordinary moment in the 15th over, when Kumar Sangakkara walks for an edge despite nobody appealing With the score 42-4 in the 15th over, a rain interruption reduces the contest to 48 overs per side Tillakaratne Dilshan finally produces a sensible innings for Sri Lanka as they look to put some pressure back on England But Graeme Swann takes three quick wickets to leave Sri Lanka gasping at 106-7 after 29 overs The run out of Chaminda Vaas causes more grief for Sri Lanka, who are finally all out for 164, Dilshan making 70 England make a poor start with the bat when Vaas persuades Alastair Cook to nibble one behind, departing for a duck It is nervous times for England's batsmen as Farveez Maharoof gets stuck into the top order, taking three more wickets The wicket of Kevin Pietersen, shown here, is critical and when Ian Bell falls too, England are left on a worrying 47-4 Owais Shah helps Paul Collingwood move the total to 94-5 before the captain takes the score into three figures With Ravi Bopara making little impression, Swann and Stuart Broad put on 40 to leave England within sight of victory Broad, ably supported by Sidebottom, hits the winning runs to give England a two-wicket win and a 2-1 series lead
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