England beat Sri Lanka by 42 runs for 3-0 whitewash

ByReuters

Updated 26/11/2018 at 11:00 GMT

England beat Sri Lanka by 42 runs in the third and final test in Colombo on Monday to complete a 3-0 series sweep.

England's Jack Leach (C) celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis during the third day of the third Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and England at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) international cricket stadium in Colombo on

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Chasing an improbable 327 to gain a consolation victory, Sri Lanka were dismissed for 284 at the start of the final session of the fourth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club.

Kusal Mendis (86) and Roshen Silva (65) scored a bulk of the runs for the hosts, who had conceded a 96-run first innings lead and resumed the day on 53-4.

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