Jayawardene hits 144 as Sri Lanka makes 309-5

Centurion Mahela Jayawardene struck his highest knock in one-day internationals to underpin Sri Lanka’s recovery from two early run-outs, leaving England a tough target of 310 to win.

Jayawardene (144 off 150 balls) shared a classy third-wicket stand of 159 — a Sri Lanka record against England — with Kumar Sangakaara (69) as the tourists’ two star batsmen demoralised the home side’s attack with some elegant shotmaking.

They both perished the same way — stumped by Craig Kieswetter off the bowling of Graeme Swann — before Sri Lanka finished on 309-5.

Tillakaratne Dilshan (9) and Dinesh Chandimal (5) were run out in almost identical fashion to leave the team on 45-2.

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Mahela Jayawardene st Kieswetter b Swann 144

Tillakaratne Dilshan run out (Broad) 9

Dinesh Chandimal run out (Anderson) 5

Kumar Sangakkara st Kieswetter b Swann 69

Angelo Mathews not out 46

Nuwan Kulasekera c Pietersen b Bresnan 13

Jeevan Mendis not out 7

Extras: (5 lb, 11w) 16

TOTAL: (for five wickets) 309

Overs: 50.

Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-45, 3-204, 4-271, 5-296

Did not bat: Thilina Kandamby, Suranga Lakmal, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga.

Bowling: James Anderson 10-0-44-0 (3w), Tim Bresnan 9-0-70-1, Stuart Broad 10-0-70-0 (2w), Jade Dernbach 9-0-63-0 (4w), Graeme Swann 10-0-42-2, Kevin Pietersen 2-0-15-0 (1w).

England: Craig Kieswetter, Alastair Cook (captain), Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jade Dernbach.

Toss: England.

Series: England leads 1-0.

Umpires: Billy Bowden, New Zealand, and Richard Kettleborough, England.

Third umpire: Nigel Llong, England. Match referee: Alan Hurst, Australia