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    "editor1": "<p><strong>June 29,&nbsp;London (CRICKETNMORE):&nbsp;<\/strong>Jason Roy explosive innings of 167&nbsp;helped England chase down 308 and win the series against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Wednesday.&nbsp;Roy made 162 off 118 balls (13 x 4, 4 x 6)&nbsp;as England cruised to victory in the fourth ODI despite the challenging target for a 2-0 series lead with one game to play.&nbsp;He&nbsp;fell just five runs short of England&#39;s highest one-day score made by&nbsp;Robin Smith&nbsp;(167) against Australia in 1993<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England finished on 4-309 in 40.1 overs with 11 balls to spare after Sri Lanka made 5-305 in 42 overs in the rain-shortened game at the Oval. Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/england-beat-sri-lanka-in-4th-odi-at-the-oval-full-scorecard--17253\">Full Scorecard<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Their victory target was revised to 308 on the Duckworth-Lewis method after Sri Lanka&#39;s innings was interrupted by rain but that made little difference as Roy led a masterful run chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;What a day. Incredible win for the boys,&quot; Roy said. &quot;It&#39;s just a shame I wasn&#39;t there in the end. I was pretty disappointed.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For Sri Lanka, Mendis top-scored with 77 and Mathews made&nbsp;67 not out. They both&nbsp;put together a 128-run partnership for the second wicket to get Sri Lanka out of early trouble when Kusal Perera was run out early in the inning&nbsp;for 1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The final ODI is on Saturday at Cardiff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Match Summary<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Toss: <\/strong>England has won the toss and opted to bowl first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Kennington Oval, London<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Man of the Match:<\/strong>&nbsp;J Roy<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Series Result:<\/strong> England (2), SL (0), Match abandoned (1)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px;\">Playing XI:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sri Lanka: <\/strong>Kusal Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Angelo Mathews(c), Seekkuge Prasanna, Upul Tharanga, Dasun Shanaka, Farveez Maharoof, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>England:<\/strong> Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid<\/p>\r\n",
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