{"id":35528,"date":"2026-09-27T16:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/england-vs-sri-lanka-tom-banton-sets-up-huge-win-in-series-decider\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:19:42","slug":"england-vs-sri-lanka-tom-banton-sets-up-huge-win-in-series-decider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/england-vs-sri-lanka-tom-banton-sets-up-huge-win-in-series-decider\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Sri Lanka: Tom Banton sets up huge win in series decider"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Third Metro Bank one-day international, Kia Oval <\/b><\/p>\n

England 355-7 (50 overs): <\/b>Banton 126, Brook 77, Cox 76<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka 132 (29.1 overs): <\/b>Kusal 35; Dawson 3-26<\/p>\n

England won by 223 runs<\/i><\/p>\n

Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\n

Tom Banton delivered on all of his potential by crashing a brilliant first international century as England wrapped up their summer with an ODI series win over Sri Lanka.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old right-hander was once the rising star of English cricket when handed a debut in 2019 but afterwards fell out of love with the game after losing his way.<\/p>\n

After reaching his hundred in 95 balls in the third one-day international at The Oval, he stood with arms wide and looked to the sky – all of that disappointment seemingly behind him. <\/p>\n

The opener went on to make 126 from 105 deliveries, perfectly countering tricky early conditions – conditions in which Joe Root struggled uncharacteristically for 18 from 37 balls – and going on to share an increasingly aggressive stand of 150 in 117 balls with captain Harry Brook.<\/p>\n

Brook made 77 and Jordan Cox, picked in the place of the injured Jos Buttler, added a 52-ball 76 to lift England to 355-7.<\/p>\n

That always appeared a match-winning total on a surface offering bounce for the pace bowlers and turn for the spinners.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka crumbled to 132 all out in 29.1 overs, giving England a 223-run win and their biggest ODI victory against the tourists. <\/p>\n

It meant England signed off their summer, one that included off-field issues, the end of Bazball, Ben Stokes’ retirement and Root’s surprise return as Test skipper, with a fifth successive series win amid the madness across formats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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