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VIDEO Highlights: England beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in 2nd ODI at Edgbaston

Blistering hundreds by Jason Roy and Alex Hales hauled England to a crushing 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international at Edgbaston on Friday.

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Blistering hundreds by Jason Roy and Alex Hales hauled England to a crushing 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international at Edgbaston on Friday. England, set a modest 255 for victory, finished on 256 without loss as they won with more than 15 overs to spare to go 1-0 up in the five-match series following Tuesday’s tied opener at Trent Bridge. Roy, named man-of-the-match after also completing two run-outs, was unbeaten on 112 at the finish, with Hales 133 not out as both batsmen recorded their highest scores at this level. Their unbroken opening stand surpassed England’s record ODI partnership of 250 set by Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott for the second wicket against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in 2010. Full Cricket Scorecard: England vs Sri Lanka 2016, 2nd ODI at Edgbaston

England’s total was the highest scored by any side winning an ODI by 10 wickets, topping the 236 scored by New Zealand against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2015. Victory also saw England win the inaugural multi-format Super Series, with Sri Lanka now unable to surpass their 13-3 points lead in the remaining three ODIs and lone Twenty20. Friday’s match was a day/night fixture but by the time Roy drove the winning four off Seekkugge Prasanna there was no need for the floodlights to be switched on. Full Cricket Updates, ENG vs SL 2016, 2nd ODI

“The chase was absolutely remarkable,” said England captain Eoin Morgan. “I’ve never experienced anything like that where we were so in control without being reckless.” Successive fours by Hales off leg-spinner Prasanna saw the Nottinghamshire opener to a 91-ball century. It was the start of a thrilling sequence in which Hales scored 26 runs in five balls off Prasanna – two fours followed by three sixes.

(With inputs from AFP)

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