Sri Lanka vs England - scorecard: James Taylor's 90 in vain as host take 3-1 lead

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England were short of runs, and appropriate bowling 技術s, as Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka to a six-wicket 勝利，勝つ in the fourth one-day international at the Premadasa Stadium.

James Taylor's 打開 innings of 90, in just his third ODI and first in 15 months, was the major 出資／貢献 in a patchy 265 all out - stand-in captain Eoin Morgan (62) doing his best too to try to 海難救助 a par total after choosing to bat on a 乾燥した，日照りの pitch.

But it did not やめる stretch the hosts, Sangakkara (86) 株ing a stand of 96 with Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews finishing the 職業 with an unbeaten 51 - farming an attack surprisingly 負担d に向かって seam rather than spin - to keep Sri Lanka always just ahead of the game.

反して they used 36 overs of spin, Morgan had only 10 利用できる to him from a frontline slow bowler - and Sangakkara took 決まりきった仕事 advantage, 緩和 past his third 連続する half-century and hitting seven fours in all from 105 balls.

England were flattered that victory （機の）カム with only two balls to spare - and from 3-1 負かす／撃墜する, they must 勝利，勝つ all the remaining fixtures if they are to somehow start their World Cup winter with a series success.

James Taylor （機の）カム in at No 3 and 得点する／非難する／２０d 90, but couldn't 妨げる England from 落ちるing to another 敗北・負かす