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Sri Lanka wins toss, fields against England in Pakistan cricket tri-series

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Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field against England in a cricket match as part of a tri-series in Pakistan on Thursday. England, which hasn't secured a one-day international victory in Pakistan since 2005, lost its first three games in this series and is no longer competing for the final scheduled for Saturday. The teams featured unchanged lineups from their previous matches, with Sri Lanka fielding against an England team that made only one change by selecting Sonny Baker over Jamie Overton.

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England won a consolation match against Sri Lanka by 55 runs in Lahore on October 29, 2026, concluding their participation in a Pakistan cricket tri-series. In this high-scoring one-day international (ODI), Ben Duckett scored an impressive 167 runs while teammate Liam Dawson took four wickets for England. Despite Sri Lanka’s strong performance led by Pavan Rathnayake's 118-run innings, they fell short in the final overs and were dismissed for 331 runs. This victory came after England had lost their first three matches, including an 87-run defeat to Pakistan in Rawalpindi earlier in the series.

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England was forced to bat first in its bid for a first ODI win in Pakistan in 21 years after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field Thursday in the cricket tri-series. asserted

Lanka → force → series

England, which last won a one-day international in Pakistan in 2005, lost its first three games in this tri-series and was already out of contention for Saturday’s final. asserted

which → win → final

Last week, England captain Harry Brook’s fastest-ever ODI double-century wasn’t enough to stop Sri Lanka from successfully chasing down the second highest-ever total of 430 runs in the 50-over format. asserted

century → stop → format

Shadab Khan then smashed an extraordinary 113 off 96 balls in Pakistan’s epic one-wicket win at Lahore on Sunday after England had reduced the home team to 154-9 in a chase of 242. asserted

England → smash → 242

England crashed to 87-run defeat in its opening match against Pakistan after cruising to 120-1 in a chase 303-run target at Rawalpindi. England selected Sonny Baker over Jamie Overton in the only change to the lineup that lost to Pakistan. asserted

that → crash → Pakistan

Sri Lanka retained in the same XI which skittled Pakistan for 110 in its previous game. asserted

which → retain → game

Sri Lanka wins toss, fields against England in Pakistan cricket tri-series

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