Duckett's 167, Rathnayake's 118 in vain as England beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs

Lahore, Oct 29 (UNI) Ben Duckett smashed a magnificent 167 and Liam Dawson claimed four wickets as England defeated Sri Lanka by 55 runs in the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series here on Thursday. Chasing a daunting target of 387, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 331 in 45.1 overs despite a valiant 118 off 77 balls by Pavan Rathnayake and an aggressive 89 off 71 deliveries by captain Kusal Mendis. Rathnayake struck 15 fours and a six, while Mendis hit eight fours and five sixes, but their efforts could not prevent Sri Lanka from falling short. Rathnayake and Mendis kept the…