Graeme Swann put in a superb all-round performance to help England pull off a tense two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Sunday.
The off-spinner grabbed four wickets in a disciplined spell and then made a crucial 25 as England achieved the revised target of 164 in a game reduced to 48 overs a side due to rain to gain a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
England were tottering at 107-7 on a difficult pitch before Swann added 40 for the eighth wicket with Stuart Broad (20 not out) to help his side win with seven balls to spare.
Swann, playing only his fourth one-dayer since making his debut in 2000, was named man of the match.
Paceman Farveez Maharoof grabbed three early wickets and veteran left-arm spinner Sanath Jayasuriya took two wickets to raise Sri Lanka's hopes of victory, but Swann held his nerve under pressure on a slow pitch.
Maharoof threatened to upstage fine efforts from Swann (4-34) and left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom (3-19) when he wrecked England's top order by removing Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell and Phil Mustard in his lively opening spell.
Jayasuriya then dismissed Collingwood (32) and Owais Shah (19) just when the pair looked like restoring England's fortunes with a 47-run stand for the fifth wicket.
But Swann dashed Sri Lanka's hopes in a vital stand with Broad, who finished the match with a four and a two off Lasith Malinga. Broad had earlier taken two wickets.
Tillakaratne Dilshan was the only Sri Lankan to defy the England attack as he top-scored with a gutsy 70, just one day after being dropped from the squad for next month's tour of Australia.
He hit six fours in his 84-ball knock for his first half-century in 15 matches.
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