Sri Lanka won the final one-day international in Birmingham by six wickets on Tuesday, a game that will be remembered for the controversial run-out of England’s Jos Buttler, to triumph 3-2 in the five-match series.
After winning the toss England laboured to 199 for six but had the dangerous Buttler, who made a brilliant 121 in the fourth game at Lord’s on Saturday, at the crease on 21.
The wicketkeeper-batsman was then dismissed at the non-striker’s end by Sachithra Senanayake who took the bails off when Buttler strayed out of his crease as the off-spinner was about to deliver the ball.
Buttler had already received several warnings in this game, and at Lord’s, for being out of the crease. Umpire Michael Gough asked Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews if he was sure that he wanted Senanayake’s appeal to stand.
Mathews replied in the affirmative and the batsman had to make his way back to the pavilion.
