Malan 185* leads Lions rout of Sri Lanka A

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England Lions 393 for 5 (Malan 185*, Billing 68, Duckett 61, Bell-Drummond 52) beat Sri Lanka A 164 for 4 (Dickwella 51) by 88 runs – D/LScorecard

Dawid Malan rewrote the record books as England Lions made it two wins out of two in the 50-over Tri-Series by crushing Sri Lanka A in Northampton as comfortably as they had beaten Pakistan A in the opener in Cheltenham on Tuesday.

Malan, who is leading the Lions for the first time in this series after his impressive performances in the winter, struck an unbeaten 185 from 126 balls with 16 fours and eight sixes – a new record for the Lions or England A in List A cricket, beating 168 by Ravi Bopara against West Indies A in Worcester in 2010.

With Daniel Bell-Drummond, Ben Duckett and Sam Billings adding half centuries, the Lions piled up 393 for five in their 50 overs after Malan had won …

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