Another debut bowler, left-arm fast bowler Tymal Mills, failed to take a wicket but went for only 22 runs off his four overs, bowling quickly and hitting 92mph plus.Chandimal made 23 before being snapped up by Morgan who then rushed off the field with a dislocated finger having taken the catch awkwardly, but he was okay to bat. Morgan smashing the winning runs with a six. Liam Dawson produced a sparkling debut performance as the Hampshire spinner took centre stage on his home Ageas Bowl ground to take 3-27 from four accurate overs while Chris Jordan grabbed 3-29 and pace man Liam Plunkett took 2-27.Jordan ensured Sri Lanka were kept to just 140, taking two wickets in the final over to dismiss the tourists. And though England began with a stutter in their run chase, once Buttler applied the accelerator the result was never in doubt.Gunathilaka made 26 before holing out to Jordan running in from the long off boundary as Hampshire slow left-armer Dawson thrilled his home fans with a wicket.Buttler, moved up to open the batting order having been told by coach Trevor Bayliss he was in with a shout for a possible Test place, survived an early scare when he appeared to nick a delivery in Mathews' next over to wicket keeper Dinesh Chandimal.Mathews swept straight into aggressive mode with a fine sweep to the boundary off Dawson but the spinner then caught and bowled to remove Mendis for 21.

The defeat completed a miserable tour for Sri Lanka who failed to beat England in any of the nine international matches with the home side winning the Super Series 20-4.He smashed Mathews over mid-on for a huge six, the first of the innings and he punched Farveez Maharoof down the ground for six and did the same to Danuska Gunathilaka's spin.Sri Lanka were 79-3 after ten overs but crumbled as they lost Mathews bowled by Dawson for 11 and Dasun Shanaka ran out next ball going for a second run by Jason Roy's fine throw. But then it became the Buttler and Morgan show.Morgan was dropped by Mathews when on just eight but then struck spinner Seekkuge Prasanna for a straight six. Southampton: Jos Buttler boosted his hopes of a Test recall for the Pakistan series as his stunning 73 not out helped England win the T20 international against Sri Lanka in Southampton on Tuesday.Eoin Morgan also played a leading role with an unbeaten 47, the England captain shrugging off an earlier dislocated finger after Sri Lanka had China Auto Brake Hose been dismissed for 140 off their 20 overs.Buttler gave the tourists' attack the runaround with four sixes and three fours in a 49-ball innings which was his highest ever T20 score, and saw England cruise home by eight wickets with 15 balls to spare.Replays suggested he did hit the ball but the appeal was turned down and the England man made the most of his luck.Sri Lanka, who lost Test and T20 series, were no match to England in the first T20.England moved up the gears with Buttler reaching his half century with a boundary off Chaminda Bandara, and he and Morgan saw their side home with considerable ease..Kusal Perera went cheaply but Kusal Mendis clubbed a Jordan full toss just wide of Jonny Bairstow.Ramith Rambukwella smashed a six and then a four to spoil Rashid's figures a little before being run out by James Vince's direct throw. The England bowler was hammered for 20 runs in one over.Sparkling debut:Sri Lanka's total never looked enough on a fine batting wicket.

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