Morgan, Rashid hand England victory

England have eased into a 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka as Eoin Morgan's unbeaten 58 and a disciplined bowling performance delivered victory in a rain-shortened third ODI.

The match was reduced to 21 overs per innings after play was delayed by almost six hours, the latest frustration in a monsoon-season tour at odds with both common sense and the elements.

But England's well-oiled machine powered through for a seven-wicket win with 15 balls to spare.

Morgan's half-century was a fourth in his last five knocks but his work was made considerably easier by the efforts of Adil Rashid and the returning Tom Curran.

Rashid claimed 4-36 as the home side were held to 9-150, with Curran turning in an exemplary 3-17 after winning the battle to replace the injured Liam Dawson.

When play belatedly got under way Niroshan Dickwella got Sri Lanka off and running with seven boundaries from his first 12 deliveries, dancing around the crease as he directed the ball to all four corners of the ground.

There was a pair of authentic cover drives and a disdainful slog off Chris Woakes, then a pull and an uppercut off Olly Stone. England had barely digested his footwork by the time the scoreboard read 0-55 off five overs.

That was as good as it got for the hosts, though, with their next 16 overs yielding 95 runs and nine wickets.

England's response began perfectly as Jason Roy hit 17 runs from Lasith Malinga's first six balls.

Left-arm spinner Amila Aponso fashioned an instant response, having Jonny Bairstow caught at mid-off with his second ball then skidding one past a lacklustre Joe Root and rocking back middle stump.

Roy and Morgan took some of the sting out of the situation with a calming stand of 46, during which the required rate dropped to less than six an over.

Roy (41) continued to win his personal duel with Malinga and heaved Akila Dananjaya for six moments before falling lbw sweeping the spinner.

Morgan's 92 anchored England's win in the second ODI and he was doing important work here too, punching regular boundaries between cover and backward point.

Stokes proved a perfect foil, damaging Nuwan Pradeep's ego with an outrageous over-the-shoulder ramp for six and De Silva's shoulder with a thunderous stroke that left the bowler needing treatment.

Stokes clubbed the winning six straight down the ground in the 19th over, by which time the pair had put on 73 runs in 57 deliveries.