Morgan, Rashid shine as England win rain-hit third ODI

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England- Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. England's captain Eoin Morgan (2nd L) shakes hands with Sri Lankan team members after they won the match. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Captain Eoin Morgan smashed his second half-century in two games and Adil Rashid took four wickets to help England crush Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the rain-marred third one-day international on Wednesday.

Chasing 151 in 21 overs after persistent rain had shortened the match, the visitors rode on Morgan's unbeaten 58, including seven fours, to reach 153-3 with 15 balls to spare.

Jason Roy (41) and Ben Stokes (35 not out) gave Morgan valuable support as England took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after the opening game was washed out.

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England - Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. England's captain Eoin Morgan (16) and Ben Stokes run between wickets next to Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Earlier, Adil Rashid produced a masterful display of spin bowling to claim 4-36 in five overs as Sri Lanka squandered a good start to struggle to 150-9 in 21 overs.

The leg-spinner was assisted by Tom Curran (3-17) who came into the side in place of injured left-armer Liam Dawson and impressed with his seam bowling.

After Sri Lanka had won the toss, Niroshan Dickwella and Sadeera Samarawickrama took the attack to the bowlers as the hosts reached 50 runs in 28 balls.

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England - Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. Sri Lanka's captain Dinesh Chandimal plays a shot. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Dickwella, who hit eight fours, fell for 36 looking to loft Curran out of the ground, mistiming his shot to be caught by Chris Woakes at mid-off.

Wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis departed first ball after failing to read Rashid's googly.

Skipper Dinesh Chandimal joined Samarawickrama and the pair shared a 35-run partnership before the opener became Rashid's second victim to leave Sri Lanka 94-3.

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England- Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. Sri Lanka's Amila Aponso celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of England's Joe Root (not pictured). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Rashid dismissed Thisara Perera for a duck with the next ball before Curran removed Dhananjaya de Silva and the hosts' early momentum faded away.

Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root fell cheaply in England's chase but Roy struck two sixes as he raced to 41 off 26 balls before Morgan and Stokes comfortably steered England to their target.

The fourth ODI will be played in Kandy on Saturday.

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England- Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya (R) appeals for an unsuccessful wicket for England's Jason Roy. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England- Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. England's Jason Roy (20) celebrates with captain Eoin Morgan after taking the catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera (not pictured). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England- Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. Sri Lanka's Sadeera Samarawickrama avoids a bouncer ball by England's Ben Stokes (not pictured). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England- Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella (R) runs between wickets next to England's wicketkeeper Jos Buttler. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Cricket - Sri Lanka v England - Third One-Day International - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - October 17, 2018. Sri Lanka's Amila Aponso celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow (51). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte