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The off-spinner justified his selection ahead of Monty Panesar by claiming four for 34 and hit a determined 25 in the rain-affected contest as England secured their first back-to-back one-day victories in Sri Lanka with seven balls remaining.

His efforts were matched by those of his Trent Bridge team-mates Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad, who both claimed key wickets early in the match and were together at the end as England chased down a Duckworth-Lewis target of 164.

Having lost the toss to face the more difficult conditions replying under the lights, England were always underdogs to match their 65-run triumph on Thursday - their first one-day international win in Sri Lanka since 1982.

But another stunning bowling display to dismiss Sri Lanka for 164 upset the formbook and, despite another top order collapse, the tourists held their nerve and move onto Colombo for the final two matches with a 2-1 advantage in the series.

Controversially preferred to Panesar as the spin option so far in the series, Swann claimed the best one-day figures by an England bowler since Michael Vaughan claimed four for 22 against the same opponents at Old Trafford five years ago.