COLOMBO: Sri Lankan spinners combined for nine wickets before Kumar Sangakkara hit 83 runs to help the hosts to a tense six-wicket win over England in the fourth one-day international on Sunday.

Electing to bat first, England was 265 all out in 50 overs and Sri Lanka chased down the runs with two balls to spare.

Sangakkara's innings came off 105 deliveries and included seven boundaries. He shared 96 runs with Mahela Jayawardene (44) for the third wicket.

Earlier, James Taylor made his maiden international fifty but missed out on a century to give England a strong platform.

He scored 90 runs off 109 balls. Spinners Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis and Tillakaratne Dilshan took three wickets each for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka leads the seven-match series 3-1.