The third ODI between Sri Lanka and England took place in Dambulla on October 7, 2007.
England won by 2 wickets.
Toss: Sri Lanka
 Sri Lanka innings (48 overs maximum)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||||
| WU Tharanga | b Sidebottom | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ST Jayasuriya | c Swann b Sidebottom | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| †KC Sangakkara | c Mustard b Broad | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *DPMD Jayawardene | c Collingwood b Broad | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LPC Silva | c Mustard b Swann | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TM Dilshan | c Collingwood b Swann | 70 | 84 | 6 | 0 | ||
| J Mubarak | c & b Swann | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF Maharoof | c & b Swann | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WPUJC Vaas | run out | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CRD Fernando | c Collingwood b Sidebottom | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SL Malinga | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extras | (1 bye, 11 leg-byes, 6 wides) | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out — 41.1 overs | 164 | |||||
 England bowling
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | |
| JM Anderson | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4.37 | |
| RJ Sidebottom | 8.1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2.32 | |
| SCJ Broad | 8 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 3.25 | |
| PD Collingwood | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5.42 | |
| GP Swann | 10 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 3.40 | |
| England innings (48 overs maximum; target 164)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||||
| AN Cook | c Sangakkara b Vaas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| †P Mustard | b Maharoof | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | ||
| IR Bell | c Dilshan b Maharoof | 16 | 24 | 3 | 0 | ||
| KP Pietersen | lbw b Maharoof | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| *PD Collingwood | lbw b Jayasuriya | 32 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||
| OA Shah | b Jayasuriya | 19 | 53 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RS Bopara | lbw b Malinga | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GP Swann | b Fernando | 25 | 37 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SCJ Broad | not out | 20 | 44 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RJ Sidebottom | not out | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| JM Anderson | – | ||||||
| Extras | (1 bye, 8 leg-byes, 6 wides, 2 no-balls) | 17 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets — 46.5 overs | 164 | |||||
| Sri Lanka bowling
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | |
| WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3.33 | |
| MF Maharoof | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 3.40 | |
| CRD Fernando | 10 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3.10 | |
| SL Malinga | 7.5 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4.97 | |
| TM Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2.30 | |