<p>England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the opening one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in a three-match series.</p>.<p>Set a modest target of 186, the 50-over world champions finished on 189-5 with more than 15 overs to spare at the Riverside ground.</p>.<p>Test captain Joe Root, in his 150th ODI, was 79 not out.</p>.<p>Earlier, paceman Chris Woakes took a miserly 4-18 from his maximum 10 overs as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 185.</p>.<p>The series continues with a day/night match at the Oval in south London on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong>Brief scores</strong></p>.<p><strong>Sri Lanka </strong>185, 42.3 overs (K Perera 73, W Hasaranga 54; C Woakes 4-18, D Willey 3-44)</p>.<p><strong>England</strong> 189-5, 34.5 overs (J Root 79 no; D Chameera 3-50)</p>.<p><strong>Result:</strong> England won by five wickets</p>.<p><strong>Player of the match:</strong> Chris Woakes (ENG)</p>.<p><strong>Series:</strong> England lead three-match series 1-0</p>
<p>England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the opening one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in a three-match series.</p>.<p>Set a modest target of 186, the 50-over world champions finished on 189-5 with more than 15 overs to spare at the Riverside ground.</p>.<p>Test captain Joe Root, in his 150th ODI, was 79 not out.</p>.<p>Earlier, paceman Chris Woakes took a miserly 4-18 from his maximum 10 overs as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 185.</p>.<p>The series continues with a day/night match at the Oval in south London on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong>Brief scores</strong></p>.<p><strong>Sri Lanka </strong>185, 42.3 overs (K Perera 73, W Hasaranga 54; C Woakes 4-18, D Willey 3-44)</p>.<p><strong>England</strong> 189-5, 34.5 overs (J Root 79 no; D Chameera 3-50)</p>.<p><strong>Result:</strong> England won by five wickets</p>.<p><strong>Player of the match:</strong> Chris Woakes (ENG)</p>.<p><strong>Series:</strong> England lead three-match series 1-0</p>