Sri Lanka [ Images ] were restricted to 313 for 8 wickets, but beat the Netherlands by 55 runs in the second one-day international to complete a 2-0 series win in Amsterdam on Thursday.

Sri Lanka were clearly the superior side but could not match Tuesday's record-breaking performance, when they set a one-day international world record.

Thanks to Sanath Jayasuriya's [ Images ] 157, they scored 443 for 9 in a 195-run victory against the hosts. That eclipsed South Africa's [ Images ] previous record of 438 runs.

On Thursday, Jayasuriya was rested, but Sri Lankam after winning the toss and opting to bat, were powered by a fine 72 by top scorer Upul Tharanga.

The Netherlands posted 258, its best score against a Test-playing country.

Dutchmen Pieter Seelaar and Eric Szwarczynski were handed their first ODI debuts at the expense of Ryan ten Doeschate and Mohammad Kashif.

The Netherlands joined the one-day international circuit in 2005. It still doesn't have Test status.

Scorecard

Sri Lanka:

W Tharanga c Smits b Borren 72
C Kapugedera c Seelaar b Reekers 38
K Sangakkara c van Troost b de Leede 28
R Arnold b Reekers 42
T Dilshan [ Images ] c Reekers b van Troost 66
M Maharoof lbw Stelling 17
K Lokuarachchi not out 25
D Jayawardene c and b Stelling 0
C Bandara b Reekers 11
C Fernando not out 2
Extras: (b4, lb2, w4, nb2) 12
Total: (8 wickets, 50 overs) 313

Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-134, 3-153, 4-246, 5-266, 6-278, 7-278, 8-299.

Bowling: Stelling 10-0-91-2, Reekers 10-0-54-3, de Leede 10-1-50-1, Borren 10-0-44-1, Seelaar 4-0-26-0, van Troost 6-0-42-1.

The Netherlands:

B Zuiderent lbw Fernando 29
D Reekers b Fernando 45
E Szwarczynski b Fernando 10
D van Bunge b Lokuarachchi 33
T de Leede c Arnold b Lokuarachchi 3
A Kervezee c Lokuarachchi b Bandara 18
L van Troost st Sangakkara b Lokuarachchi 40
P Borren c Fernando b Lokuarachchi 34
W Stelling not out 13
J Smits lbw Maharoof 1
P Seelaar b Maharoof 0
Extras: (b-9, lb-10, w-9, nb-4) 32
Total: (all out, 49 overs) 258

Fall of wickets: 1-66, 2-97, 3-103, 4-122, 5-144, 6-165, 7-223, 8-252, 9-256, 10-258.

Bowling: Perera 8-1-36-0, Maharoof 9-0-39-2, Fernando 9-0-50-3, Bandara 10-1-38-1, Lokuarachchi 10-0-44-4, Dilshan 3-0-32-0.