Colombo: England captain Alastair Cook was on Thursday suspended for one match and fined 20 percent of his undisclosed match fees for his team's slow over-rate in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka. Match referee David Boon ruled that England bowled one over short in the stipulated time frame during Wednesday's rain-curtailed game in Hambantota which the tourists won by five wickets.

Cook will miss Sunday's fourth match in Colombo with Sri Lanka leading 2-1 in the seven-match series. Eoin Morgan will take over as captain for the game, England coach Peter Moores confirmed. It was the second time in the last 12 months that Cook had been found guilty of the "minor over-rate offence," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement.