Sri Lanka chase 430 to beat England after Brook double century

Sri Lanka chased down 430 against England in a one-day international tri-series match in Rawalpindi, winning by two wickets with one ball remaining. England had posted 429 for four from their 50 overs.

Harry Brook scored England’s first ODI double century, making 202 off 114 balls. His innings included the fastest ODI double hundred by an England batter and broke Ben Stokes’ previous England best of 182.

“Both teams were exceptional. Sri Lanka just outplayed us, unfortunately.”

Sri Lanka slipped to 24 for two in the fifth over when Kusal Mendis was run out without facing a ball. Pavan Rathnayake made 130, while Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka each scored 97.

Janith Liyanage contributed an unbeaten 61 from 27 balls as a lower-order finisher. He hit seven fours and three sixes, including 4-4-6 off Sam Curran, and faced only two dot balls.

England needed eight runs from the final over bowled by Josh Tongue. Tongue dismissed Dunith Wellalage and Eshan Malinga with successive deliveries, but Asitha Fernando kept Liyanage on strike for the last two balls.

Liyanage hit Tongue’s penultimate delivery over long-off for a match-winning six. Sri Lanka’s players ran onto the outfield to celebrate the dramatic victory.

The match produced an aggregate of 847 runs and 123 boundaries across both innings. It ranks behind only South Africa’s 872-run match total against Australia in 2006.