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Sri Lanka make 430 to beat England after Brook's 202
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Image caption: Brook's previous highest score in ODIs was 136 not out, also against Sri Lanka
By Stephan Shemilt
Cricket Correspondent
Published 22 October 2026, 13:10 BST
Updated 7 minutes ago
One-day international tri-series, Rawalpindi
England 429-4 (50 overs): Brook 202, Root 69, Jacks 66*
Sri Lanka 430-8 (49.5 overs): Rathnayake 130, Avishka 97, Shanaka 97
Sri Lanka won by two wickets
Scorecard
Harry Brook's first double century by an England batter in a one-day international (ODI) was not enough to prevent his team being stunned by Sri Lanka, who pulled off a remarkable chase of 430 in Rawalpindi.
Brook passed Ben Stokes' previous England best score of 182 and posted the fastest ODI double hundred, off 114 balls, in his astonishing 202.
In clobbering the 14th double-hundred in a men's one-day international and the 12th highest individual score, Brook lifted England to 429-4 – at halfway the highest total made in a one-day international in Pakistan.
But Sri Lanka, who chose to bat second, were not deterred, even when they were reduced to 24-2. They set about completing the second-highest successful chase in ODI history.
Pavan Rathnayake made a sublime 130, while Aviksha Fernando and Dasun Shanaka both added 97.
With Jofra Archer rested for the tri-series and leg-spinner Adil Rashid left out of this match for tactical reasons, England's bowling was woeful. Sam Curran conceded 103 runs from his nine overs.
Up with the required rate throughout their innings, Sri Lanka needed 109 from the final 10 overs and were able to absorb the losses of Rathnayake and Shanaka.
Sri Lanka needed eight off the final over, sent down by Josh Tongue, who was pinpoint with his accuracy to bowl Dinuth Wellalage and Eshan Malinga with successive deliveries.
However, in a sensational finish, Janith Liyanage, the man bowling when Brook reached 200, would not be denied.
With six needed from two balls, Liyanage pummelled Tongue's penultimate delivery of the match down the ground for a match-winning maximum, sparking joyous celebrations by the Sri Lankans.
One of the most incredible one-day internationals ever played ended with an aggregate of 847 runs, behind only a match total of 872 when South Africa chased 435 to beat Australia in 2006.