Sri Lanka chase 430 to beat England despite Brook's record ODI double century
Janith Liyanage hit a six off the penultimate ball to seal Sri Lanka's 430-8 chase in Rawalpindi after England captain Harry Brook made the fastest ODI double hundred.
At a glance
- Sri Lanka chased 430-8 to beat England by two wickets with one ball left in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
- England captain Harry Brook hit 202 off 116 balls, the fastest ODI double century and England's first.
- Pavan Rathnayake made 130 and Janith Liyanage hit 61 not out off 27 balls, sealing the win with a six.
Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets with one ball to spare in Rawalpindi on Thursday, completing the second-highest successful run chase in one-day international history after England captain Harry Brook had struck the fastest double century the format has seen.
Set 430 to win, Sri Lanka reached 430-8, with Janith Liyanage hitting a six off the penultimate delivery. The tourists needed eight runs from the final over and lost two wickets to paceman Josh Tongue before Liyanage finished unbeaten on 61 from 27 balls.
Brook's innings had seemed likely to decide the match. Put in to bat, he made 202 off 116 balls as England posted 429-4. He reached 200 in 114 balls, beating the previous fastest ODI double hundred — 117 balls by India's Shubman Gill against West Indies last month. It was also the first ODI double century by an England player, and England's first 400-plus total in Pakistan.
Joe Root supported Brook with 69 from 66 balls and became the first England batter to reach 8,000 one-day international runs, in his 197th ODI. Opener Tom Banton made 50 from 51 balls and Will Jacks finished 66 not out. Brook was caught off Liyanage from the final delivery of the innings, after England had added 156 in the last 10 overs.
Sri Lanka's reply began badly at 24-2, but Pavan Rathnayake, who made 130, and Avishka Fernando, who scored 97, put on 166 for the third wicket. Rathnayake then added 133 with Dasun Shanaka off 79 balls. Shanaka made 97, hitting eight sixes and six fours, while Rathnayake struck 15 fours and three sixes.
The chase ranks behind only South Africa's 435 against Australia in Johannesburg in 2006. The previous highest ODI total at a Pakistan venue, 375-3, was also surpassed during the match.
Pakistan, winners against both Sri Lanka and England in the tri-series, face England in Lahore on Sunday.
Source: Al Jazeera.
Questions and answers
- What is the fastest double century in ODI cricket?
- Harry Brook's 202 off 116 balls for England against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. He reached 200 in 114 balls, beating Shubman Gill's 117-ball record set last month against West Indies.
- What is the highest successful run chase in ODI history?
- South Africa's 435 against Australia in Johannesburg in 2006. Sri Lanka's 430-8 against England is the second-highest successful chase.
- Who scored the runs for Sri Lanka in the chase?
- Pavan Rathnayake made 130, Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka both scored 97, and Janith Liyanage finished 61 not out from 27 balls to win the match.
