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Sri Lanka Chased Down 430 To Beat England In Rawalpindi Despite Harry Brook’s 202
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Sri Lanka chased 430 to beat England in Rawalpindi, second-highest ODI chase. Harry Brook scored 202, the fastest ODI double century, yet England lost.
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Brook’s 202, Sri Lanka win
Sri Lanka chased down 430 to beat England in Rawalpindi on Thursday, completing the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history with a final score of 430-8. Harry Brook hit the fastest-ever ODI double hundred, scoring 202 off 116 balls to propel England to 429-4 after they were put in to bat. Sri Lanka slipped to 24-2 in the chase before Pavan Rathnayake scored 130 and Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka both made 97.
Janith Liyanage then finished unbeaten on 61 off 27 balls, including a six off Josh Tongue’s penultimate delivery, to leave Sri Lanka needing eight off the last over. Josh Tongue took two wickets in the final over, but Liyanage struck to seal the win as England’s record-setting innings ended in defeat.
Brook shrugs off loss
Harry Brook dismissed his historic knock as having no value whatsoever after England lost, telling the post-match presentation, "It was a nice innings but being on the losing side it has no value whatsoever in my eyes." Brook also said, "We got to get back to the drawing board a little bit, and we have an opportunity in the next couple of games to nail down a place in the final," as England faced the next tri-series matches. Janith Liyanage’s winning six came after Josh Tongue threatened a late England comeback by bowling Dunith Wellalage and Eshan Malinga in successive deliveries.
The BBC framed Brook’s 202 as an astonishing display of stroke-making, noting it was the first double hundred scored by an Englishman in an ODI. The Guardian echoed Brook’s stance, quoting him saying, "It was a nice innings; unfortunately it doesn’t mean anything now," as Sri Lanka completed the chase.
Tri-series stakes in Lahore
Pakistan, who beat Sri Lanka and England in their two games, will face England in Lahore on Sunday in the next match in the tri-series. Sri Lanka’s chase gave them their first points of the tri-series tournament, while England’s second successive loss left them with another setback in their bid to reach the final on October 31. The Dailyhunt account said the series shifts to the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore for the next leg of fixtures, with England taking on Pakistan on Sunday, October 25, and Sri Lanka taking on the hosts on Tuesday, October 27.
The BBC described Brook’s workload and captaincy, saying he has played in every England fixture since being rested for a T20 series in Ireland last September. Brook’s record-setting ODI double hundred also came with a wider statistical backdrop, as the BBC noted he averages 53.08 in the longer format and 36.21 in T20 internationals.