Sri Lanka chase 430 to beat England by two wickets
Harry Brook scored the fastest double century in ODI history but finished on the losing side.
Sri Lanka chased down 430 to beat England by two wickets with one ball remaining in the ODI tri-series match at Rawalpindi on Thursday. Janith Liyanage hit a six off the penultimate ball to complete the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history. Pavan Rathnayake scored 130, Avishka Fernando made 97 and Dasun Shanaka added 97 off 50 balls after Sri Lanka slipped to 24 for two.
CricHubb Take
Sri Lanka's chase exposes a recurring England problem: they post massive totals but cannot defend them when dew arrives. The result shows that even record innings cannot compensate for poor death bowling in high-scoring games.