Sri Lanka trumps Brook's fastest double century to beat England by two wickets in tri-series
Sri Lanka trumped Harry Brook’s fastest ever double century with the second highest-ever successful run chase in ODI history and handed shellshocked England second successive defeat in the tri-series on Thursday. Brook’s 116-ball 202 propelled England to its fourth highest ODI score of 429-4 before it ran into Sri Lanka’s super counterpunch to lose by two wickets.
Needing six runs off Josh Tongue’s final two balls, Janith Liyanage lofted the fast bowler over long-off for a winning six to reach 430-8 and earned Sri Lanka their most memorable ODI victory since winning the 1996 World Cup. Sri Lanka’s astonishing run-chase was only second behind South Africa’s successful chase of 438-9 when it beat Australia by one wicket at Johannesburg in 2006.
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