Sri Lanka Chase 430 to Stun England as Harry Brook's Record 202 Ends in Defeat

Sri Lanka chase 430: on Thursday, 22 October, Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets with one ball to spare in Rawalpindi, chasing 430 in the third match of the ODI tri-series in Pakistan. It was the second-highest successful chase in one-day international history, and it came on the same day Harry Brook scored the fastest double century the format has ever seen.

Scores (as of 23 October 2026): England 429 for 4 in 50 overs (Brook 202, Root 69, Jacks 66 not out). Sri Lanka 430 for 8 in 49.5 overs (Pavan Rathnayake 130, Avishka Fernando 97, Dasun Shanaka 97, Janith Liyanage 61 not out; Josh Tongue 3 for 79). Player of the match: Pavan Rathnayake.

Brook's 202: what the record actually is

England's captain made 202 from 116 balls, with 21 fours and 10 sixes. He reached 200 in 114 balls, three fewer than the 117 Shubman Gill needed for the previous fastest ODI double hundred. It is also:

• the first ODI double century by an England batter, beating Ben Stokes' 182 as England's highest individual score;
• the 14th double hundred in men's ODIs;
• the highest individual score in a losing cause in ODIs, according to Cricbuzz's stats team.

When England finished their innings, 429 was the highest ODI total ever made in Pakistan.

How Sri Lanka chased it: three phases

1. Surviving a bad start. Sri Lanka were 24 for 2 in the fifth over. Kamindu Mendis was bowled by Tongue, and Kusal Mendis was run out at the non-striker's end without facing a ball after Gus Atkinson got a fingertip to a straight drive.

2. The rebuild that never slowed down. Avishka Fernando (97 off 83) and Rathnayake put on 166 for the third wicket. The key point is that they rebuilt without letting the rate drift. Sri Lanka stayed close to the asking rate throughout, so they never needed a desperate final ten overs.

3. Shanaka's acceleration. Rathnayake and Shanaka then added 133 off 79 balls. Shanaka's 97 came from 50 balls with eight sixes. Both fell by the end of the 44th over (Rathnayake for 130 off 106, Shanaka caught on the long-on boundary three short of a hundred), leaving 67 needed from six overs.

The final over

Sri Lanka needed eight from Tongue's last over. Tongue bowled Dunith Wellalage and then yorked Eshan Malinga first ball, two wickets in two deliveries. With six needed from two balls, Liyanage, who had been bowling when Brook reached 200, hit the penultimate ball down the ground for six. He finished on 61 not out from 27 balls.

Records from the match

Why England lost it with the ball

England went in without Jofra Archer, who is rested for the tri-series, and left out Adil Rashid for tactical reasons, picking left-arm spinner Liam Dawson instead. Dawson's 1 for 71 from 10 overs was the tightest return of the day. Sam Curran went for 103 from nine overs, and Tongue's 79 included the two late wickets that nearly saved the game.

After the match Brook admitted England "erred on the shorter side" rather than keeping the stumps in play, which suited Sri Lanka's hitters. To understand why economy rate tells you more than wickets in a game like this, see our guide to strike rate and economy in cricket analytics.

What it means

England have now lost both of their games in the tri-series, to Pakistan on Tuesday and to Sri Lanka here. Brook said they need to win their next two to reach the final in Lahore. They play Pakistan next, on Sunday, in Lahore. For Sri Lanka, the result is a major confidence boost with the 2027 ODI World Cup a year away.

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Sources: ESPN scorecard, BBC Sport, ICC, ESPNcricinfo, Cricbuzz.