Sri Lanka stun England by chasing down 430 to win as ODI records tumble

ThePapare, Newsfirst and Sri Lanka Mirror report that Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 22, completing a target of 430 with one ball left. ThePapare says it was the third match of the Pakistan-hosted ODI tri-series and Sri Lanka’s first win in the competition.

ThePapare reports that England scored 429 for four in 50 overs after Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and chose to bowl. England captain Harry Brook made 202 from 116 deliveries, becoming England’s first men’s ODI batter to score a double century and setting a record for the format’s fastest double century, according to ThePapare. It also reports that Dunith Wellalage took two wickets for 56 runs.

ThePapare reports that Sri Lanka were 24 for two early in their reply, before Avishka Fernando and Pavan Rathnayake put on 166 for the third wicket. Fernando made 97 and Rathnayake scored 130, according to ThePapare and Sri Lanka Mirror. ThePapare says Rathnayake then shared a 133-run fourth-wicket stand with Dasun Shanaka, who also made 97; Sri Lanka Mirror additionally reports that Janith Liyanage scored 61.

ThePapare says Sri Lanka completed the chase at 430 for eight in 49.5 overs. Daily Mirror Sport reports that Liyanage sealed the result with a six in the final over. ThePapare and Sri Lanka Mirror identify the chase as the second-highest successful one in men’s ODI cricket and the highest in Sri Lanka’s ODI history; ThePapare also says it was Sri Lanka’s highest ODI total against England.

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