Sri Lanka records second-highest successful ODI chase to beat England in Tri-series match
Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake (L) and Dasun Shanaka played a major role with the bat in Sri Lanka’s stunning win. | Photo Credit: AP
Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake (L) and Dasun Shanaka played a major role with the bat in Sri Lanka’s stunning win. | Photo Credit: AP
Sri Lanka stunned England in the third match of the ongoing Tri-series in Pakistan, chasing down the target of 430 to win with a ball to spare in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
Pavan Rathnayake’s 130, coupled with 97s from Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka, helped the side record the second-highest successful chase in ODI cricket history.
Harry Brook became the first English batter to score a double hundred in the first innings, propelling the team to its fourth-highest ODI score.
En route to his 202, he broke the record for the fastest double hundred in the fifty-over format, previously held by Shubman Gill. Tom Banton, Joe Root and Will Jacks all contributed half-centuries.
Sri Lanka lost two early wickets in the form of Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis, but a mammoth partnership between Fernando and Rathnayake laid the platform before the middle order chipped in to complete a famous win.
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