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One-day international tri-series, Rawalpindi
England 429-4 (50 overs): Brook 202, Root 69, Jacks 66*
Sri Lanka:
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Captain Harry Brook became the first England batter to make a double century in a one-day international with a sensational 202 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
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Brook's astonishing hitting took him past the previous England best of 182 made by Ben Stokes against New Zealand at The Oval in 2023.
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In reaching 200 from 114 balls, Brook also broke the record for the fastest double century in an ODI, quicker than the 117 deliveries taken by India's Shubman Gill against West Indies last month.
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Brook was out to the final ball of the innings having registered the 14th double hundred in a men's one-day international and the 12th highest individual score.
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The skipper's assault on a helpless Sri Lanka attack lifted England to an enormous total of 429-4, the highest in a one-day international in Pakistan.
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After England lost their tri-series opener against Pakistan on the same ground on Tuesday, Brook asked for his batters to show more positivity.
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On Thursday, he set the perfect example.
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In a 116-ball stay, he mixed innovation with brutal power and deft touches.
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He scored all around the ground, clearing the ropes for 10 sixes and adding 21 fours.
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The 27-year-old had only 13 runs from the first 24 deliveries he faced, then upped the pace to reach 50 from 42 balls.
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His century, his fourth in ODIs, was completed in 75 balls.
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It was upon reaching three figures that Brook really cut loose.
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He went from 100 to 200 in only 39 balls.
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After Tom Banton made 50 and his opening partner Ben Duckett a stodgy 29, Brook added 159 for the third wicket with Joe Root.
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Root miscued to be caught for 69, leading England to promote Will Jacks to number five for a blistering unbroken stand of 185 from only 79 balls with Brook.
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Jacks clubbed a 25-ball half-century on his way to 66 not out.
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As England added 156 in the final 10 overs, Brook passed Stokes' record with a six whipped over the leg side off a full toss bowled by left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka.
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Whether he was aware of the milestone or not, Brook did not acknowledge his achievement and, in the same over, was dropped at mid-off on 185.
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Brook began the final over, delivered by seamer Janith Liyanage, on 186.
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He clobbered the first ball over the covers for six, then scampered back for two unlikely twos.
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Fittingly, the double hundred was reached with a paddled-sweep, with Jacks already celebrating before the ball reached the boundary.
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Two balls later, Brook skewed the final ball of the innings into the hands of third man and left arm in arm with Jacks.
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Among the plethora of landmarks, Brook had registered the highest ODI score by a batter who had not opened the innings, and the fourth-highest by a captain.
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This knock, one that further underlines Brook's status as one of the premier multi-format batters in the world, continued his superb record in Pakistan and as England white-ball captain.
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In six Tests in Pakistan, Brook averages more than 80 with four hundreds, including an epic 317 in Multan two years ago.
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As one-day captain, Brook averages 56.04 as skipper compared to 25.2 without the armband.
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It is a similar story in T20 cricket: Brook averages 47.57 as captain compared to 28.5 when not.
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Across formats, Brook is only the second man to register a century in internationals T20s, a double hundred in ODIs and a triple century in Tests, following West Indies' great Chris Gayle.
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