Sri Lanka beat England to overcome Harry Brook hitting fastest 200 in ODIs

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In an ODI cricket match in Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka overcame England's record-breaking performance by batter Harry Brook to secure a dramatic victory. Brook hit the fastest 200 in ODIs with 21 fours and ten sixes off 116 balls as England scored 429-4. Despite this, Sri Lanka chased down 430-8 thanks to crucial contributions from Janith Liyanage's last-over six and a century by Pavan Rathnayake.
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“Both articles describe Harry Brook's record-breaking innings and Sri Lanka's successful run chase in the same match on October 22, 2026, in Rawalpindi.”
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“Both articles describe the same cricket match in Rawalpindi where Harry Brook scored a record-breaking double century, and Sri Lanka won by chasing down an extremely high score.”
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“While both articles discuss Harry Brook's record-breaking innings, Article B focuses on Sri Lanka's victory over England in the same match.”
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England Madrid Pakistan Rawalpindi Sri Lanka

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England GPE · 8× Sri Lanka GPE · 8× Brook PERSON · 6× Liyanage PERSON · 3× Pakistan GPE · 3× Rathnayake PERSON · 3× Rawalpindi GPE · 2× Shanaka PERSON · 2× Janith Liyanage PERSON · 1× Josh Tongue PERSON · 1×

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🔮 Opener Tom Banton set the tone with a 51-ball 50, and Will Jacks was 66 not out with three sixes and eight fours.

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Janith Liyanage smashed a six off the penultimate ball as Sri Lanka completed the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history, scoring 430-8 to beat England in Rawalpindi on Thursday. asserted
Lanka → smash → Thursday
Needing eight to win off the last over, Sri Lanka lost two wickets to paceman Josh Tongue, but Liyanage kept his cool to achieve an astonishing victory and overshadow Harry Brook’s record-setting knock. asserted
Liyanage → need → knock
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countries → send → awards
The England captain hit the fastest-ever ODI double hundred, making 202 off 116 balls to propel his team to a mammoth 429-4 after they were put in to bat. asserted
they → hit → 4
South Africa hold the record for the highest ODI chase, knocking off a target of 435 against Australia at Johannesburg in 2006. asserted
Africa → hold → 2006
Batters thoroughly dominated in Rawalpindi as Brook also hit the first ODI double century by an England player. asserted
Brook → dominate → player
However, Sri Lanka proved up to the challenge as Pavan Rathnayake scored 130, with Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka both making 97. asserted
Fernando → prove → 97
Liyanage then led them over the line with a blistering 61 not out off 27 balls. asserted
Liyanage → lead → balls
Sri Lanka slid to 24-2 before Rathnayake and Avishka set about transforming the innings, putting on 166 for the third wicket. asserted
Rathnayake → slide → wicket
Rathnayake then combined with Shanaka to lift the tempo with a rapid 133-run stand off just 79 balls, to give Sri Lanka genuine hope. asserted
Rathnayake → combine → hope
Rathnayake hit 15 fours and three sixes while Shanaka’s blazing knock featured eight sixes and six fours, as Sri Lanka delivered a powerful response to Brook’s earlier masterclass. asserted
Lanka → hit → masterclass
Brook clobbered 10 sixes and 21 fours as England posted a first 400-plus ODI total in Pakistan. asserted
England → clobber → Pakistan
He reached 200 in 114 balls, beating the previous fastest double century in ODIs by Shubman Gill (117 balls) for India against West Indies last month. asserted
He → reach → Indies
Brook was joined in the fireworks by Joe Root, who scored a 66-ball 69 and became the first England batter to complete 8,000 runs, in his 197th one-day international. asserted
who → join → international
Brook was dismissed off the final delivery, caught off paceman Liyanage, but not before helping England add 156 runs in the last 10 overs. asserted
England → dismiss → overs
Opener Tom Banton set the tone with a 51-ball 50, and Will Jacks was 66 not out with three sixes and eight fours. asserted
Jacks → set → sixes
The day looked as if it would surely belong to history-maker Brook, but Sri Lanka had other ideas as the previous highest ODI total at a Pakistan venue of 375-3 was easily surpassed. asserted
total → look → 3
Pakistan, who beat Sri Lanka and England in their two games, will face England in Lahore on Sunday in the next match in the tri-series. asserted
who → beat → series
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