England suffered one of many worst defeats of their one-day historical past as Sri Lanka sensationally knocked off a goal of 430 in Rawalpindi after Harry Brook’s record-breaking double-century appeared to have taken the sport past their attain.
The Sri Lankans accomplished a two-wicket victory with one ball to spare, due to 130 from Pavan Rathnakaye, and 97 apiece from Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka. And with six wanted off two balls, Janath Liyanage then accomplished a surprising turnaround by launching Josh Tongue over long-off.
Solely as soon as earlier than have the group batting second made extra to win an ODI, when South Africa overhauled Australia’s 434 with one wicket in hand at Johannesburg greater than 20 years in the past.
And when Sri Lanka discovered themselves 24 for 2, with captain Kusal Mendis run out on the non-striker’s finish with out dealing with a ball, they appeared doomed.
However Fernando and Rathnayake placed on 166, earlier than Shanaka helped Rathnayake add 133, as England disintegrated. Sam Curran’s 9 overs went for 103.
England chipped away, and Tongue even discovered himself on a hat-trick within the remaining over after bowling Dunith Wellalage and Eshan Malinga in successive deliveries – just for Liyanage to have the ultimate say.
England managed to lose their ODI towards Sri Lanka regardless of setting a rating of 429/4
Sri Lanka appeared to don’t have any likelihood on the midway stage however battle again remarkably
Earlier, Brook had scored England’s first ODI double-century from simply 114 balls, a world document, in his group’s 429 for 4. But it surely wasn’t sufficient.
‘It was an unbelievable sport of cricket,’ mentioned Brook. ‘Each groups have been distinctive. Sri Lanka simply outplayed us. We couldn’t hit our straps with the ball and performed to their strengths a bit. Honest play to them.
‘It was a pleasant innings. Sadly it doesn’t imply something now. Being on the shedding aspect, it has no worth, in my eyes.’
