Brook became the first Englishman to reach an ODI double ton, the fastest double centurion in ODI cricket and joined Chris Gayle in an elite all-format list at Rawalpindi. But on a batting paradise, century from Pavan Rathnayake, explosive fifties from Avishka Fernando, Dasun Shanaka and Janith Liyanage had Sri Lanka giving it back to Three Lions with full interest, pulling down a run-chase for ages.
Following his team’s loss to Sri Lanka while defending a massive 430-run target, England skipper Harry Brook, who scored a historic double hundred, said that his knock has “no values in his eyes” after a shocking defeat.
Root also got his slice of history, becoming the first-ever Englishman to score 8,000 ODI runs. Now, he has 8,005 runs in 197 matches and 186 innings at an average of 50.66, with 20 centuries and 49 fifties and a best score of 166*.
Sri Lanka just outplayed us. It was a nice innings but being on the losing side it has no value whatsoever in my eyes. We got to get back to the drawing board a little bit, and we have an opportunity in the next couple of games to nail down a place in the final. Coming to the match, England was put to bat first by Sri Lanka.
They played exceptional cricket to knock off 400. England started with a 74-run opening stand between Tom Banton (50 in 51 balls, with nine fours) and Ben Duckett (29 in 39 balls, with two fours). After their dismissal, England was reduced to 85/2. From there, two Yorkshire men, Brook and Joe Root (69 in 66 balls, with eight fours) put on a 159-run stand.
Following the match, skipper Brook said, “Incredible game of cricket, both teams were exceptional.
