Harry Brook hits the fastest ODI double century, and Sri Lanka still chase down 430
A record-filled one-day match: 847 runs, a record 123 boundaries, and a six off the second-to-last ball.
England's Harry Brook scored 202 against Sri Lanka in a one-day international in Rawalpindi on Thursday, Oct. 22, the first ODI double century by an England batter and, per the report on Yahoo Sports, the fastest in the format, off 114 balls. England made 429-4.
Sri Lanka chose to bat second, recovered from 24-2 and won by two wickets with one ball left, reaching 430-8; Pavan Rathnayake made 130. Needing six from two balls, Janith Liyanage hit a six. It is the second-highest successful chase in ODI history, and the 847-run match aggregate is second only to South Africa and Australia's 872 in 2006. The 123 boundaries were an ODI record.
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