Sri Lanka beats England despite Brook's record double century

Harry Brook scored 202, reaching 200 in 114 balls to beat Shubman Gill's 117-ball mark and become the first Englishman to make an ODI double century. [4] Sri Lanka nevertheless won the tri-series match by two wickets, with Janith Liyanage hitting the winning run. [17] Why it matters: The match separates two achievements that can be easy to conflate: Brook raised England's individual batting benchmark, but Sri Lanka took the competitive result. His 202 surpassed England's previous ODI best of 182 by Ben Stokes in 2023. [4][17] Key insights: Brook reached his double century three deliveries faster than Gill, whose record had been set only the previous month. [4] | His innings raised England's individual ODI scoring record by 20 runs, from 182 to 202. [4] | Sri Lanka's two-wicket victory means the record innings and the winning performance belonged to opposing teams. [4][17] Cheatsheet facts: What happened: Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets in their Rawalpindi tri-series ODI. [17] | Why: Brook's 202 gave England a record individual innings, but Sri Lanka completed the chase, with Janith Liyanage scoring the winning run. [4][17] | The catch: Reaching 200 in 114 balls beat the previous 117-ball record without producing an England victory. [4][17] | What we don't know: The supplied extracts do not give the complete team totals or explain England's bowling performance. [4][17]