England captain Harry Brook hit the fastest double-century in one-day international history in Rawalpindi on 22 October 2026, yet Sri Lanka still won the Pakistan tri-series match by two wickets with one ball to spare. England had piled up 429 for 4, and Sri Lanka answered with 430 for 8, completing the second-highest successful run chase in the format. Only South Africa's 434 against Australia in 2006 is higher.
Brook made 202 off 116 balls, with 21 fours and 10 sixes, and became the first Englishman to score an ODI double-century. He reached 200 in 114 balls and needed 39 balls to move from 100 to 200. His 31 boundaries were another record. He fell off the last ball of the innings, caught by Sahan Arachchige off Janith Liyanage. His knock was one ball quicker than India captain Shubman Gill's recent double-century against the West Indies.
Brook added 159 with Joe Root, who made 69, and 185 with Will Jacks, who finished on 66 not out. Tom Banton contributed 50 off 51 balls, and England scored 156 in the last 10 overs. The total is the highest in an ODI in Pakistan, the highest Sri Lanka have ever conceded and England's fourth-highest. Brook's score also passed Ben Stokes's 182 against New Zealand in 2023, the previous England best.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. They were 24-2 in reply after Kusal Mendis was run out without facing a ball, when Gus Atkinson deflected a drive onto the non-striker's stumps. Avishka Fernando, who made 97, and Pavan Rathnayake then added 166 for the third wicket. Rathnayake scored 130 off 106 balls, while Dasun Shanaka struck 97 off 50 balls, including eight sixes, to keep the chase alive.
Liyanage finished on 61 not out off 27 balls and hit a six off the penultimate ball. Josh Tongue, who took 3-79, bowled Dunith Wellalage and Eshan Malinga with successive balls, which left Sri Lanka needing six off the last two deliveries. The match produced 859 runs in total, and heavy dew helped the chasing side. Sri Lanka's chase is only the third 400-plus chase in ODI history.
Brook said: "Unfortunately it doesn't mean anything now being on the losing side. It has no value whatsoever." He added: "Sri Lanka just outplayed us unfortunately." Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis said: "Everyone believed we could do it. We are very happy." Brook also became the second man after Chris Gayle to complete an all-format "3-2-1": a Test triple-century, an ODI double-century and a T20I century.
The result was England's second straight defeat in the tri-series and Sri Lanka's first points of the tournament. Pakistan had beaten Sri Lanka by 37 runs on 18 October and England by 87 runs on 20 October. The win is a boost for Sri Lanka ahead of next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. England play Pakistan in Lahore on 25 October (8am), and the final is on 31 October, with England's chances of reaching it in doubt.