Rawalpindi, Oct. 22 -- Following a historic 430-run chase against England, Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis hailed the team for showing great character and belief and admitted to enjoying the chase as a captain.

After English skipper Harry Brook scored a first-ever double ton in ODIs by an Englishman, Sri Lankan batters took things to next level and stretched the extent of the word 'possible', by pulling off their highest ODI chase of 430 runs and overall only second-highest. Century from Pavan Rathnayake and explosive knocks from Avishka Fernando, Dasun Shanaka and Janith Liyanage matched Brook's historic knock in impact, handing England their second loss in the tri-series also featuring Pakistan.

Speaking after the match, Kusal said, "...