Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Chasing 430 against England, Sri Lanka were already in trouble at 24-2. Their captain had been run out without facing a ball, and Harry Brook's record-breaking double-century had left them with a seemingly impossible task.

Yet inside the Sri Lankan dressing room, the belief never wavered, according to captain Kusal Mendis.

"Everyone believed we can do it," Mendis said after Sri Lanka completed the second-highest successful run chase in men's one-day international history in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

The team had regularly discussed the importance of showing character and backing themselves, he said.

Sri Lanka reached 430-8 with one ball remaining to win by two wickets, comfortably surpassing their previous highest succ...