Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Harry Brook blasted England's first-ever ODI double hundred, yet still ended up on the losing side of a remarkable 859-run shootout in Rawalpindi. From 24 for 2, Sri Lanka pulled off the second-highest chase in the format's history thanks to Pavan Rathnayake's 130, 97s from Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka, and a 27-ball 61 not out from Janith Liyanage.

Kusal Mendis must have rued his call to bowl first as Brook, his opposite number, ransacked Sri Lanka's attack with a 114-ball double, breaking the record set last month by Shubman Gill. There was worse to come for Mendis, when he was run out - via Gus Atkinson's fingertips - without facing a ball, leaving Sri Lanka two down in the fifth over of their chase.

But h...