Cricket legends and commentators praise Sri Lankas historic run chase against England
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ThePapare reports that Sri Lanka defeated England in the 2026 ODI Tri-Series in Pakistan by completing a chase of 430, the highest successful chase in Sri Lanka’s ODI history and the second-highest in men’s ODI cricket. Tamilmirror and Ada Derana also report Sri Lanka’s historic win.
ThePapare reports that Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis chose to field after winning the toss and made one change, bringing in Dunith Wellalage for Sachindu Colombage. England scored 429 for four in 50 overs, with captain Harry Brook making 202 from 116 deliveries. ThePapare says Brook became the first England batter to score an ODI double century and set the fastest double century in the format.
ThePapare reports that Wellalage took two wickets for 56 runs. It says Sri Lanka’s three all-rounders—Dasun Shanaka, Janith Liyanage and Kamindu Mendis—conceded 123 runs across their shared 10 overs.
ThePapare reports that Sri Lanka lost two wickets for 24, including Kusal Mendis, before Avishka Fernando and Pavan Rathnayake put on 166 for the third wicket. Fernando made 97, and Rathnayake then shared a 133-run fourth-wicket partnership with Shanaka. The supplied report ends before giving the final individual scores or match result details beyond the victory.
Newswire reports that former captains Kumar Sangakkara and Nasser Hussain praised Sri Lanka’s run chase. Sri Lanka Mirror says Sangakkara, who is a member of the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee, said the team deserved to celebrate the win; it reports he made the remarks in a post on X. Hiru News also reports praise from cricket figures and commentators.
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