Harry Brook scored 202 runs from 116 balls for England in their ODI tri-series match against Sri Lanka, according to The Telegraph's live coverage of the game on Thursday. The innings drew wide attention, with BBC reporting the score as a double hundred for Brook against Sri Lanka.
The knock set new one-day international records. The Independent reported that Brook's 202 was an astonishing feat from 116 deliveries, while Cricinfo described it as the fastest double-century in ODI cricket. The Guardian's live coverage also noted that Brook made history in the men's tri-series fixture.
The Telegraph's report was published on Thursday, 22 October 2026, as the match was ongoing. The other outlets covering the innings — BBC, The Guardian, The Independent and Cricinfo — all focused on Brook's landmark score rather than the wider state of the game.
Full details of the match situation, including Sri Lanka's response and the final result, were not available in the source material. Figures such as the number of sixes and fours in Brook's innings, and how his total compares with previous ODI double-centuries, were also not confirmed in the reporting summarized above.
What to watch next: whether Brook's record stands and how Sri Lanka respond with the bat as the tri-series continues.
